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Phonak Event A Great Success
Our recent Phonak Event was a great success. Thanks everyone who turned out for it. If you missed it, but are interested in hearing about the newest technology from Phonak, please give us a call…
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Cerumen Management
Cerumen is the official term for ear wax. This may seem a funny topic for a newsletter, but in our office earwax management is a daily issue for our patients’ ears and hearing aids. Earwax…
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Protect Your Hearing
Exposure to loud noise is one of the most common reasons for people to have hearing loss and it is nearly 100% preventable! In our country, approximately 36 million people have hearing loss and one…
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Donating Hearing Aids
We are often asked what our patients should do with an old set of hearing aid that is no longer needed for backup. The Lions Club accepts donations of all behind the ear and in…
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Mercury Free Batteries
The batteries that you are using in your hearing aids are zinc air bat- teries and I was surprised to learn recently that they have about 10% mercury in them. The battery manufacturers have all…
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Hearing Protection Devices
If you must be exposed to loud noise, wearing hearing protec- tion in the form of earplugs or earmuffs is recommended. The least expensive type of hearing protection is the foam plug that you can…