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Hearing Aid Use Improves Balance
New research out of the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows improved balance in older adults with hearing loss when they wear their hearing aids. Patients with hearing aids in both ears…
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Yearly Battery Sale
If you act quickly you can take advantage of our yearly battery sale. Batteries are on sale at half price. Buy a box of 10 packs and get a box for free! We are open…
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Communication Reminders
During my appointments with patients I often talk about good communication and how making just a few changes in communication style along with well fit, good quality hearing aids will promote the best hearing ability possible.…
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New Technology: Caption Telephones
For years we have been working with the California Telephone Access Program to get free amplified telephones for our patients. Anyone in the state of California that has a home phone line and has hearing…
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Hearing Loss in the Hospital
When you go to the hospital for a planned or unplanned visit, it will be a stressful time. Patients with hearing loss have additional worries over communication with the doctors, nurses and other staff. Before…
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Help! I Can’t Understand the TV
Almost all of my patients complain about understanding dialogue on TV. Some shows or speakers are crystal clear while other speakers sound like they have marbles in their mouth! There are various reasons why TV…
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Need a Speaker for Your Group?
Several times a year I do educational talks for community groups. I speak at churches, social groups, senior centers and medical offices. I love getting out into the community and teaching people about hearing loss…
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Cochlear Gene Therapy and Totally Implantable Hearing Aids
The annual California Academy of Audiology convention was held in Berkeley this year. We had speakers on a variety of topics from balance assessment to hearing aids to business management. Two of the speakers presented…
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Hearing Success! classes start again
Our next round of classes that we’ve titled “Hearing Success!” started today at both our Concord and Walnut Creek locations. We know that just putting hearing aids on doesn’t necessarily mean that our patients hear…
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Battery Update
Several states in the U.S. have regulations against using mercury in batteries. Traditional hearing aid batteries have a small amount of mercury and manufacturers are changing their products to comply with the new regulations. When…