Speech Services for Hearing Loss

The Hearing Program at Nationwide Children's Hospital offers many speech services to meet the individual needs of your child and family. Services are based on your choices.

Types of Treatment

Listening and Spoken Language Therapy ("Auditory-Verbal Therapy")

This treatment helps your child to develop listening skills. When children can process what they hear they can learn to speak clearly.

Goals of Listening and Spoken Language Therapy

The Principles of LSLS Auditory-Verbal Therapy and Principles of LSLS Auditory-Verbal Education are followed in this intervention approach.

Auditory-Oral or Auditory-Based Speech Therapy

This therapy makes the most of Auditory-Verbal plans to optimize listening development but also includes lip reading.

Goals of Auditory-Based Therapy

Speech Therapy with a Total Communication Approach

Communication approach that may include spoken language, sign language, and/or alternate communication modes (ex. Pictures, speech-generating device).

Goals of Speech Therapy with a Total Communication Approach