If you need help navigating your United Healthcare (UHC) hearing and hearing aid benefits, Gardner Audiology in Dunnellon, Crystal River and Inverness, Florida are the experts.   Their doctors and support staff are credentialed in-network providers for all UHC plans including Empire (New York State), Medicare Complete plans, AARP and corporate plans for employees and retirees. … [Read More]

If you live in Pasco County, Florida, need hearing aids and have United Healthcare Insurance then you are lucky. United Healthcare (UHC) provides hearing benefits through many of their plans including the Medicare Advantage plans. If you’re checking on your individual benefits, we recommend you enlist the services of one of our Gardner Audiology insurance… [Read More]

  Introduction   I have a mild hearing loss in my left ear and a mild to moderate hearing loss in my right ear and, I have worn hearing aids for at least 30 years. As an audiologist, I enjoy trying and reviewing new hearing aid models and technology. I was excited to test out… [Read More]

As an audiologist, I’ve been a hearing healthcare provider for over 46 years. This last week I’ve seen a lot of hype about people saving thousands of dollars on hearing aids when they buy over the counter without a proper in person hearing test. But, what exactly are they buying?  First off, buying any hearing… [Read More]

Background  There is a new category of hearing devices. In 2017, the US Congress passed legislation allowing vendors to sell Over the Counter (OTC) hearing aids that you can buy off the shelf or on the internet without so much as a hearing test or visual inspection of your ear. This month the FDA finally got around to defining what an OTC device is.  The new Bose SoundControl would be classified as an OTC hearing aid.  I’m a… [Read More]

Is the Signia Active Pro a hearing aid or a good quality bluetooth earbud? Based on my first hand experience it does a good job of doing both. Regular hearing aids will function like a bluetooth device that streams phone calls and music directly from your phone through the aids. In my opinion the quality… [Read More]

Background  Lively Hearing has been doing a lot of television advertising in Florida and their parent company, Redesign Health, is regrettably pushing Florida legislation that would allow consumers to waive a proper hearing exam before they buy prescription fit hearing aids.  Lively wants to bypass existing rules, mail hearing aids directly to the consumer and provide 3 years of remote audiology care. Their audiologist would… [Read More]

Gardner Audiology in Tampa Bay is offering consumers free loan of the newest major brand hearing aids for a comparison field study. In exchange for their opinion on a post fitting survey Audiology Doctors will give participants: *Free candidate screenings *Free fitting of the hearing aid model of their choice after doctor consultation *At the… [Read More]