Inpatient clarification or treatment of childhood hearing disorders

Dear Parents,
An inpatient admission for clarification or treatment of a hearing disorder is planned for your child. We would like to welcome you and your child. Depending on the age and developmental stage of your child, you will be admitted as an accompanying person or your child will be admitted alone and comprehensively cared for by our ward team together with other children. The methods of hearing diagnostics are adapted to the respective age, abilities and current condition of your child. In this way, a successful test and, if necessary, an adjustment of the hearing systems can be achieved step by step in a calm atmosphere. During your inpatient stay, you will receive comprehensive counselling and further outpatient check-up appointments.

Station

• children's ward (14 children): building 101, 6th floor
• children, depending on their developmental age, can spend their stay alone on the ward. Accommodation is in shared rooms. During the therapy-free time, the children are looked after in the group room
• visits are possible every day from 3.30 - 6.30 pm
• infants, toddlers and children with multiple disabilities are admitted with an accompanying person; mother/fatherchild rooms are available for this purpose

Group room / Children's room

• creation of a structured daily routine with recurring rituals
• integral promotion
• resource-oriented basic work complementary to therapy (corrective feedback, use of child-appropriate play materials)
• stress- and anxiety-free atmosphere
• strengthening self-confidence
• conflict management/social competence
• parental talks and counselling for better coping of everyday life

Hearing diagnostics

• extensive hearing examinations by means of subjective and objective procedures (OAE, BERA frequency-specific in spontaneous sleep, under sedation and, if required, also under anaesthesia)
• further diagnostics such as ECG, genetics, syndrome clarification
• clarification of further necessary measures
• initiation of early intervention for the hearing impaired via the responsible paediatric audiology counselling centre

Hearing aid provision

• fitting of suitable hearing systems (in-situ or coupler measurements using special child fitting procedures)
• parent counselling and hearing aid use training
• reporting to the German Central Register of Childhood Hearing Disorders DZH
• interdisciplinary exchange with funding agencies and acousticians
• speech therapy examination and counselling

Diagnostics before implantation with implantable hearing systems

• detailed hearing diagnostics
• imaging (CT/MRI)
• technical advice
• medical advice
• interdisciplinary exchange with other support staff
• speech therapy examination/counselling
• psychological examination and counselling if required

Audioverbal therapy after hearing aid implantation

• hearing threshold determination
• language comprehension test
• fitting of cochlear and middle ear implants
• advice on handling the processors
• speech therapy hearing training and speech level diagnostics
• perceptual therapy examination and counselling
• medical advice

Please bring

• referral slip
• health insurance card
• yellow examination booklet
• vaccination card
• reports from preliminary examinations (CT/MRI scans and SPC reports)
• change of underwear
• stroller if required
• special food if required
• ear moulds (if a prescription has already been issued previously)