Why not buy hearing aids from Costco? Hearing health is a huge market with numerous options and working your way through the process of hearing testing to hearing aids can be quite confusing. While it can be tempting to go cheaper on your hearing aids by going to Costco, most …
Oticon Better Hearing Challenge
Take the Oticon Better Hearing Challenge! Can your current devices stand up to the challenge? Did you know that we hear with our brains and not our ears? Oticon More™ hearing devices give the brain more of what it needs to make better sense of sound, so you can get …
OTC Hearing Devices
Lost, confused, unsure, or puzzled about the difference between prescription hearing devices and over the counter devices? We are here to help. On October 17, 2022 over the counter devices (OTC) became available to the public. The bill making this possible was introduced in 2017 and finalized in August 2022. …
Fact Friday from Freedom
Did you know that 1 in 3 people over the age of 65 have a disabling hearing loss? Worldwide, 432,000,000 adults and 34,000,000 children have disabling hearing loss. By the year 2050, it is estimated that over 900,000,000 people will have disabling hearing loss. 60% of childhood hearing loss is …
Testimonial Thursday
We are very happy to share this beautiful text from a patient’s daughter. We love our patients and we get crazy excited when we receive a wonderful testimonial that demonstrates meeting our goals. Look at this smile!
Audiologist vs Otolaryngologist (better known as an ENT)
One of our very loved local ENT’s will be retiring in August. We have had several patients call us concerned about their hearing healthcare. We wanted to take a minute to answer some of the questions we have received regarding the role of an Audiologist versus an Otolaryngologist or ENT. …
Charlie Bucy Project
Have you heard about The Charlie Bucy Project? Starting in January of this year, Freedom Hearing Center began The Charlie Bucy Project. This project came about as a result of a hearing aid give away that we did for Better Hearing Month in 2019. The idea was to have anyone …
Hearing Aids and Masks – Helpful Tips
If you wear behind the ear (BTE) hearing aids, you may have noticed that it can be challenging to wear a mask with your hearing aids. We have had several patients advise that they have nearly lost their hearing aids while removing their mask. Here are a few tips to …
Your Ears Are Just as Unique as Your Fingerprint!
Hearing aids typically range in cost and that range depends on what kind of processing and technology are involved as well as the quality of materials used. The more advanced technology options obtained from an Audiologist are small computers that have the ability to filter sound and distinctively enhance the …
