Unilateral Hearing Loss
Single sided deafness (SSD), sometimes referred to as unilateral hearing loss, is a condition in which an individual experiences hearing loss in only one ear but can hear normally out of the other ear. While the majority of patients with a hearing impairment suffer from bilateral (two-sided) hearing loss, SSD is diagnosed in approximately 60,000…
Hearing Aids
Considering Hearing Aids? For most individuals with hearing loss, the use of a hearing aid can provide an enormous amount of benefits, more than simply improving your hearing. Below are the benefits many patients see when they decide to finally seek treatment for their hearing loss. Improved General Health Improved Professional Services Improved Emotional Well-Being…
Benefits of Hearing Aids
General Health There are 48 million people throughout the country suffering from hearing loss. Of those people, only 20 percent who can benefit from the use of a hearing aid actually wears them. It turns out, living with untreated hearing loss can do more damage than originally thought and those who seek treatment see improvements in all aspects of…
Hearing Aid Batteries
Without batteries, your hearing aids would be unable to function. To keep your devices running as smoothly as possible without interruption, there are a few things to know about hearing aid batteries. We’ve put together some common questions and answers that should help you get the most from your hearing aid batteries. What Kinds of…
Hearing Aid Fitting
When your audiologist recommends hearing aids, selection is only the beginning of the process. Equally important is the fitting, which involves programming your hearing aids and making adjustments to provide the correct levels of amplification for your particular hearing loss. Counseling is a necessary step to ensure you have realistic expectations, and is crucial for…
Hearing Loss
What Are the Most Common Causes of Hearing Loss? A number of factors can cause hearing loss. The most common include aging, noise exposure, ear infections, excessive earwax, ear or head trauma, genetics, birth defects, benign growths or tumors, otosclerosis, Meniere’s disease and reactions to drugs. Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Noise-induced hearing loss is the most…
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Our doctors of audiology, Aurora M. Phelps, AuD, CCC-A, Vicki L. Ford, AuD, CCC-A, and Michael P. Petroka, Au.D., F-AAA, provide full audiologic services for infants, children, and adults. This includes hearing evaluations, hearing aid evaluation and fitting, hearing assistive technology, custom swim molds, hearing protection, musician ear plugs, Otoacoustic Emissions (OAE), tympanometry and vestibular function testing which…
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