Hi, I’m Dr. Egan at Now Hear This®, and today I’d like to talk to you about the different kinds of hearing aids and why people end up with different kinds of hearing aid styles. The styles of hearing aids range in many different options. … Continue reading
I’d like to talk to you about the number one most important thing when getting your hearing aids programmed. That’s something called Real Ear Measures. So, if you were to think about if you were to yell in a closet vs in an auditorium, the sound quality of that yelling would be very different because of the change in space… Continue reading
I’d like to talk to you about the number one most important thing when getting your hearing aids programmed. That’s something called Real Ear Measures. So, if you were to think about if you were to yell in a closet vs in an auditorium, the sound quality of that yelling would be very different because of the change in space… Continue reading
Hi, I’m Anne Marie Egan from Now Hear This© and today I’d like to talk to you about the recent FDA approval of over-the-counter hearing aids and what that even means. On August 16th, 2022 the FDA established a new category of hearing aids, over the counter hearing aids. These are to be sold as regulated devices to adults with perceived mild to moderate hearing loss. … Continue reading
To whom it may concern: Our clinic has seen several patients in the last few weeks who reported Evolution Hearing’s Raleigh location is closing this September and who are concerned about the servicing of their existing hearing aids… Continue reading
Hi, I’m Dr. Egan and today I am going to talk to you about a couple different roles you might find in an audiology clinic. Those roles would be an audiologist, a hearing instrument specialist, and an audiology assistant, so let’s get to it… Continue reading
One of the most important aspects of a person adapting to hearing aids is aural rehabilitation. Hearing Loss Association of America defines Aural Rehabilitation as:
“A wide set of practices aimed at optimizing a person’s ability to participate in activities that have been limited as a result of hearing loss.”… Continue reading
Dr. Egan explains the most common types of medications that can cause hearing loss and the importance of ototoxic monitoring… Continue reading
Questions about what happens when someone is fit with hearing aids? Dr. Egan’s most recent blog post goes over the hearing aid fitting process and timeline and what you can expect throughout your hearing aid journey… Continue reading
Hearing protection is incredibly important in our increasingly noisy world. If something is over 70 decibels in volume, it can harm your hearing over a period of time or repeated exposures. Download the free NIOSH SLM phone app if you want to estimate the loudness of your everyday lives, and watch the following video of Dr. Egan as she talks about other tips and tricks for hearing protection… Continue reading
