Portions of Interstate 65 in downtown Indianapolis will be closed for bridge repairs beginning on or after July 1. Construction may impact travel to IU Health facilities in the area. Learn more.
Partes de la Interestatal 65 en el centro de Indianápolis estarán cerradas para reparaciones de puentes que empiezan en o después del 1 de Julio. La construcción puede afectar el viaje a los centros hospitalarios de IU Health en el área.
Speech and hearing are linked to many vital life skills, such as learning, socializing, communicating and eating. Audiology & Speech Pathology at Riley at IU Health is a comprehensive program dedicated to helping children achieve better quality of life by identifying, assessing and managing their speech, hearing and related problems.
We carefully coordinate each child’s care through a vast set of resources unique to Riley at IU Health. Our speech pathologists and/or audiologists serve children in many ways, including:
At Riley at IU Health, your child gets the right kind of care at the right time in his/her development, from birth through adulthood. Our experienced team of audiologists, speech pathologists and hearing specialists are trained to observe your child’s needs in the broader context of overall health, supported by experts in virtually every subspecialty known to pediatric care.
For appointments, please call 317.962.9830 or fax 317.962.9834.
If your have questions for the Audiology & Speech Pathology department, please call us at 317.944.8868 or send a fax to 317.944.6680.
To contact our Hearing Aid Program, please call 317.944.6613.
A child with a hearing impairment may need a lifelong commitment from siblings, parents, caregivers, extended family and others. Our multidisciplinary team begins working with hearing-impaired children at birth, and we often maintain a strong connection with their families throughout childhood to support each child’s development. Your child will always be treated as a dynamic person—not just a patient with an isolated health issue.
Specialists at Riley at IU Health can diagnose and treat a broad range of hearing and speech-related problems caused by accidents, health conditions and congenital or acquired disorders. We are Indiana’s leading resource for children with severe, rare or complex hearing conditions, referred by their physicians for any number of reasons, including:
Whether we meet your child at birth or later in childhood through a physician referral, we offer the care he/she needs to thrive.
Our pediatric specialists provide patient- and family-centered care for most related conditions. The links below provide more specific information about some, but not all, of the conditions that we treat.
We offer a number of different Audiology & Speech Pathology services. Below are some, but not all, of the services that we provide. If you have a question about a specific service that is not listed here, please contact our department.
The Audiology & Speech Pathology at Riley at IU Health provides the following forms for parents, healthcare providers and personnel. We have also curated relevant resources from other websites and provided links with brief descriptions of the information that is available.
American Speech-Language Hearing Association
This professional and scientific association for audiologists and speech pathologists offers resources to help the public understand pediatric speech and hearing disorders.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The CDC is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which exists to protect Americans from health threats.
Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America
This publicly-funded charity provides information and support for families whose children have apraxia. Their website offers several online resources for parents concerned about hearing impairment in their children.
Hearing Loss Association of America
This site has information about hearing loss and links to resources for people with hearing impairments.
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders conducts and supports research in the normal and disordered processes of hearing, balance, taste, smell, voice, speech, and language. Parents and caregivers can use this website to find current information about health topics related to hearing and audiology.
This National Institutes of Health site has an overview of hearing loss and links to related information.
We provide multispecialty care for a number of conditions. Below are links to our related programs.
Physicians may use the following forms to refer patients:
For Audiology and Speech Pathology questions, please call 317.944.8868.
For Diagnostic Audiology or Speech Pathology orders or to schedule an appointment, please call 317.962.9830 or fax 317.962.9834.
To contact our hearing aid program, please call 317.944.6613.
Refer A PatientAs the only healthcare provider in Indiana with ties to the Indiana University School of Medicine, Riley at IU Health offers evidence-based treatments influenced by research. Our speech pathologists and audiologists stay up-to-date on the latest innovations through professional development and participation in ongoing research in audiology and speech pathology.
