Hearing Aid News

Caring for your hearing aids probably feels easy enough. After all, you were probably given a set of care instructions when you originally purchased your devices. The majority of hearing specialists will give you a step-by-step how-to in regard to routine hearing aid maintenance. But it’s very likely that you might forget some of that […]

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Corpus Christi ENT Sinus and Allergy is the leading sinus institute in the greater Coastal Bend. Dr. Weiss is dedicated to diagnosing and treating nose and sinus conditions. His practice, working as a team with the local hospitals and community, is dedicated to ongoing provision in this ever-changing world of medical and surgical treatments. Their […]

Read More… from Todd M. Weiss, MD, a 2022 ThreeBestRated® award-winning ENT doctor in Corpus Christi opens up about sinus practice and shares tips to maintain hearing aids

Another reason I love Audiology is the diversity of populations and work settings to choose from. While the foundation of Audiology remains the same, one of the most interesting things about is its variability. Once you have completed your education, you have a variety of work settings to choose from. Whether it is the age […]

Read More… from Why I Love Audiology, Episode 8 – Audiology Specialists

Probably every profession has its own inside jokes. Ones that only people with similar jobs can understand. Audiology is no different. Some of the jokes are related to commonly used terms, while others are about the profession in general. Cartoons are common, showing the structures of the ear as lively little creatures misbehaving. Lots of […]

Read More… from Why I Love Audiology, Episode 7 – Audiology Humor

Since their earliest development, hearing aids have benefited from advances in technology. The earliest hearing aids were tabletop models. The aid was so large it was actually a large box that could not be carried. You had to sit next to it. You wore headphones connected to the aid with a cord so that you […]

Read More… from Why I Love Being a Audiologist, Episode 6 – How Hearing Aids Have Changed

Hearing loss can be an emotional topic for many people. But when the patient is a child, it is especially so. We had identified a 4-year-old boy with a significant hearing loss. It was bad enough that he could barely hear conversational level speech. As a result, he had very poor speech clarity. Once we […]

Read More… from Why I Love Being an Audiologist, Episode 4 – First Time I Cried in Clinic

There are so many different brands of hearing aids, it sometimes becomes confusing. However, no matter what brand of hearing aid it is, the style or shape of the hearing aids is fairly consistent from one to the other. Let’s look at the most common styles of hearing aids. There are two primary categories hearing […]

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Hearing aids are wonderful devices that have tremendously improved over the last several years. However, sometimes people think that hearing aids are a miracle cure for hearing loss or that because someone is wearing a hearing aid they should be able to hear everything around them, no matter how loud the background noise is or […]

Read More… from 5 Common Misconceptions About Hearing Aids or How to Avoid Unrealistic Expectations About Your Hearing Aids

Once a month, the Audiology clinic scheduled pediatric patients to come into the clinic on a certain day. The students assigned to clinic that day were the students currently enrolled in the Pediatric Audiology Course. I learned some important things during that class. Ask parents ahead of time about any fears their child may have. […]

Read More… from Why I Love Being an Audiologist, Episode 3 – Lessons Learned on Pediatric Day

Children are often underestimated. They can be a challenge to work with but very rewarding. While I was working on my Ph.D., I worked for the University as a graduate assistant. I remember one day I was supervising and the clinicians that day were seeing a 4-year old boy for the second time. He had […]

Read More… from Why I Love Being an Audiologist, Episode 2 – Kids are Smart