The physicians and audiologists with Norton Children’s ENT & Audiology, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, offer sophisticated care for conditions affecting hearing and the ear, nose, throat, head and neck in children and teens. 

Audiology Services

Our team of audiologists, speech-language pathologists and early interventionists specialize in detecting and treating hearing loss. They evaluate hearing, treat hearing loss and provide advanced care to patients with hearing aids and other assistive devices. Services offered by providers include:

• Hearing evaluations adapted to the child’s age and developmental status
• Unsedated and sedated auditory brainstem response (ABR) evaluations
• Hearing aid evaluation, fitting and follow-up
• Cochlear implant evaluation, programming and follow-up
• Bone-anchored hearing device evaluation, fitting and follow-up
• Custom earplugs for swimming and hearing protection

Otolaryngology (ENT) Services

The ear, nose and throat (ENT) physicians (otolaryngologists) at Norton Children’s ENT & Audiology are board-certified specialists treating ear, nose, throat, head and neck conditions in children. Services offered by ENT providers include:

• Airway and laryngeal reconstruction
• Balloon sinuplasty for the treatment of sinusitis
• Cochlear implants
• Diagnosis and treatment of airway stenosis (an acquired or congenital narrowing that obstructs air to the lungs)
• Ear tube surgery
• Facial nerve surgery
• Head and neck tumor removal surgery
• Minimally invasive pituitary surgery
• Pediatric complex airway surgery
• Rhinoplasty (surgery to change the shape of the nose)
• Salivary gland endoscopy for salivary stones and infection
• Sinonasal disease surgery and management (to treat chronic sinusitis and chronic rhinitis)
• Thyroid and parathyroid surgery
• Tonsillectomy (tonsil removal)
• Treatment for congenital neck masses and pediatric head and neck tumors