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Why do people put off wearing hearing aids?
Why do people put off wearing hearing aids? This is a question we, as audiologists, ask ourselves almost daily. We see people all day long with hearing loss, many of them untreated, and when the…
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Why don’t insurance companies cover hearing aids?
This is a question that we as audiologists hear every day, and as approximately 37 million people suffer some form of hearing loss, insurance coverage – or the lack of – is something that has…
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What You Need to Know About Summer Hearing Aid Care
Contributed by Lisa Packer, staff writer, Healthy Hearing July 14, 2016 After a long cold winter, we might welcome the warm temperatures but for hearing aids, summer is no picnic. The arrival of warm weather…
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What to Expect at a Hearing Aid Consultation
A hearing aid consultation is an appointment with one of our audiologists where you will discuss the different amplification options available to you. At this consultation, the audiologist will discuss your hearing loss and how…
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What is New with Custom Hearing Aids?
So what is new with custom hearing aids? Custom hearing aids are amplification devices that are made using an earmold impression of the patient’s ear. They are programmed for the patient’s individual hearing loss by…
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Well-Hearing is Well-Being
We are all experiencing some type of isolation at this time. It is difficult not to socialize and to distance ourselves from others. We as humans are social beings and want to be among others. …
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Unilateral versus Bilateral Amplification
A majority of the population with hearing loss have the presence of hearing loss in both ears. Hearing loss is most commonly symmetrical. Therefore, a majority of patients treat both ears with the purchase of…
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Top Bluetooth Hearing Aids
At this point in the hearing aid world, Bluetooth capability inside of hearing aids is standard. In this blog post I will discuss what Bluetooth technology, in my opinion, is the best. In 2014 we…
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Telehealth in Audiology
With the spread of the Covid-19 Pandemic, our offices as well as many others have had to take a look into diversifying our typical ways of serving our patients in the safest way possible. We’ve…
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Summer Hearing Aid Maintenance
Daily: Remove your hearing aids when applying cosmetics, hair spray, suntan lotion, perfume, and aftershave as they may get into the hearing aid and cause damage. Clean your hearing aids using a soft cloth, tissue…
