Virus update

Ears to You remains committed to providing quality hearing care during these trying days.
We plan to continue seeing patients, but our schedule has been structured so that only one patient is in the office at any one time.
Walk-ins are allowed if no other patients are present. Patients may be accompanied by a family member or friend as desired.
Patients are asked to use hand sanitizer or wash their hands upon arrival. Patients with symptoms such as cough, fever, shortness of breath,
or muscle aches are asked to reschedule. Surfaces are cleaned following each appointment.

One patient emailed us, “You are essential personnel.” 🙂

David A. Taylor, MA
Audiologist & Hearing Aid Specialist
Ears to You

Ears to You

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Perhaps the biggest mistake a hearing aid patient makes

It’s not your fault. Really, it’s not. No one ever told you that a hearing care provider is not doing his job when he attaches your brand new hearing aids to a computer and programs them without performing speech mapping or real ear. Sure, it looks like he’s doing his job. It seems like he knows what he’s doing as he taps away at the keyboard and asks you questions about what you’re hearing. [Read more…]

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Stoicism, anyone?

One of the most frustrating character types I work with is the stoic. Just the other day I struck up a conversation at the hardware store with one of these folks. His hearing loss was obvious because we were face to face and he was still saying “huh?” I asked him if he was tired of saying “what?” or “huh?” all the time. Turned out he was okay with his poor hearing. He said it was all a part of getting old and he just had to put up with it. Then he related a story about an accident with his garage door and how he still wasn’t recovered from that. I had a chance to talk briefly with his wife as well. It seems that “huh?” and “what?” and “pardon me?” are part of the fabric of their lives, as accepted as the cane he uses and the slow pace they walk.

It doesn’t have to be this way! Hearing aid use has strong associations with better emotional and mental health outcomes. An improved quality of life is available to many if they would just make the effort. [Read more…]