Truth is, tinnitus can not be cured. But what if I told you that there was an 80% chance that your tinnitus could be treated and that you could live with less tinnitus (perhaps you might even be able to live a ‘ring-free’ life)? Like most major medical conditions, i.e. cancer, heart disease, diabetes and so…
Monthly Archives:January 2024
By: Dr. Keith Darrow, PhD, CCC-A Simply put, the brain can benefit greatly by being proactive in taking care of your hearing loss as you age. In fact, studies have shown that by treating your hearing loss, you can slow down the degenerative disease of dementia by up to 75%. And a recent article from…
Frequently Asked Questions Below is a handy-dandy resource section for you and your loved ones to help guide you through some of the most Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). Is it really such a big deal if I do not treat my hearing loss? Unfortunately, yes. Untreated hearing loss is linked to life-threatening medical conditions including…
Selecting the Pinnacle of Hearing Health: Finding Your Ideal Hearing Care Professional Why is that important? Wouldn’t you get a “better deal” from one barely getting the light bill paid? Maybe. But an over eager hearing aid widget pusher might be seeing needs that are more urgent than they really are. Visit our website www.excellenceinaudiology.org…
Unlocking the Secrets: A Guide to Accessing Abundant Information There are several ways to get information about a hearing healthcare practice. First, we want to address the ways we do not recommend. We do not recommend Yelp. Yelp is, unfortunately, not at all what it seems and is frequently the subject of lawsuits from business…
Financing Your Hearing Health: Navigating Costs for Hearing Loss and Tinnitus Treatment Assuming you are new to this, or perhaps you are one of the millions living with undertreated hearing loss, I hope that we can unequivocally answer the question of ‘is it necessary treat my hearing loss’ with a resounding YES! We also hope…
Embracing a World of Better Hearing Having to treat your hearing loss and use technology to activate the brain (even though its invisible!) is not something that most of us think about or plan for as we age—but now that you are here—lets embrace it and celebrate it! From the moment you accept your hearing…
Empowering Steps Beyond Treatment: Safeguarding Against Decline What starts with a commitment to the medical treatment of hearing loss and tinnitus leads to a promise to take best care of yourself by following a holistic and comprehensive treatment plan. Our simple motto that hearing care is health care means it is important that we think…
Decoding the Spectrum: Navigating Your Hearing Challenges Diseases and disorders of the ear come in all shapes and sizes, degrees, and stages. While the most common cause of hearing loss and tinnitus is aging, the truth is, it is not your age, rather it is your genes. Most of us will inevitably suffer with hearing…
Ensuring Reliable Care: The Quest for Guaranteed Treatment Healthcare is notorious for having no guarantees. Nearly every one of us knows that medical care can go horribly wrong. Guarantees are controversial in all kinds of healthcare including audiology. Many of our colleagues are upset by the very idea of the word guarantee. One even huffed-and-puffed…
Exploring Solutions: Navigating Hearing Loss Treatment Choices If you or a loved one are ready for hearing healthcare, one of the first discussions to have with your specialist is which treatment is right for you; there might be more options than you had ever imagined. Remember, this is not 1982 or 1992. It is not…
Understanding the Journey: Navigating the Stages of Hearing Loss If you or a loved one have hearing loss, you are probably used to hearing words like ‘I lost 40% hearing in my right ear’ or ‘my doctor told me I have a mild hearing loss’ or (our personal pet peeve) ‘they said my hearing is…
Unlocking Sound Wellness: The Vital Role of Hearing Healthcare Specialists Over Primary Care Advice Dementia is the single largest unaddressed public health threat in the 21st century and we must remain on the front lines of this crisis every day. We all know a friend, neighbor or loved one who has been touched by Alzheimer’s…
Unlocking Sound Wellness: The Vital Role of Hearing Healthcare Specialists Over Primary Care Advice Discover a world of clearer communication and vibrant living – visit our hearing loss website for crucial insights and expert guidance on reclaiming the full spectrum of sound in your life. www.excellenceinaudiology.org. You undoubtedly already have a primary care physician (even…
The Vital Sense: Exploring the Significance of Hearing If you are like many who are weighing the ‘yes/no’ decision of hearing healthcare, or maybe in the ‘do it now OR later’, or in the ‘is it worth getting help for my parents’, you are essentially struggling with ‘how important or unimportant is my (or my…
Lost in a Sea of Sound: How Tinnitus Amplifies Restaurant Noise Is treating hearing loss nothing more than a great conspiracy (like Disney always trying to squeeze money out of patrons)? Then, and now, there may be some overprescribing or even premature prescribing by some hearing healthcare providers (remember—there are bad apples in every orchard!)…
