Hearing Aids

What are the different types of hearing loss?

Our doctors often help patients seeking treatment for two primary types of hearing loss:

• Conductive hearing loss: Sounds are not getting to the hearing nerve. This may be caused by fluid behind the eardrum, eardrum damage, or something as simple as earwax. Or even a lima bean!
• Sensorineural hearing loss: The hearing nerve is damaged. This happens because of aging, long-term exposure to loud noise, trauma, illness, or some medications. It can also be inherited.

How do we test your hearing?

Our team offers many types of hearing screenings and diagnostic tests so we can pinpoint your exact hearing problem and develop a solution that fits your hearing needs.

More complex exams can, for example, test the vibrations made by your inner ear as it responds to incoming sounds, provide information about how your ear and brain process tones and speech sounds, and evaluate the movement of your eardrum.

If you have problems with dizziness or balance, we can test your inner ear balance system and brain balance processing in response to different balance challenges.

What should I know about age-related hearing loss?

At Lawrence Otolaryngology, we help many patients with an age-related hearing loss. One of the earliest signs is not being able to hear high-pitched sounds and voices. Other symptoms of age-related hearing loss include:

• Difficulty understanding conversations, especially when there’s background noise
• People sounding as if they’re mumbling when they talk
• Greater difficulty understanding women’s voices than men’s

What types of hearing aids are available?

When you need a hearing aid, we’ll help you choose a style that’s both comfortable and strong enough for your degree of hearing loss. We offer comprehensive hearing aid services and give you many choices right in our office.

You can try out several styles to find the one that works best for you, whether you’d prefer the style that goes inside your ear or one that fits behind it. Both styles use some of the finest digital hearing technology available, including hearing aids from preferred manufacturers such as Widex, Phonak, Starkey, Signia and Unitron.

• Custom Fittings & Programming: We precisely program your devices using advanced verification to match your exact hearing loss profile and lifestyle.

• Risk-Free 30-Day Trial: Your peace of mind matters. We work closely with you during a 30-day trial to adjust and fine-tune your new devices.

• Ongoing Clean & Checks: To protect your investment, we offer in-office cleaning, moisture removal, and function checks to keep your hearing aids performing like new.

After you choose your hearing aid, we offer a 30-day trial period, during which our team will work closely with you to ensure it’s comfortable and works well for your needs.

Convenient in-office hearing aid services include accessories such as batteries, Dri-Aid™ kits to prolong the life of your hearing aid, and customized earplugs. If you ever need a repair, chances are we can do it right here in our office.

The Lawrence Otolaryngology Advantage

When you choose us for your hearing care, you benefit from the seamless collaboration between our licensed audiologists and our expert ENT physicians. If your hearing evaluation reveals an underlying medical condition, our on-site medical team is fully equipped to diagnose and treat it immediately providing a level of comprehensive medical care that standalone hearing aid retail shops simply cannot offer.

Take the First Step Toward Clearer Hearing

Don’t let hearing loss hold you back from the conversations and people you love. Whether you need a comprehensive hearing test, a new hearing aid fitting, or a routine clean and check for your current devices, the expert team at Lawrence Otolaryngology Associates is here to help.

Give us a call at Lawrence Otolaryngology Associates or request a consultation online to schedule your personalized hearing consultation today.