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Rhode Island Ear Nose & Throat Physicians has been in practice locally for fifty years. We take great pride in the services we provide to our patients and their families. Our experienced staff of licensed audiologists are dedicated to providing excellence in clinical diagnostics and patient care for hearing and balance disorders. Our success is based on a multi-disciplinary team working closely together to provide the best available care to our patients. All team members have extensive clinical experience and training in the assessment and rehabilitation of patients with hearing and balance disorders. We offer five convienient locations staffed by Otolaryngology (ear, nose, & throat) physicians and audiologists.
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Services
Diagnostic and Hearing Aid Services Provided
Diagnostic and Hearing Aid Services Provided
Diagnostic hearing tests for ages 6 months and up including Tympanometric and acoustic reflex testing.
Otoacoustic Emission (OAE), which are beneficial in the auditory evaluation of infants and the difficult to test population.
Auditory Brainstem Response Testing (ABR): which is a neurological assessment and auditory threshold determination.
Videonystagmography (VNG): which is beneficial in diagnosing vestibular and balance function testing (dizziness and imbalance).
Electrocochleography (EcochG): beneficial in the diagnosis of Endolymphatic Hydrops/Meniere's Disease
Hearing Aid Services:
Audiologists provide complete hearing aid and assistive listening device services to patients with hearing problems. Audiologists provide education and training so that patients with hearing impairment can benefit from amplification and communicative devices. Audiologists dispense the majority of hearing aids in the United States. We use the most advanced computerized procedures to individualize the proper selection and fitting of hearing aids. Careful review of benefits, limitations and hearing aid options are provided to each patient based on their individual needs. Follow up care and hearing aid accessories are available during normal office hours for all three of our locations.
Additional products and services include: Musician earplugs, custom ear molds for noise protection, cell phones and CD/MP3 players, etc. All hearing aid care supplies and batteries.
Troy Danis received his Master of Science in Audiology from the University of Rhode Island in 2004, and will receive his Doctor of Audiology degree from A.T. Still University Arizona School of Health Sciences in September 2011. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology, a member of the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association, and is licensed in the state of Rhode Island. His clinical interests include pediatric diagnostics, vestibular assessment, and aural rehabilitative services for those with hearing loss.
Sara Acciardo has worked with RI Ear Nose & Throat Physicians since 2009 where she specializes in the diagnosis and non-medical treatment of hearing and balance disorders. She received her her clinical doctorate in Audiology from the University of Connecticut and Bachelor of Science degree in Communicative Disorders from the University of Rhode Island. Her doctoral clinical training was completed in New Haven, CT. She is board certificed by the American Board of Audiology, a clinical fellow with the American Academy of Audiology and a member of the American Speech and Hearing Organization.
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