Audiology
We Listen So Your Child Can Hear
Audiology
We know it can be scary if your child has hearing issues. But that’s why we’re here to help. Our pediatric audiology team at Nationwide Children's Hospital - Toledo has expertise in working with children. We decide which tests are important to do, and complete them with accuracy and efficiency. If a hearing loss is identified, we will give you information about hearing loss, communication options and resources.
Our team brings together otolaryngology, audiology, speech language pathology, family support, nursing and social work to help with every aspect of a child’s treatment.
Audiology requires a referral from your child's primary care physician or specialist. Your child’s physician can call (419) 251-1022 for more information.
Meet Our Team
Julie C Yeater
Julie Yeater, AuD, CCC-A, is a pediatric audiologist treating patients at Nationwide Children’s - Toledo. She has worked in pediatrics for over 26 years, including screening the hearing of high risk infants, serving as the UNHS coordinator for the largest birthing hospital in northwest Ohio as well as several state workgroups for infant and pediatric hearing loss identification and testing. Julie graduated from Miami University with her bachelor’s degree in speech pathology and audiology, received her master’s degree from Miami University and completed her postdoctoral training at A.T. Still University. Julie is a guest lecturer for both the University of Toledo and Bowling Green State University and she also serves on a student interest group for OSHLA. She has a clinical interest in electrophysiology, diagnostics and cochlear implants and has helped initiate two cochlear implant programs in northwest Ohio.
Kathryne Knepp
Kathryne “Kat” Knepp, AuD, is a pediatric audiologist treating patients at Nationwide Children’s - Toledo. She received her bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a double minor in Communication Sciences and Disorders and American Sign Language (ASL) from Central Michigan University in 2020 and earned her doctoral degree in Audiology from Western Michigan University in 2024. Prior to Nationwide Children’s - Toledo, Kat completed her audiology externship at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. She is passionate about providing quality person/family-centered care to all of her patients. Her clinical interests include diagnostic evaluations, electrophysiology and hearing assistive technology.
Services We Offer
- Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) evaluations, both sedated and un-sedated
- Newborn hearing screening follow-up
- Comprehensive hearing evaluations
- Acoustic immittance testing (tympanometry and acoustic reflex)
- Otoacoustic emissions testing
- Hearing aid evaluations and fittings
- Bone Anchored Hearing Aid (BAHA) evaluations and fittings
- Cochlear implant evaluations and mappings
