Physician referral information
Thank you for choosing The AFA Balance & Hearing Institute, an A.T. Still University Center (ATSU) of Excellence! We are a private, non-profit, university-affiliated balance and hearing center that services the needs of patients of all ages. We offer compassionate, personal care with affordable fees.
By referring to us, your patients will have their appointments scheduled within days of receiving the referral and, in some cases, we may even be able to see them that same day. The AFA Institute receives referrals from many specialties including family practice, pediatrics, internal medicine, neurology, otolaryngology, and oncology. All of our providers are licensed doctors of audiology and we utilize only state-of-the-art, evidence-based, diagnostic and rehabilitation tools necessary for the detection and treatment of hearing and balance disorders. Because we are a university teaching institution, providers may be assisted at times by doctoral students from the audiology or other ATSU health professional programs.
We believe in prompt, efficient, and continuous care so whether you are referring to us for diagnostic testing or rehabilitative treatment, you will receive a timely detailed report following your patient’s appointment with us.
Services at the AFA Balance & Hearing Institute
The AFA Institute is the area’s most comprehensive center for hearing and balance assessment and rehabilitative care. We offer the following services:
Hearing & tinnitus
Diagnostic Hearing Evaluations
- Traditional audiometric testing
- Candidacy evaluations for cochlear implant and bone anchored devices
- Visual Reinforcement Audiometry (VRA) and Conditioned Play Audiometry (CPA) for children
- High Frequency Audiometry (above 8kHz) for ototoxic monitoring
Acoustic Immittance
- Tympanometry, Eustachian Tube Function, Acoustic reflex and decay testing
Tinnitus Evaluation and Treatment
- Pitch match, loudness match, minimum masking level
- Electroacoustic devices or sound therapy to reduce tinnitus perception
Newborn Hearing Assessment
- Diagnostic or screening otoacoustic emissions (OAE)
- Diagnostic auditory brainstem response testing (ABR/BAER)
Electrophysiologic Testing
- Otoacoustic emissions (DPOAE, TEOAE)
- Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR/BAER)
- Electrocochleography (ECochG)
Amplification and Assistive Listening Devices
- All major hearing aid manufacturers with full line of styles, technologies & prices
- Real-Ear hearing aid verification measures
- On-site lab for minor in-house repairs
- Cochlear implant and bone anchored device follow-up services
- Hearing assistive technologies (HAT) for television, phones, alarms, etc.
Balance & dizziness
Electro or Video-Nystagmography (ENG/VNG)
Rotational Vestibular Testing (Rotary Chair)
Video Head Impulse Test (vHIT)
Computerized Dynamic Posturography or SOPT
- Functional balance assessment
Canalith Repositioning Treatment for Benign Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
Electrophysiologic Testing
- Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR/BAER)
- Electrocochleography (ECochG)
- Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential (VEMP)
Other services
Cerumen Management
- Extraction / irrigation removal of wax
Custom Ear Molds and Ear Protection
- Hearing protection, swim molds, musician plugs and in-ear-monitors
Insurances accepted
We accept most major insurance plans, please call to verify if we accept your insurance.
Patient referral forms
Download the referral forms here or call our office to have them delivered to your office.