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How You Can Receive Hearing Help Via Teleaudiology During The COVID-19 Pandemic
With a ‘Stay at Home’ order across Alabama and many audiologists and hearing care professionals closing their doors, you may be struggling to find the help or advice that you’re looking for. At Alabama Hearing...
Covid-19 Update
As you may know, Governor Ivey enacted a closure of nonessential business from March 27 through April 17. Our President has already urged Americans to continue distancing themselves 6 ft from others through April 30,...
What Will Happen If I Don’t Get Treatment for my Hearing Loss?
We usually think of hearing loss as a condition mostly affecting aging adults. The National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) reports that approximately one-third of people ages 65 to 74...
Two Different Types of Hearing Loss
As a doctor of audiology, an integral part of my practice includes identifying different types of hearing loss and their causes through various assessments and examinations. Once I have identified the type and cause, I...
What is Conductive Hearing Loss?
How the ears operate is a miracle of design, and their role in keeping us connected and informed about the world around us is admirable. However, diminished hearing capacity causes frustration and becomes burdensome....
How Do I Know if I Need a Hearing Test?
Hearing loss has a tendency to creep up on you. Most people are unaware that they have any kind of problem until they have an advanced condition or a loved one insists on a hearing test. Early detection of hearing loss...
Audiologist vs. Hearing Aid Dispenser: Understanding the Difference
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 your high-dollar automobile to a factory...
Are Hearing Aids Covered by Insurance?
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...
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