GVSU Community Hearing Clinic expands services

Grand Valley's Community Hearing Clinic has expanded its services, now providing comprehensive assessments for dizziness using high-tech, immersive technology, as well as advanced hearing neurodiagnostics.

Dan Halling, professor of communication sciences and disorders, said new faculty members Colton Clayton and Won So, with expertise in vestibular and balance system assessment and neurodiagnostics, were hired last fall. That led to adding comprehensive assessments to evaluate different causes of dizziness and balance issues. 

Halling said in addition to traditional balance testing equipment, the clinic is also equipped for rotary chair testing and computerized dynamic posturography testing, allowing the team to assess potential causes of dizziness along with the functional impact of dizziness on day-to-day living.

"Our team also specializes in evaluating hearing abilities in unique cases through electrophysiological measurements," he said. "This includes conducting newborn hearing screenings, managing neurodiagnostic cases, and assessing individuals with communication difficulties."

The clinic is accepting appointments. Grand Valley students in the three-year, post-baccalaureate audiology program work alongside faculty members when assessing patients, Halling said.

The clinic, in Finkelstein Hall on GVSU's Health Campus, provides hearing diagnostic and rehabilitative services (including hearing aids) on a sliding scale for patients. Halling said the clinic does not accept insurance to keep fees as low as possible, adding that fees are typically lower than an insurance co-pay. The clinic was created to provide doctoral students with clinical experiences and to serve the community.

Learn more online about the services at the Community Hearing Clinic . Appointments can be made by calling (616) 706-4745 or sending an email to [email protected] .