Division of Communication Sciences and Disorders offering free hearing screenings on July 12

The West Virginia University School of Medicine Division of Communication Sciences and Disorders will provide free hearing screenings to members of the public on Friday, July 12.

The screenings will be held from 8 a.m. – noon at the WVU Speech, Language, and Hearing Clinic, Room G100, located at 375 Birch Street in Morgantown.

Leah Morse, AuD, CCC-A, an assistant professor for the Division of Communication Sciences and Disorders, explained that hearing screenings consist of patients answering some yes-or-no questions, having their ears examined and being asked to respond to presentations of tones at one volume in both ears in one of the clinic’s sound-treated booths.

Morse said audiology screenings help indicate if an individual has a hearing problem and if a full diagnostic hearing evaluation is recommended. The hearing evaluation is a more in-depth examination that determines the extent of an individual’s hearing problem, according to Morse.

The screenings will be administered by first-year graduate student clinicians under the supervision of Morse.

Individual screenings last no longer than 20 minutes, and pre-registration is required. To schedule a screening, call 304-293-4241.

To learn more about the services offered at the WVU Speech, Language, and Hearing Clinic, visit health.wvu.edu/clinics/speech-language-and-hearing-clinic/speech-language.