Patient Resources


What is Cognivue?
Why do you screen cognition for a hearing test? At Alabama Hearing Associates, we don't just treat your ears; we treat the whole person. While your ears collect sound, your brain is what interprets it into meaningful...

Have You Heard of Online Hearing Devices?
Online hearing devices are relatively new to the audiology world. With the internet providing manufacturers an avenue to sell their products, it’s easy to get caught up in the hype. Professional marketing companies are...

What Is Electroacoustic Analysis? (EAA)
How do I know my hearing aids are working like they should? 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...

What Are Locked Hearing Aids?
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...

Understanding Your Hearing Test
What happens during a basic hearing test? You will be seated in a soundproof booth, and single-use foam earphones will be inserted into your ear canals. One of our audiologists will ask you to push a button or raise...

What Is Real-Ear Measurement?
Real-ear measurement (REM) is how an audiologist knows that hearing aids are working the way they should in each patient's ears. Ears are as unique as a fingerprint. Because of this, every ear will collect sounds...

Our 19-Point Preventative Maintenance Plan For Your Hearing Aids
Hearing aids are built to be worn 10+ hours a day, 7 days a week, and in varying levels of humidity and heat, but routine maintenance is still necessary for continued hearing aid satisfaction. It's no different than...

Making an Appointment & Patient Safety During COVID
So many things have changed since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic – we have rolled with the punches and made the necessary adjustments to maintain the standard of care our patients have come to expect. Some...

Our Continued Care & Coverage Plan
Do I need to come back after my hearing aids are fit? Hearing aids are not a quick fix, and better hearing is truly a journey. Whether it is reprogramming, hearing aid cleaning, or even Bluetooth troubleshooting,...

What to Expect at Your Next Annual Appointment
What happens at an Annual Hearing Aid Check? While almost all our patients come twice yearly for routine appointments to maintain optimal performance of their hearing aids, the bare minimum is one annual appointment....

What Is The Redux System?
Did you know that your ear canal is as humid as the Amazon Rainforest? Hearing aids are built to be worn 10+ hours a day, 7 days a week, in varying levels of humidity and heat—for years! When I think about everything a...

Are Hearing Aids and Sports a Safe Combination?
As an audiologist at Alabama Hearing Associates, I work with many new hearing aid users. I love this part of my job because I get the privilege of guiding someone as they begin a new chapter in their life. Yet, my...

How Do I Know When to Upgrade My Hearing Aids?
With ongoing technological advancements, audiologists are discovering new ways to captivate and address hearing loss issues. In fact, even a simple upgrade to your device can see a significant advancement in your...

How to Adjust to New Hearing Aids
Educating new hearing aid users is a big part of what I do as a Doctor of Audiology at Alabama Hearing Associates. New users frequently have a bit of anxiety about starting to wear hearing aids. To prepare our new...

COVID 19 Update
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...