Project Talk

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Nonprofit pediatric audiology in Encinitas centers on Project Talk, a cochlear implant programming and hearing aid fitting practice on Encinitas Boulevard serving children with hearing loss. Board-certified pediatric audiologists program devices from Advanced Bionics, Cochlear, and MedEl platforms, calibrating mappings alongside developmental monitoring by pediatricians at Children's Primary Care Medical Group. The center currently serves more than 450 families from California, Arizona, Idaho, Utah, and internationally, with patients traveling from as far as Europe and the Middle East for its specialized protocols. A scholarship program funded by donor contributions offsets audiological testing, hearing aid, and cochlear implant costs for families whose insurance excludes hearing-related services. Custom earmold fabrication and speech-perception evaluation complement the auditory rehabilitation track, which integrates with speech-language pathology at Ginger Wood's Speech & Language for children requiring combined intervention. Advanced protocols include bilateral cochlear implant mapping with real-ear verification, auditory brainstem response testing in sound-booth environments, and speech-perception benchmarking across aided and unaided conditions.