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Yes. IlluminEar Tinnitus & Audiology Center is in-network with Blue Cross Blue Shield, United Healthcare, and Medicare. We are also able to file for out-of-network benefits.

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Led by highly respected audiologist Dr. Kristen Keener, IlluminEar Tinnitus & Audiology Center combines personalized, compassionate care with the latest technology and treatments to measurably improve our patients’ quality of life.

Beyond our extensive services related to hearing loss, IlluminEar Tinnitus & Audiology Center is Austin’s only audiology practice specializing in tinnitus and sound sensitivity disorders such as misophonia and hyperacusis. The relatively new field of tinnitus therapy is generating a nationwide patient success rate of greater than 80%. Extensively trained by the neuroscientist who developed this therapy, Dr. Keener is leading the way in central Texas by providing this much-needed solution for patients suffering from this devastating condition.

IlluminEar Tinnitus & Audiology Center Offers

• Complete range of audiometric testing
• Hearing loss management, including amplification and aural rehabilitation
• Comprehensive assessment and treatment for Tinnitus
• Comprehensive assessment and treatment for Misophonia & Hyperacusis
• Full line of advanced products for assistive listening and hearing protection
• Innovative hearing education and conservation programs for children and young adults

 

At IlluminEar, we start by carefully listening to our patients’ concerns and identifying their unique hearing needs. Then we deliver customized solutions that can make a real difference in their daily lives. We want to do much more than solve their hearing problems; we want to exceed their expectations and help them get back to enjoying life.

IlluminEar Audiology welcomes your referrals and would be honored to partner with you in caring for your patients with hearing-related needs.

 

Services

Screening Tools

• Beck Depression Inventory
• Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)
• Fall Risk Assessment
• Montreal Cognitive Screening

 

Diagnostic Tests

• Pure Tone Air & Bone Conduction Testing
• Speech Reception Thresholds
• Word Recognition Testing in Quiet
• Speech Testing in Noise
• Tympanometry
• Acoustic Reflex Thresholds
• Reflex Decay or Tone Decay
• Eustachian Tube Dysfunction Testing
• Multi-Frequency Tympanometry
• QuickSIN
• Tinnitus Matching
• Residual Inhibition
• Subjective Tinnitus Loudness Rating
• Loudness Discomfort Levels
• REAL Ear Testing

 
 

Products

Hearing Devices

• Hearing Aids, 100% Digital (Widex, Oticon, Phonak)
• Hearing Aid Batteries
• Hearing Aid Care/Maintenance Products
• Ear Molds (Westone Laboratories, Inc.)

 

Assistive Listening

• Alarm Clocks
• Alerting Devices
• Amplified Telephones
• Bluetooth Remote Microphones
• Bluetooth/Infrared Television Listening Systems
• Personal Listening Systems
• Sound Therapy Devices

 

Hearing Protection (Custom and Non-Custom)

• Musician’s Earplugs
• Shooter’s Plugs
• Swim Plugs

 

Hearing Care

• Ear Canal Comfort
• Ear Wax Removal

IlluminEar Tinnitus & Audiology Center, LLC is one of Austin’s only audiology practices specializing in tinnitus treatment. Our therapy is based on current Tinnitus Retraining Therapy protocols. The success rate exceeds 80% regardless of the cause of tinnitus.

“My unique approach to patient care blends personalized, compassionate service with the latest scientific breakthroughs. I listen very closely to patients’ concerns and design treatment strategies than can help improve their quality of life. Should you entrust me with your patients, rest assured they will receive exceptional care that will reflect positively on you.”
– Kristen Keener, AuD

 

Benefits of Tinnitus Treatment

• Improved concentration and focus
• Healthier sleep patterns
• Reduced stress and tinnitus-related anxiety
• Decreased levels of associated physical discomforts
• Less intrusion of tinnitus in everyday activities
• Increased sense of control over the disorder
• Greater self-confidence

 

Tinnitus Management

IlluminEar Tinnitus & Audiology Center maintains the highest standards for tinnitus evaluation and evidence-based rehabilitative treatment and management. Here’s what you can expect from us when you refer a tinnitus patient to IlluminEar Audiology:

 

Initial Consultation

Reviewing the patient’s detailed medical history, providing directive counseling, and conducting initial screenings for overall hearing, tinnitus, misophonia and hyperacusis.

 

Diagnostic Testing

Administering full audiological testing and tinnitus assessment based on the initial consultation and review of test results from other medical professionals.

 

Tinnitus Treatment Plan Options

• Assistive Listening Devices
• Aural Rehabilitation
• Cognitive Behavioral Intervention
• Directive Counseling
• Hearing Aids
• Hyperacusis Retraining Therapy
• Integrated Tinnitus Therapy
• Tinnitus Retraining Therapy

 

Ongoing Evaluation

Monitoring the patient’s progress with periodic appointments and documenting changes using clinically validated scales

 

Coordinated Care

Supporting multiple disciplines when warranted by screening for anxiety, depression, PTSD, post-concussive syndrome, drug/alcohol abuse, insomnia, suicide risk, cognitive changes and vestibular disorders

 

Timely Communication

Providing the referring physician with comprehensive test results, treatment progress updates, and related information to maximize patient care.

The American Tinnitus Association exists to cure tinnitus through the development of resources that advance tinnitus research. ATA is a global leader in the effort to find a cure for tinnitus, bringing together patients, researchers, healthcare professionals, industry partners and lawmakers to develop tinnitus management tools and fund vital tinnitus research.

The Mindfulness Based Tinnitus Stress Reduction course offered by Dr. Jennifer Gans. Dr. Gans is a clinical psychologist specializing in the psychological impact of deafness and hearing on well-being. She designed the MBTSR program to teach mindfulness meditation skill to people with chronic tinnitus, helping participants cultivate new ways to relate to the experience of tinnitus and stress in their daily lives.

Oto is an online personalized CBT for tinnitus program delivered through the Oto mobile app. It is designed to teach and practice effective techniques to overcome bothersome tinnitus.

Hearing Health Foundation (HHF) is the largest private funder of hearing research, with a mission to prevent and cure hearing loss and tinnitus through groundbreaking research. Since 1958, HHF has given away millions of dollars to hearing and balance research, including work that led to cochlear implant technology and now through the Hearing Restoration Project is working on a cure for hearing loss and tinnitus. HHF also publishes Hearing Health magazine, a free consumer resource on hearing loss and related technology, research, and products.

The Better Hearing Institute, founded in 1973, conducts research and engages in hearing health education with the goal of helping people with hearing loss benefit from proper treatment.

The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) is the nation’s leading organization representing people with hearing loss. HLAA provides assistance and resources for people with hearing loss and their families to learn how to adjust to living with hearing loss. HLAA is working to eradicate the stigma associated with hearing loss and raise public awareness about the need for prevention, treatment, and regular hearing screenings throughout life.