03/20/2023 | Hearing Aids, Patient Resources, Technology
Update: since this article was written, Bose announced that it would be closing their health division and cease sales of their SoundControl™ devices following an independent review that determined that “Bose should no longer be selling hearing aids” If you’re...
03/18/2023 | Hearing Aids, Patient Resources, Technology
What are locked hearing aids? Locked hearing aids are essentially store-brand versions of name-brand hearing aids. While that may not sound like a bad thing, as store brands are often the same thing at a less expensive price, in this situation, it’s a bit more...
03/10/2023 | Hearing Aids, Patient Resources, Technology
For the next few weeks, we’re presenting a series of articles about the highly publicized and anticipated over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids. Opinions from the audiology community may vary, with some opposed and others, like me, cautiously optimistic. Before anything...
03/10/2023 | Hearing Aids, Insurance, Patient Resources
Hearing aids can greatly enhance your quality of living and independence. Unfortunately, many individuals who have a hearing loss shy away from treatment for a variety of reasons. Among those, I often encounter have to do with the cost of hearing aids and insurance...
03/10/2023 | Hearing Aids, Patient Resources
What is hearing aid adoption? We want to make sure that everyone hears their best, whether they purchased their hearing aids at our clinic or elsewhere. If you’ve recently moved to town and you’re happy with your hearing technology or you were recently fit...
03/10/2023 | Hearing Aids, How To Adjust To New Hearing Aids, Patient Resources, Technology
Educating new hearing aid users is a big part of what I do as a Doctor of Audiology at Alabama Hearing Associates. In this blog post, I’ll share with you some tips on how to adjust to new hearing aids. New users frequently have a bit of anxiety about starting to...
