Services
Best Practices
Hearing Test
Hearing Aid Selection and Fitting
Hearing Aid Repair
Earwax Wax Removal
Tinnitus Treatment
Tinnitus is a common hearing loss symptom. Often described as a ringing, buzzing, or clicking-like noise; tinnitus can disrupt daily life in various ways. We provide useful tinnitus treatment that starts with an assessment. Learning more about how you experience tinnitus allows us to develop an effective treatment plan. Treatment options include tinnitus retraining therapy, sound machines, and lifestyle adjustments.
Custom Hearing Protection
Exposure to loud noise is a common cause of hearing loss. Loud noise can also exacerbate hearing loss symptoms. The best way to protect your hearing health is by wearing hearing protection. Our practice offers custom hearing protection which offers maximum support. This includes custom earplugs for musicians, as well as custom earbuds for items such as airpods.
Real Ear Measurement
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Hearing Test
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Following the ear inspection, we conduct the hearing test. One of the most common tests is pure tone audiometry testing. This involves wearing headphones in a quiet room or booth while we play sounds at different pitches. You’ll be asked to indicate what you can hear by raising your hand or pressing a button. This test identifies the softest sound you can hear, establishing your hearing thresholds.
We also utilize speech in noise testing. This is how we examine the brains understanding of sounds in real life situations that involve background noise.
Hearing Aid Selection and fitting
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We use the latest strategies and technologies to calibrate your hearing aid and ensure that we are maximizing its use. This includes utilizing live speech mapping as well as real ear verification measurements. Live speech mapping involves using sounds that you experience more difficulty hearing and programming your device to effectively receive and adjust those sounds to your preferences. Real ear measurements provide another level of accuracy for hearing aids. It takes into account your specific ear anatomy to test hearing aid effectiveness.
Real Ear Measurement
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During a real ear measurement, a small microphone is placed in the ear canal to measure the sound levels at various frequencies. The hearing aids are then programmed or adjusted based on the measurements to ensure that they are providing the appropriate amplification for the individual's hearing loss.
Real ear measurement is an important step in the hearing aid fitting process because it helps to ensure that the hearing aids are providing the appropriate amount of amplification at different frequencies, which can vary depending on the individual's hearing loss. It can also help to identify any issues with the hearing aids or the fitting process, allowing for adjustments to be made to optimize the hearing aid performance for the patient.
Your audiologist should be completing REM as it is the recommended protocol for best practices according to the American Academy of Audiology. It is important to consider all parts of the hearing aid process when choosing where to buy your hearing aids. Ask your audiologist if they complete Real Ear Measurement if you want to be certain to get the best hearing aid services.
