The Basics of Ear Wax Management

Hi, I’m Dr. Egan from Now Hear This, and today I’m going to talk to you about the basics of managing earwax. Everyone builds earwax in their ears. This is entirely common and normal and the amount of earwax, as well as the texture and color, can change as we continue to live. It can…

The 3 Keys to Hearing Aid Success

Hi, I’m Dr. Egan from Now Hear This, and today I’m going to talk to you about the keys to being a successful hearing aid user.

The number one most important thing when getting hearing aids and becoming a successful hearing aid user is to make sure they are programmed correctly. The best practice for programming hearing aids is called Real-Ear Measurement, where a tiny microphone is placed in your ear to measure exactly what the hearing aid is doing. When an audiologist performs Real-Ear Measurements, they ensure the hearing aid is delivering precisely the right amount of sound at each pitch in your hearing spectrum.

#1 Most Important Thing to Know about Hearing Aid Programming!

Hi, I’m Dr. Egan from Now Hear This®, and today I’d like to talk to you about the number one most important thing when getting your hearing aids programmed—something called Real Ear Measures. If you were to think about yelling in a closet versus in an auditorium, the sound quality of that yelling would be…

The Hearing Aid Fitting Process

Hi, I’m Dr. Egan at Now Hear This, and today I’m going to talk to you a little bit about the typical hearing aid fitting process and timeline. This is one of our most asked questions, so I thought it would be good to break this down for you today, as there are several different components that go into the successful fitting and adaptation to wearing and benefitting from hearing aids. The most important thing is how the hearing aids are programmed, and we will talk a little more about that later on.

Problems with Demo Hearing Aids

Hi, I’m Dr. Egan from Now Hear This. I’m going to talk to you about the issue with demoing hearing aids.

A lot of patients are used to clinics where you just quickly drop hearing aids on the patient after the hearing test to show them everything they’ve been missing. There’s a big disconnect in understanding how hearing aids work when we do this type of process. People think getting hearing aids is a quick fix, and all sorts of media and TV commercials will try to tell you that.

Dr. Egan Debunks Common Myths About Hearing Aids

Dr. Egan addresses some of the most common misconceptions, starting with the idea that hearing aids make everything too loud.