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Hearing is perhaps the most precious of all our five senses. It is the way we communicate with each other.  It is the way we share in each other’s lives. We stay connected to the world around us through our sense of hearing.  But what...

As a child I was plagued with horrible ear infections.  I remember as a little girl, sitting in school with so much discomfort.  Barely hearing what was going on around me.  My family doctor referred me to a wonderful Ear, Nose, and Throat doctor and...

What I enjoy the most about being an audiologist is the relationships with patients. Many of our regular patients who wear hearing aids come to see us 2 to 3 times per year. I love that we get to spend quality time talking with our...

Loving my job is easy. On a daily basis, my job is to greet people (on the phone or in person), make them smile, and feel good about their day. I have been told by a patient that I am a “ray of sunshine”, and...

It is very tough to choose a single moment that defines why I love my profession, as our days are filled with many small, but special moments. However, a particular patient comes to mind that defines my goals as an audiologist. My experience with her has been...

Some weird behaviors that are in fact related to hearing...

This is a cordless phone for both regular use and use with hearing aids. While it looks like a regular phone, and for your normal-hearing family members will function as a normal phone, it is actually very different for a hearing aid user. A traditional...

If you have diabetes, your ears may be at risk. Read this quick article to see what we are talking about: http://www.betterhearing.org/hearing_loss/diabetes_and_hearing_loss/index.cfm If you're not scheduled for regular hearing tests, it is important that you start. Just like your eyes, your ears are at risk when you...