About

Who We Are

County Hearing and Balance
County Hearing and Balance is a private practice Hearing and Balance center with six locations on Shoreline Connecticut. We have been providing professional hearing and balance care for 34 years. County Hearing and Balance is staffed by state licensed audiologists with special training in these areas.  Our staff members have completed rigorous training and graduated from nationally accredited universities with a Doctorate of Audiology degree.

What is an audiologist?
An audiologist is a professional trained in the evaluation and treatment of hearing and balance disorders. This training is received at a college or university, and an audiologist has a master's or doctorate degree in audiology. Additionally, an audiologist has a state audiology license and is certified by the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA) and/or the American Academy of Audiology (AAA). An audiologist cannot perform surgery, prescribe medications, or treat physical injuries to your ear, however, most hearing problems are not medically or surgically correctable, and the audiologist is the best qualified professional to diagnose your problem and recommend the best treatment solution. If a medically treatable condition is identified, the audiologist will work together with your doctor, or refer you to another specialist.

What We Do

County Hearing and Balance provides various diagnostic services to assess hearing, dizziness, balance, tinnitus, listening and auditory processing disorders. We provide a comprehensive assessment to identify any medically treatable condition and to determine the degree and nature of the hearing loss. Specific information is obtained to determine how the individual understands speech sounds, and, if a problem exists, which sounds are affected. Our specialized testing and specific treatment programs are conducted for:

• Tinnitus -  a problem where the individual has a subjective ringing or noise in their ear.
  
• Auditory processing or listening disorders -  a problem where a child's learning can be affected by the way they categorize and process auditory information even when they have normal hearing, or in the way an adult attends and hears speech sounds.
  
• Dizziness and Balance disorders - the second most common complaint people report to their doctor.

If a hearing loss is identified, we also recommend a comprehensive treatment plan. This may consist of using hearing or tinnitus instruments and an auditory therapy program. We offer a variety of instruments from several manufacturers, selected by value, sound quality and reliability. We include for no additional charge a comprehensive package of professional care to ensure that any instrument is adjusted correctly for your hearing loss, is comfortable, and that you are sure that you have made the correct purchase. We offer a 100% written guarantee of satisfaction. Further we provide a step by step program to improve how you listen and understand speech.