Audiology
Expert care and treatment for hearing and balance issues
Loyola Medicine audiologists excel in the diagnosis and treatment of hearing and balance conditions for patients of all ages. Our team is seamlessly integrated with Loyola’s otolaryngology practice - one of the top ear, nose and throat programs in the country.
Ear surgeons at Loyola Medicine are also nationally recognized for their outstanding outcomes in hearing loss surgery.
Audiology Sub-specialties
Loyola offers diagnostic audiology services and treatment for patients of all ages to improve hearing and quality of life.
Loyola’s audiology team is focused on restoring your hearing and balance issue with the least invasive treatment possible.
Loyola's audiology team offers advanced surgical treatments for hearing loss, including bone-anchored cochlear implants.
If you have moderate to profound hearing loss and are no longer benefitting from hearing aids, your Loyola doctor may recommend a cochlear implant.
Loyola's audiology team offers a variety of hearing devices if you are among the 10% of Americans who suffer from hearing loss.
Loyola Medicine's Hearing Center offers an experienced team of doctors and staff who provide a full range of services and progressive therapy to treat hearing loss.
Loyola audiologists and otolaryngologists have the expertise to surgically implant hearing aids in the middle ear with no visible parts.
The pediatric audiology team at Loyola Medicine offers help for the hearing and communication needs of children from birth through age 18.
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Our Locations
Office
Gottlieb Memorial Hospital
701 W North Ave
Melrose Park, IL 60160
Phone: (708)681-3200
Office
Loyola University Medical Center
2160 S First Ave
Maywood, IL 60153
Phone: (888)584-7888
Featured Audiology Videos
Hybrid Cochlear Implants Open Up New World for Hearing-Impaired Patients
Patient’s Hearing Remarkably Improves Thanks to Cochlear Implant
Cochlear™ Implants at Loyola Medicine
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July 15, 2020
Father Receives One of First LifeAltering Hearing Implants in Illinois at Loyola Medicine
For 22 years, Douglas Kerkman lived with significant hearing loss, the result of a benign, infectious cyst that damaged his auditory ossicles, or “ear bones.” But Sam J. Marzo, MD, Loyola Medicine otolaryngologist, helped restore Mr. Kerkman's hearing.
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April 24, 2018
Ear Infections Can Lead to Neurological Complications
While antibiotics have greatly reduced the dangers of ear infections, serious neurological complications, including hearing loss, facial paralysis, meningitis and brain abscess still occur, according to an article written by Loyola Medicine otolaryngologists.
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April 3, 2018
Loyola Medicine Performs 500th Cochlear Implant
Loyola Medicine's hearing center reached another milestone recently by performing its 500th cochlear implant. The procedure was performed by John Leonetti, MD, one of four Loyola otolaryngologists who have extensive experience in cochlear implant surgery.
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November 27, 2016
Patients Hearing Is Restored Thanks to Cochlear Implant at Loyola
Matt Kircher, MD, an ear, nose and throat surgeon, implanted a life-changing cochlear implant in Loyola patient Julia Conkin, restoring her hearing.