Are you hearing all you could?
When to get a hearing test? Could you answer yes to all or most of these questions?
- Do I have a problem hearing on the telephone?
- Do I have trouble hearing when there is noise in the background?
- Is it hard for me to follow a conversation when two or more people talk at once?
- Do I have to strain to understand a conversation?
- Do many people I talk to seem to mumble (or not speak clearly)?
- Do I misunderstand what others are saying and respond inappropriately?
- Do I often ask people to repeat themselves?
- Do I have trouble understanding the speech of women and children?
- Do people complain that I turn the TV volume up too high?
- Do I hear a ringing, roaring, or hissing sound a lot?
- Do some sounds seem too loud?
What can I expect with a hearing device?
Communication, socialization and a feeling of well being are strongly dependent on the sense of hearing. The personal impact of wearing hearing instruments goes beyond treatment of a hearing loss. According to the National Council on Aging (NCOA), treatment with hearing instruments relates to:
- Improved interpersonal relationships with family.
- Reduction in hearing loss compensation behaviors.
- Reduction in discriminatory behaviors toward the person with the hearing loss.
- Reduction in anger and frustration.
- Reduction in depression and depressive symptoms.
- Improved emotional stability.
- Reduction in introverted behavior.
- Belief that you are in control of your life.
- Reduced paranoid feelings.
- Enhanced group social activity.
- Improved overall health and pain reduction.
Who gives the test?
Martha Artz-Cain B.C. - H.I.S - joined the practice in December, 1978 and was licensed in Virginia and West Virginia in 1981. After Allen’s semi-retirement in 1993, she became President of the Corporation. Wishing to continue the work started by Allen, she has maintained the high standards he developed for the Company. This includes working closely with the manufacturers and supervising the fittings done in all four offices to ensure the quality each patient deserves. She became Board Certified in Hearing Instrument Sciences in 1999 and was elected Secretary of the Virginia Society of Hearing Aid Specialists. She also holds memberships in the West Virginia Hearing Aid Society and the International Hearing Society.
Cynthia Berrane Hearing Instrument Specialist - has over 20 years of experience in the art of fitting and counseling the hearing impaired. She has the latest training in digital technology and has worked with several major manufacturers of hearing instruments. As well as being licensed as a Hearing Instrument Specialist in Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland, she is also a member of the Virginia Society of Hearing Aid Specialists and the International Hearing Society. When she joined the staff of Hearing Aid Services in 1995 the Company was able to expand its services to include in-home testing and fitting and add the Front Royal office.
Who helps me after I purchase a hearing aid?
Once you have been fitted with the instrument of your choice you will receive unlimited counseling and adjustments until you are fully satisfied with your improved hearing. No other Hearing Service offers such a comprehensive auditory counseling program with no additional charge beyond the cost of the initial fitting. In fact, we will see you at least every six months for follow up cleaning and an electronic check of your hearing instruments including a retest of your hearing, aided and unaided, at least once a year after your fitting is complete. All of this is included in our exclusive "Lifetime of Instrument In Office Service" agreement. Most hearing services ask you to return only if you think you need to. This is not in the best interest of you or your instruments. We maintain a loaner hearing instrument service for our clients should their aid be out of service for more than one day.
Payment Methods
We gladly accept Visa, MasterCard and Care Credit.
