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 | News, Patient Resources
Audiologist vs. Hearing Aid Dispenser – do you know the difference between the two? Imagine the cringe factor associated with taking your Rolls Royce or Ferrari to some cheap garage behind a warehouse in a seedy part of town. Doesn’t it make more sense to take...
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 Loss, Patient Resources
November is National Diabetes Month, because of this, I wanted to highlight the relationship between diabetes and ear health (hearing and balance). While hearing loss can happen for many reasons, having diabetes and pre-diabetes puts you at a significantly higher risk...
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...
