Hearing Problems in Children

Programs + Services


Pediatric Hearing Loss and Cochlear Implant Program

Tufts Medical Center's pediatric ENT doctors are dedicated to bringing clearer and richer sound to children who are struggling to hear normally.
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Auditory Verbal Therapy Service

Auditory Verbal Therapy helps kids with hearing loss develop listening and spoken language skills. We offer Massachusetts' only hospital-based AVT service.
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Doctors + Care Team

Andrew Scott, MD

Andrew Scott, MD

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Accepting New Patients

Virtual Appointments Available

Title(s): Medical Director, Cleft Lip and Palate Team; Director, Otolaryngology Residency Program; Pediatric Otolaryngologist; Associate Professor, Otolaryngology, Tufts University School of Medicine; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine; Clinical Associate, Tufts School of Dental Medicine
Department(s): Otolaryngology, Pediatric Otolaryngology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-2820
Fax #: 617-636-1479

Pediatric ENT, cleft lip and palate surgery, vascular anomalies, neonatal mandibular distraction osteogenesis for airway obstruction, endoscopic and laser airway surgery, open airway surgery, EXIT procedures, otologic surgery including cochlear implantation, micrognathia, microtia

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Jennifer Springmier, AuD, CCC-A

Jennifer Springmier, AuD, CCC-A

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Clinical Audiologist
Department(s): Audiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-5300
Fax #: 617-636-0583

Adults and Pediatrics, diagnostics, hearing aids, assistive listening devices

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Mark A. Vecchiotti, MD

Mark A. Vecchiotti, MD

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Accepting New Patients

Virtual Appointments Available

Title(s): Chief, Pediatric Otolaryngology; Pediatric Otolaryngologist; Medical Director, Pediatric Cochlear Implant Program; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Otolaryngology, Pediatric Otolaryngology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-2820
Fax #: 617-636-1479

Pediatric hearing loss, chronic ear disease, and cochlear implantation
pediatric congenital and acquired head and neck masses
pediatric voice and airway disorders including respiratory papillomatosis and subglottic stenosis
pediatric sinus disease
advanced surgery for obstructive sleep apnea
facial nerve disorders

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picture of Joy P. Wilmouth, M.S., CCC-SLP, LSLS, Cert AVT

Joy P. Wilmouth, M.S., CCC-SLP, LSLS, Cert AVT

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Speech Language Pathologist; Certified Auditory Verbal Therapist
Department(s): Speech Language Pathology and Audiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-5300
Fax #: 617-636-0583

Pediatrics, infants, hearing loss, cochlear implants, hearing aids, listening and spoken language

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