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The Hazards of Noise Exposure
Hearing is our invaluable sense that connects us to our friends, family and our world. Most of you reading this newsletter already understand the barrier that hearing loss pres- ents. We are fortunate for the…
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We have a new Audiologist
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Hearing Science One More Time
We have students of Audiology at our conference who volunteer their time to help the days run smoothly. We also get several presentations from students on their research and the subject matter gets more impressive…
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Hearing Science
We just got back from our annual California Academy of Audiology convention that took place in Anaheim. This is an excellent time for us to network with audi- ologists from all over the state and to…
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More Hearing Science
Another speaker at our conference, Fan-gang Zang, Ph.D. of University of California, Irvine, presented his discussion on tinnitus and a new tinnitus therapy that he is helping to develop. At least 50 million Americans have…
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Financing plans for hearing aids
Hearing aids are essential for good quality of life for the hearing impaired, but people put off getting them due to the big upfront expense. A few years ago when the economy started to slow…
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Cell phones and hearing aid compatibility
Manufacturers rate cell phones models based on their compatibility with hearing aid microphones and telecoils. The highest rating a phone can receive is a
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How do I know if I have a hearing loss?
Typically hearing loss comes on so gradually that it is difficult for the person with the loss to realize what they are missing. Here are some of the first symptoms that my patients report: -Turning…
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What is the Story with “Free” Hearing Tests?
More than once I’ve had to answer the question of why we bill insurance for hearing tests when other places do it for free. As audiologists, our license allows us to do full diagnos- tic…
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The Widex Clear has been released to the US market
The new Widex Clear hearing aid has been fit on patients in Europe for months and the reviews are sounding great! Because the hearing aid has a sound generating feature called Zen, Widex had to…