The Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Department of Otorhinolaryngology

UTHealth Audiology
Hearing, Tinnitus & Balance


As the hearing, tinnitus, and balance specialists, we offer the latest technology along with expertise in the newest diagnostic procedures and the state-of-the-art equipment. Patients are first evaluated for medical problems and then, following testing, recommendations are made as to the type of hearing aid devices, tinnitus therapy, or balance management is most suitable.

Diagnostic Audiological Tests

Audiology testing
  • Comprehensive Audiological Evaluation
  • Immittance Measures (Middle Ear and Eustachian Tube Studies)
  • Otoacoustic Emissions (for the assessment of cochlear function for monitoring ototoxicity secondary to chemotherapy and radiation as well as for hearing screening in infants)
  • Tinnitus evaluation and management
  • Auditory Steady State Responses (ASSR)—detailed frequency-specific hearing assessment through recording of brain activity
  • Central Auditory Processing Disorders
  • Electrocochleography (ECOG)—for differential diagnosis of Meniere’s disease
  • Auditory Evoked Responses
    • Auditory Brainstem Responses (ABR)
    • Middle Latencies Responses (MLR)
    • Late Evoked Responses (P300)
  • Electroneurography for Facial nerve pathology

Dizziness and Balance Evaluation

Videonystagmography (VNG) is used to evaluate dizzy patients. We also offer information on balance and vestibular rehabilitation.

Digital Hearing Aids and Assistive Listening Devices

Audiology testing

We offer hearing aids and assistive listening devices to fit each patient’s particular need.

  • Major brands of hearing aids available
  • Fitting various types of digital hearing aids
  • Ear protection devices
    • Occupational
    • Recreational
  • Batteries and hearing aid supplies
  • Rehabilitation program for hearing loss
  • Repair service
  • Tubing replacement

Tinnitus Rehabilitation Program

We can provide comprehensive tinnitus evaluation and an advanced device for tinnitus management.

Cochlear Implant and Implantable Hearing Aids

UTHealth audiologists participate in the evaluation and rehabilitation of patients (both children and adults) with profound hearing loss. A cochlear implant or an implantable hearing aid can offer dramatic results for these patients.

Areas of Specialty

  • Ototoxicicity and sudden hearing loss
  • Chemotherapy and hearing loss
  • Tinnitus management
  • Auditory hair cell function
  • Hearing aid fitting and rehabilitation
  • Pediatric audiology
  • Electrophysiological testing
  • Vestibular and balance assessment

Nabil S. Al-Muhtaseb, MB, CHB, MS, CCC-A

Audiology testing

Nabil’s medical training and experience bring a new professional dimension to our group. He is one of just a few “physicians turned audiologists” in the United States. Nabil earned his master’s degree in audiology from Lamar University Hearing and Speech Center in Beaumont, Texas, in 1993, and worked at the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and with NTAMG Surgical Specialists and Texas Health Care in Fort Worth prior to joining UTHealth. He received his medical degree in family medicine from Alexandria University, and is certified in Audiology by the American Board of Audiology. Nabil speaks English, Arabic, and some Spanish. Nabil’s professional organizations include:

  • American Board of Audiology (board-certified)
  • American Academy of Audiology (AAA), fellow
  • American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
  • Texas Speech and Hearing Association
  • Member of Texas Academy of Audiology
  • Jordan Medical Association