Audiology Clinic

Active Listening Strategies

Experiencing hearing loss? These active listening strategies will enhance your communication to create a more positive environment than can hearing aids alone.

Assistive Listening Devices

Assistive Listening Devices (ALDs) can improve the hearing aid signal (what you want to hear) to noise (what you want to block out) ratio to recommended levels.

Balance Assessment Instructions

Certain substances can influence the body's response to balance assessment tests, reducing their validity. Read these instructions to ensure test efficacy.

Cell Phones and Hearing Aids

Cell-free DNA screening is a test that can determine if a woman has a higher chance of having a fetus with Down syndrome. Learn more and find FAQs here.

Communicating with People with Hearing Loss

Successful communication requires the efforts of all people involved in a conversation. Find strategies to better communicate with those with hearing loss here.

Hearing Enhancement Devices

There are a number of devices that can assist hearing in a variety of settings including, television listening systems, conference microphones and more.

Protect Yourself: Loud Music and Hearing

Hearing loss induced by noise or music can be temporary or permanent. It is a function of both the intensity and time one is exposed to the signal. Learn more.

Rotary Chair Testing

Rotary chair testing is typically ordered along with other balance tests, to evaluate the interaction of your eyes with structures in your inner ear and areas of the brain.

Signaling and Text Display Systems

People with hearing loss can benefit from signaling and substitution systems, which convert sound or key strokes into another mode. Learn more.

Hyperacusis Patient Management Program

The Hyperacusis Patient Management Program is a service of the UCSF Audiology Clinic that provides treatment plans to meet individual needs of patients.

Listening and Communication Enhancement

Many people who experience hearing loss turn to hearing aids for help. Sometimes, hearing aids alone are not sufficient. Learn more about the program here.

Tinnitus Patient Management Program

The Tinnitus Patient Management Program provides a comprehensive approach to treating tinnitus, a condition characterized by a ringing in the ears or head.