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Over 40 years experience as licensed audiologist. Featuring custom fit in ear aids (digital), and behind ear digital aids, hearing exams, batteries, repairs- new location at 600 Pine Avenue, Niagara Falls.
Hearing loss is the third most common health problem in the United States. More than 31 million Americans have some type of hearing problem. Although hearing problems are commonly associated with the normal aging process, more than half of all hearing impaired persons are under the age of 65. Hearing difficulties are often unrecognized by the person involved, and as a result, most people wait 7 to 10 years before seeking help.
The good news is that there is help for persons with hearing loss—but the first step is to visit an audiologist who can evaluate your hearing and determine the type and degree of your hearing loss. We serve the heart of Niagara Falls and surrounding areas including Grand Island and the Tonawandas.
What is an Audiologist?
An audiologist is a professional who
diagnoses, treats, and manages individuals with hearing loss or
balance problems. Audiologists have received a master's or doctoral
degree from an accredited university graduate program. Their
academic and clinical training provides the foundation for patient
management from birth through adulthood. Audiologists determine
appropriate patient treatment of hearing and balance problems by
combining a complete history with a variety of specialized auditory
and vestibular assessments. Based upon the diagnosis, the
audiologist presents a variety of treatment options to patients
with hearing impairment or balance problems. Audiologists dispense
and fit hearing aids as part of a comprehensive habilitative
program. Audiologists may be found working in medical centers and
hospitals, private practice settings, schools, government health
facilities and agencies, as well as colleges and universities. As a
primary hearing health provider, audiologists refer patients to
physicians when the hearing or balance problem requires medical or
surgical evaluation or treatment.
Where do audiologists work?
Audiologists work in private practice offices,
hospitals and medical centers, clinics, public and private schools,
universities, rehabilitation or speech and hearing centers, health
maintenance organizations and nursing homes. Audiologists work
closely with government agencies, practicing physicians and hearing
aid manufacturers. Audiologists conduct clinical activities with
patients, are involved in hearing research, dispense hearing aids
and assistive listening devices and teach at universities and
medical schools.
Why
should someone with hearing loss be evaluated by an
audiologist?
Audiologists hold
master's or doctoral degrees from accredited universities with
special training in the prevention, identification, assessment and
non-medical treatment of hearing disorders. Audiologists are
required to complete a full-time internship and pass a demanding
national competency examination. By virtue of their graduate
education and licensure, audiologists are the most qualified
professionals to perform hearing tests, refer patients for medical
treatment and provide hearing rehabilitation services.
What do audiologists
do?
Hearing Testing
Audiologists use specialized equipment to obtain accurate results
about hearing loss. These tests are typically conducted in
sound-treated rooms with calibrated equipment. The audiologist is
trained to inspect the eardrum with an otoscope, perform limited
ear wax removal, conduct diagnostic audiologic tests, and check for
medically-related hearing problems.
Hearing loss is caused by medical problems about 10% of the time. Audiologists are educated to recognize these medical problems and refer patients to ear, nose and throat physicians (known as otolaryngologists). Most persons with hearing impairment can benefit from the use of hearing aids, and audiologists are knowledgeable about the latest applications of hearing aid technology.
Hearing Services for
Infants & Children
Good hearing is essential to the social and intellectual development of infants and young children. Audiologists test hearing and identify hearing loss in children of any age. This includes newborn and infant hearing screening and diagnostic hearing tests with young children. Audiologists provide hearing therapy and fit hearing aids on babies and young children with hearing loss. Services for School Children
Good hearing is essential to the social and intellectual development of infants and young children. Audiologists test hearing and identify hearing loss in children of any age. This includes newborn and infant hearing screening and diagnostic hearing tests with young children. Audiologists provide hearing therapy and fit hearing aids on babies and young children with hearing loss. Services for School Children
Audiologists provide a full range of hearing and rehabilitative hearing services in private and public schools for students in all grades. Such services are essential to the development of speech, language and learning skills in children with hearing problems.
Hearing Services &
Counseling
Audiologists are vitally concerned that every
person, regardless of age, benefit from good hearing. Audiologists
provide individual counseling to help those with hearing loss
function more effectively in social, educational and occupational
environments. It is a fact of life that we lose hearing acuity, as
we grow older, and that hearing problems are commonly associated
with the elderly. Audiologists are committed to helping senior
citizens to hear better. Hearing Aids & Assistive
Listening Devices
Audiologists provide complete hearing aid services to clients with hearing problems. Audiologists are also experts with assistive listening equipment and personal alerting devices. Audiologists provide education and training so that persons with hearing impairment can benefit from amplification and communication devices.
Audiologists dispense the majority of hearing aids in the United States. Audiologists use the most advanced computerized procedures to individualize the fitting of hearing aids. Hearing aid options are thoroughly discussed with each potential user based on the results of a complete hearing aid test battery and the individual needs of each patient. Follow-up care and hearing aid accessories are routinely available from dispensing audiologists.
Hearing Conservation
Programs
Prolonged exposure to loud noise causes permanent hearing loss. Because audiologists are concerned with the prevention of hearing loss, they are often involved in implementing programs to protect the hearing of individuals who are exposed to noisy industrial and recreational situations. Hearing Research
Prolonged exposure to loud noise causes permanent hearing loss. Because audiologists are concerned with the prevention of hearing loss, they are often involved in implementing programs to protect the hearing of individuals who are exposed to noisy industrial and recreational situations. Hearing Research
Audiologists engage in a wide variety of research activities to develop new hearing assessment techniques and new rehabilitative technologies, particularly in the area of hearing aids. Research reports of audiologists can be found in the professional literature of medical and scientific journals. Audiologists write textbooks on hearing evaluation, hearing aids and the management of people with hearing loss. Audiologists help develop professional standards and are represented on the boards of national and government agencies.
More than 28 million Americans have some type of hearing problem. Hearing difficulties are often unrecognized by the person involved. Children and teenagers seldom complain about the symptoms of hearing loss, and adults may lose their hearing so gradually they do not realize it is happening. The first step in treatment of a hearing problem is a hearing evaluation by an audiologist.
Products & Services
Over 40 years experience as licensed audiologist. Featuring custom
fit in ear aids (digital), and behind ear digital aids, hearing
exams, batteries, repairs- new location at 600 Pine Avenue, Niagara
Falls
Convenient location on Pine Avenue, in Niagara Falls just minutes from Erie County. Wheelchair access, senior citizen discount.
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Hours of Operation:
Monday:
9:00AM
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1:00PM
Tuesday:
9:00AM
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1:00PM
Wednesday:
9:00AM
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10:30AM
Thursday:
9:00AM
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1:00PM
Friday:
9:00AM
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1:00PM
Sunday:
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Areas Served:
- Bergholtz
- Colonial Village
- Lewiston
- Lewiston Heights
- Martinsville
- Model City
- Niagara Falls
- Niagara University
- North Ridge
- Pekin
- Porter Center
- Queenston
- Ransomville
- Sanborn
- Sawyer
- Shawnee
- St. Johnsburg
- Stella Niagara
- Town Of Niagara
- Tuscarora Nation
- Walmore
- Wheatfield
- Youngstown
Affiliations:
- Fellow of American Academy of Audiology
- American Speech
- Language and Hearing Association.
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