New Testing Method for Hearing Aid Fittings
Because hearing loss often occurs slowly over many years, it can be challenging to detect an impairment in its early stages. However, there are some key identifiers that may indicate a loss of hearing has occurred. One of the first things hearing impaired individuals experience is the inability to hear high frequencies, such as the…
Hearing Aids May Enhance Your Career
Our dependency on our hearing may be easy to overlook, but it plays a key role in our professional lives. When hearing loss is ignored rather than treated, it can negatively affect one’s career in a myriad of ways. Fortunately, the use of hearing aids can prevent a hearing impairment from stifling your professional goals. Impacts…
Hearing Aids: An Unexpected Pet Hazard
As many pet owners would avow, our beloved animals are an extension of our family. They are our friends, adventure partners and, at times, our protectors. Given all they do for us, it is our responsibility to ensure their safety and well-being, but even the most well-meaning families can overlook hidden dangers. If you’re treating…
How Your Hearing Aids Improve Your Physical Health
On average, an individual will wait up to seven years before seeking help for a hearing problem. This is largely due to the fact that many falsely assume a loss of hearing is an undeniable part of the aging process. What they may not realize is that hearing loss plays an important role in overall…
Cochlear Implants and Bone Anchored Hearing Devices
Hearing aids come in an array of shapes and styles, each one serving a specific purpose. They can be programmed to manipulate sound in different ways to suit the specific needs of each hearing aid wearer. The question often arises, what happens when traditional hearing aids won’t help? There may be other options out there…
Are You in the (hearing) “Loop”?
Hearing Loop Systems and Telecoils Not long ago, I had a close friend who told me that she attended a live theatre performance with her two granddaughters. Her hearing aids were able to pick up what was closest to her….a young child sitting behind her who was eating from a plastic bag! Therefore, all she…
Audiologist Spotlight: Dr. Nick Ramirez
What can I say? I love Southeast Arizona and am proud to call this area my home. Growing up in Sierra Vista, Arizona, I was busy playing year around sports and my first job at twelve years old was being a paperboy for the local newspaper. I will always remember not wanting to wake up…
Cochlear Implant Candidacy
At Arizona Hearing Specialists, our doctors of audiology are trained in cochlear implant candidacy evaluations and programming. Some people are not able to receive benefit from hearing aids, and when hearing aids are not enough, a cochlear implant may be an appropriate option. If you experience minimal benefit from hearing aids, and the shape and…
Staff Spotlight: John Cobb, Au.D.
HOWDY Y’ALL I’ve been asked to write a “Spotlight” Blog about me. Having been born in 1945, I’m not real sure what a blog is, but here goes. I was born at Tucson Medical Center and attended elementary through high school in Tucson. I was on the track team at Rincon High and ran both…
Hearing Aids Featured on NBC’s Today Show
“High Tech Products to Help You Hear Better” Neil DiSarno PhD, CCC-A of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association(ASHA) showcased several different hearing technologies that are available on the market on The Today Show recently, including the new Made For iPhone hearing aids (see our previous blog post “Hearing Aids Made for iPhone?” for more info). There…