Mr Darren James

RCCP

Practising at

Spire South Bank Hospital

Treatment information

Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Darren James at Spire include:

Other treatments

• hearing assessments in children and adults including:
- audiometry - test of full hearing function including volume and pitch and distinguishing speech from background noise
- tympanometry - an examination used to test the condition of the inner ear
• neurological investigations
• oto-acoustic or middle ear sound emissions in children and adults
• tinnitus, or the perception of sound such as ringing in the inner ear not caused by external noise
• vertigo or the perception of spinning without moving
• repositioning manoeuvres for treatment of dizziness
• hearing aid provision and fitting
• hearing aid reprogramming
• tinnitus masker provision and fitting
• pre-surgery assessment
• speech and language therapy
• air and bone conduction
• custom made ear plugs for swimming and hearing protection
• medico-legal audiology

Professional profile

Mr James is concerned with treating patients hearing, tinnitus, balance, and related disorders. Mr James provides a complete audiology service for adults and children aged 5 years and above. All hearing tests are conducted within a sound proof booth ensuring that all external noises are screened out. Mr James works closely with GP’s and ear, nose and throat (ENT) Surgeons.

Conditions audiologists assess and treat • hearing assessments in children and adults including: - audiometry - test of full hearing function including volume and pitch and distinguishing speech from background noise - tympanometry - an examination used to test the condition of the inner ear • neurological investigations • oto-acoustic or middle ear sound emissions in children and adults • tinnitus, or the perception of sound such as ringing in the inner ear not caused by external noise • vertigo or the perception of spinning without moving • repositioning manoeuvres for treatment of dizziness • hearing aid provision and fitting • hearing aid reprogramming • tinnitus masker provision and fitting • pre-surgery assessment • speech and language therapy • air and bone conduction • custom made ear plugs for swimming and hearing protection • medico-legal audiology