Our Audiologists and support staff are ready to assist you while keeping your health and safety a priority. We accept most commercial as well as public health insurance plans, including MassHealth.
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Our clinic provides comprehensive services to the MetroWest community and beyond. The audiology clinic is a non-profit entity, and all proceeds from services provided and products sold benefit the children and families served by The Learning Center for the Deaf.
Our Clinic is staffed by six Audiologists, three of whom are proficient in American Sign Language (ASL), English and Spanish.
Our Services
Hearing Evaluations
Routine and diagnostic hearing evaluations for pediatric through senior populations, including but not limited to:
- Pure tone and speech/word recognition testing
- Middle ear analysis via tympanometry and acoustic reflex testing
- Otoacoustic emissions testing
- Two-audiologist testing for special needs, multiply-involved, and hard to test children
Individualized counseling about hearing loss, its implications, and management
Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants
- Hearing aid evaluation and orientation
- Digital hearing aid dispensing and verification of fit and programming
- Hearing aid follow-up, with both in-house repair and coordination of manufacturer repair services available
- Cochlear implant evaluation, orientation, activation, and MAPping services
- Cochlear implant in-house repair and coordination of manufacturer repair services
- Individualized counseling about hearing loss, its implications, and management
Middle Ear Analysis
- Middle ear analysis via tympanometry and acoustic reflex testing
- Otoaoustic emissions testing
- Individualized counseling about hearing loss, its implications, and management
Newborn Hearing Screening
TLC was recently certified as a Level 2 Department of Public Health (DPH) provider to offer newborn hearing screenings and follow-up testing. By offering this testing, the Audiology Clinic will be able to identify children with hearing loss sooner, as well as start them on a path to Early Intervention earlier, including access to sign language acquisition.
All newborns receive a hearing screening shortly after birth in a hospital. If the infant does not pass during the initial screening, it is required that an appointment be made for the family at a DPH-approved site by the birth hospital within three weeks after discharge for diagnostic testing. Families may also seek a hearing screening if they decided on a home birth.
Additional Services
- 3-D digital ear scanning to create impression for custom in-the-ear pieces such as earmolds and hearing aids
- Custom swim molds and noise protection pieces
- In-services and hearing screenings to community schools, agencies, and senior centers
- Hearing Evaluations
- Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants
- Middle Ear Analysis
- Newborn Hearing Screening
- Additional Services
Hearing Evaluations
Routine and diagnostic hearing evaluations for pediatric through senior populations, including but not limited to:
- Pure tone and speech/word recognition testing
- Middle ear analysis via tympanometry and acoustic reflex testing
- Otoacoustic emissions testing
- Two-audiologist testing for special needs, multiply-involved, and hard to test children
Individualized counseling about hearing loss, its implications, and management
Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants
- Hearing aid evaluation and orientation
- Digital hearing aid dispensing and verification of fit and programming
- Hearing aid follow-up, with both in-house repair and coordination of manufacturer repair services available
- Cochlear implant evaluation, orientation, activation, and MAPping services
- Cochlear implant in-house repair and coordination of manufacturer repair services
- Individualized counseling about hearing loss, its implications, and management
Middle Ear Analysis
- Middle ear analysis via tympanometry and acoustic reflex testing
- Otoaoustic emissions testing
- Individualized counseling about hearing loss, its implications, and management
Newborn Hearing Screening
TLC was recently certified as a Level 2 Department of Public Health (DPH) provider to offer newborn hearing screenings and follow-up testing. By offering this testing, the Audiology Clinic will be able to identify children with hearing loss sooner, as well as start them on a path to Early Intervention earlier, including access to sign language acquisition.
All newborns receive a hearing screening shortly after birth in a hospital. If the infant does not pass during the initial screening, it is required that an appointment be made for the family at a DPH-approved site by the birth hospital within three weeks after discharge for diagnostic testing. Families may also seek a hearing screening if they decided on a home birth.
Additional Services
- 3-D digital ear scanning to create impression for custom in-the-ear pieces such as earmolds and hearing aids
- Custom swim molds and noise protection pieces
- In-services and hearing screenings to community schools, agencies, and senior centers
Our Audiology Clinic is a three-time winner in the Best of MetroWest contest!
2022 Winner: Best Audiology Clinic
2020 Winner: Best of Best MetroWest Audiology Clinic
2020 Winner: Best of Best MetroWest Hearing Aid Center
2019 Winner: Best of Best of MetroWest Audiology Clinic
2019 Finalist: Best of Best of MetroWest Hearing Aid Center
My experience with TLC Audiology has been amazing. She has a wonderful way of reading beneath the surface of what I'm saying and factoring in my body language and facial cues, which results in better mapping and hearing for me.
Our Audiology Team
Lydia Colón, Au.D.
Dr. Colón received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Massachusetts – Amherst, with a certificate in Latin American Studies, and was awarded her Master of Science and Doctor of Audiology degree from Gallaudet University. Dr. Colón had previously completed her last year of doctoral practicum at the world renowned Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona. Her passion is hearing healthcare as well as rehabilitative measures, including hearing aids and cochlear implants. She is a strong advocate of equity and access of healthcare services for marginalized and immigrant populations, spearheading the credentialing of the TLC Audiology Clinic for MassHealth services soon after her arrival in 2019. Dr. Colón has her certificate of clinical competence from the American Speech-Language Hearing Association and is fluent in English, Spanish, and American Sign Language.
Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology
Specialty: Adults, Diagnostics, Hearing Aids
Language(s): English
Brittany is an Ohio native and attended her graduate program at Northeast Ohio Au.D. Consortium and completed her 4th year externship at the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Dunn's special interests include hearing aids and cochlear implants for both the adult and pediatric populations. In her free time, she enjoys baking, exploring the outdoors, and spending time with her cat.
Megan Vargo earned her Master of Science and Doctor of Audiology degrees from the University of Pittsburgh where she was a LEND (Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities) trainee and the recipient of a Department of Education Pediatric and Educational audiology grant. She completed the last year of her doctoral practicum at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.
Dr. Vargo has been the educational audiologist at The Learning Center for the Deaf since 2011. She is passionate about communication accessibility and supporting Deaf and Hard of Hearing students throughout their education. Dr. Vargo has a strong foundation in pediatric diagnostic testing and hearing aids. She is fluent in English and American Sign Language.
Rose Dawson received her bachelor's degree at The University of Pittsburgh, with a certificate in American Sign Language, and was awarded her Master of Science and Doctor of Audiology degree from Gallaudet University. She completed her last year of her doctoral practicum at The Learning Center for the Deaf. Dr. Dawson is passionate about communication and human connection as they tie into hearing healthcare, and has a strong foundation in adult and pediatric diagnostic testing and hearing aids. She enjoys playing the ukulele and is fluent in English and American Sign Language.
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