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, 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...
03/10/2023 | Hearing Loss, Patient Resources, Technology
October is National Protect Your Hearing Month, so our blog post this month will highlight hearing protection! Let’s face it. We live in a noisy world. Did you know that after age-related hearing loss (presbycusis), noise-induced hearing loss is the most common...
03/09/2023 | Hearing Aids, Patient Resources, Technology
What is electroacoustic analysis? Over the past year, the hearing instrument test box has quickly become one of my most-used pieces of equipment. Electroacoustic analysis (EAA) is a relatively quick test, and it provides so much data about how a hearing aid is...
03/08/2023 | Hearing Aids, Patient Resources, Technology
This morning a patient dropped off a dead hearing aid that we were able to completely fix with our Redux hearing aid drying system. It’s truly a marvel and prompted me to ensure that all of you know about one of our newest (and most used) tools. For this patient, we...
