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Patient Testimonial
& J. are an adorable mother and son duo that were fit together this month at Professional Hearing Center. I was blessed and overjoyed to have been able to work with them as they both…
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Over the Counter (OTC) Hearing Devices
In recent years, consumers have increasingly taken charge of their health and options for medical treatment, which includes bypassing traditional routes of care. We now have the ability to purchase glasses, contacts, invisalign-type braces, even…
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Ototoxicity Monitoring
“Ototoxicity is the pharmacological adverse reaction affecting the inner ear or auditory nerve, characterized by cochlear or vestibular function.” There are a variety of medications used for therapeutic purposes in fighting cancer and life-threatening infectious…
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Ototoxicity
Ototoxicity refers to the meaning that something is toxic to the ear. More specifically, something being toxic to the cochlea (the inner ear) and the auditory nerve. Sometimes, ototoxicity can even affect the vestibular (balance)…
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Otosclerosis
Otosclerosis is a hearing disorder that is caused by an abnormal amount of bone growth in the middle ear ossicular chain. Our middle ear system is comprised of the tympanic membrane (more commonly known as…
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Otitis Media and PE Tubes
Middle Ear infections (Otitis Media) Infections can occur in the three different parts of the ear: external, middle, and inner. Otitis media, sometimes known as a middle ear infection, is an inflammation or infection in…
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Online Hearing Tests
There is no shortage of information regarding your hearing health and hearing aids on the internet. You may even see advertisements for online hearing tests. Online hearing tests should be considered a screening tool used…
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October is national Protect Your Hearing month!
October is national Protect Your Hearing month! Facts about hearing loss in the United States: Approximately 37 million people over age 18 report some degree of hearing loss, and twice as many men as women…
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Nutrition and Hearing
Nutrition is fundamental to health. And nutrition is also connected to hearing health; however, this connection is often overlooked. No particular food will cause or prevent hearing loss. And hearing cannot be restored by changing…
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Not Missing A Moment: A Hearing Aid Patient’s Testimonial
Consumers have many different experiences when they look into treating their hearing difficulties. One major difference in success with hearing treatment is whether you look to over-the-counter amplifiers or true hearing aid technology and fitting…
