Hearing is your most important sense. Your ears never sleep. When you can’t hear well, your brain is deprived of needed information that is directly associated with quality of life. Most individuals wait seven years before attending to their hearing healthcare needs. If you or a loved one are experiencing difficulty hearing, it is time to schedule an appointment with an audiologist. This is the first step in improving your quality of life. Your visit with the audiology doctor will give you the … [Read more...]
How To Prepare For Your Audiologist Visit
When you schedule an appointment with a hearing aid audiologist, you make a great first step in improving your hearing healthcare. You and your audiologist want the best outcome when it comes to your hearing healthcare. This means a complete health history is important in addressing your hearing concerns. When you share your needs and expectations with our audiologist, it helps you obtain a better outcome. Ways To Prepare For Your Hearing Aid Doctor Appointment Hearing loss affects … [Read more...]
Traveling over the Holidays?
We now have a travel charger available for Oticon Opn S rechargeable and More rechargeable hearing aids at a new lower price. If you are flying and your hearing aids need a charger, put the charger in your carry-on bags. If you are spending even a few weeks away, it is a good idea to pack extra supplies. I would suggest you take at least enough domes and filters to last 1½ times longer than you will be away. That way if you need to change your filters or domes more frequently, you … [Read more...]
How Is An Audiologist Doctor Different From ENT?
How do you know who you should see if you think you have a hearing loss? It can be confusing. If you have experienced a gradual change in hearing, the audiologist doctor in St Petersburg, FL is the professional to see. If you have pain in your ears, a sudden hearing loss, or are feeling unwell, an ENT is the professional to see. Hearing exam. Otolaryngologist doctor checking woman's ear using otoscope or auriscope at medical clinic. Some Differences Between An Audiologist & An ENT … [Read more...]
Balanced Diet & Healthy Hearing
There are many vitamins and minerals that are known to be good for certain parts of our bodies, like Vitamin A is good for your eyes👀 and Calcium and Vitamin D are good for your bones🦴 . Unfortunately, there aren’t any specific vitamins or minerals that have been proven to be linked specifically to hearing health! 🤔 On the other hand, overall health and maintaining a healthy diet has been shown to lower the risk of hearing loss. Make sure your diet is balanced and full of … [Read more...]
Difference between Audiologist & Hearing Instrument Specialist
“How do audiologists differ from hearing instrument specialists?” 👩⚕️🥼👨⚕️ This question comes up A LOT in patient conversation. There is so much information out there about different kinds of hearing healthcare providers and hearing aids in general. Let us break down the difference between an audiologist and hearing instrument specialist… Hearing Instrument Specialist🦻 A state-licensed hearing health professional trained to evaluate common types of hearing loss in adults and fit … [Read more...]
How Can A Healthy Diet Help In Better Hearing?
What you eat directly affects your overall well-being. Nutrients are required to keep our body functioning correctly. That said, one way you can protect your ears is to eat healthily, which improves hearing. As we know, hearing impairment or loss is common for people of all ages. If you are going through the same, visit an audiologist to learn the current condition of your ears. After that, eat healthier to protect your hearing loss. If you are searching for a hearing audiologist near me, we are … [Read more...]
Diet & Tinnitus
The old saying, “You are what you eat,” may be true when it comes to tinnitus! So many patients are surprised when I tell them that alcohol, caffeine, and salt can all cause tinnitus or make it worse. If you have tinnitus, consider creating a food diary to track what you eat when your tinnitus worsens or gets louder. Tracking these foods may help you identify your triggers and help you avoid them! We are here to help if you or a family member is having any difficulties with … [Read more...]
Dogs and Speech
Did you know studies show dogs process the elements of speech very similarly to the way humans do!? 🐾 “The study had dogs sit facing two speakers. The researchers then played a recorded short sentence—"Come on, then"—and watched which way the dogs turned. When the animals heard recordings in which individual words were strongly emphasized, they turned to the right—indicating that their left hemispheres were engaged. But when they listened to recordings that had exaggerated intonations, … [Read more...]
Real Ear Verification
“I don’t feel like I’m noticing the ‘wow factor’ I was expecting from hearing aids.” I've heard this comment from many patients who arrive at our office with hearing aid purchased online, over the counter, or outside practices... 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇 Have you ever wondered how we can ensure hearing aids provide you with the appropriate amount of volume to meet your listening needs? I can assure you that our office offers the gold standard of verifying your hearing aid fitting with Real Ear … [Read more...]
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