Patient Resources
Daily Care Tips For Your Hearing Aids
It is estimated that about 48 million Americans suffer from hearing loss, and the most common solution to hearing loss, are hearing aids. However, hearing aids are an investment in your quality of life, and are, therefore, to be treated as such. Knowing how to care...
What Are the First Signs of Hearing Loss?
In the spirit of Lubbock's Hearing Health Awareness Month this January, I've created this blog to share with you some of the first signs of hearing loss and what you should do if you notice them in either yourself or a loved one. Hearing loss occurs in people of all...
Best of The West Winner’s for The 6th Year Running!
We are absolutely thrilled to have won Best of The West for the 6th year running! Thank you to all of our wonderful patients, and every one of you who voted for us. We won the award in the category of Best Hearing Center, and It means the world to us to be recognized...
Signs That You May Need a Hearing Test
I treat many different patients in my audiology practice, and I have never met a person who looked forward to hearing loss. However, ignoring the possibility may cause extensive damage and severely inhibit the ability to hear. That is why it is so important to visit...
Know the Facts and Prepare Yourself to Battle Hearing Loss
You have most likely suffered from some degree of hearing loss in your life. The Center for Disease Control reports that one in four adults in the United States have some degree of hearing loss. Loud noises are part of life but there are multiple things that you can...
Why Has The Latest Apple iOS Update Caused Problems Connecting To My Hearing Aids?
It’s no lie that technology gets the better of all of us from time to time. But what happens when technology gets the better of… itself? When Apple released its new iOS 13 update on September 19 2019, it initially intended to create a more user-friendly experience...
Hearing Loss Diminishes Cognitive Skills
People are slowly becoming aware of the harmful effects that hearing loss has on mental acuity. Psychological experts refer to mental acuity as the prowess of cognitive skills. This includes various aspects of cognitive functioning such as memory, attention,...
Adjusting the Volume on Your Hearing Device
Hearing aids are truly miraculous little devices that can help vastly improve your daily hearing experience in a variety of environmental settings. Be it a busy street or a quiet café, hearing aids can help you adjust with ease to all the varying degrees of noise in...
Hearing Loss Often Masquerades as Dementia
Elderly people with diminished cognitive skills often worry about having Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. In reality, the truth might be far less scary and easier to remedy. Research suggests that at least in some cases, people who worry about dementia may...
Age is Not the Only Cause for Hearing Loss
We may believe that hearing loss is a problem that affects only the elderly population. Unfortunately, nothing can be further from the truth. Hearing loss is now found in between 14% to 16% of adults between the ages of 20-69. The United Nations as well as the World...