Educating new hearing aid users is a big part of what I do as an audiology assistant at Alabama Hearing Associates. New users frequently have a bit of anxiety about starting to wear hearing aids. To prepare our new users for what’s ahead, I let them know there...
It’s the New Year and time for a new Covid 19 update from Alabama Hearing Associates. Over the past year, we’ve lost patients, friends and family members to Covid. Like millions of others around the world, we’ve struggled to keep our families, our...
When we upgrade our smartphones, we expect the new device to provide a better user experience than the previous one. After all, big tech companies like Apple have primed us to anticipate exciting, enhanced features with the release of their latest devices. While most...
Back in April, when ‘Stay at Home’ orders were put in place across Alabama, many audiologists and hearing care professionals closed their doors, resulting in many people struggling to find the help or advice they needed. At Alabama Hearing Associates, we are always...
Google recently announced a new feature for Android smartphones called Sound Notifications. The feature is the latest of the several advancements technology companies have introduced to help people with hearing loss. First, I applaud Google and other Big Tech...
Let’s face it: earwax (also known as cerumen) is often considered the dirty, smelly part of audiology. In over twenty-nine years of treating patients, I have been amazed at how the presence of earwax horrifies my patients. They often go to great extremes to clean...
