Phonak is a popular hearing aid brand in Florida.  Like all hearing aids, they need support with service and repair. Gardner Audiology in Dunnellon, Inverness, and Crystal River, Florida is dedicated to supporting consumers who purchased Phonak hearing aids.  Our onsite repair labs can often fix a Phonak aid on the same day. We are an authorized Phonak provider… [Read More]

Gardner Audiology has been an authorized Starkey hearing aid provider for the past 45 years. Over the lifespan of Starkey we have seen them pioneer many new hearing technologies without the obstacles that other world brand hearing aid companies experience.  As the only American owned global hearing aid manufacturer, Starkey helps American professionals, such as Gardner Audiology, to solve patent hearing problems with innovation and inspiration.   Their new line of Livio artificial intelligence hearing aids are an example… [Read More]

Are you having problems with your ReSound hearing aid/s?  Gardner Audiology in Dunnellon, Florida is a ReSound authorized hearing aid repair center.  Dr. Angela Schenk, your Dunnellon Hearing Doctor is here to help.  Many times the problem is simple and can be resolved in office; meaning you will not have to be without your hearing aid/s.   In-office hearing aid repairs (fees may… [Read More]

Looking into the new ReSound hearing aid?  Gardner Audiology in Dunnellon, Florida is an authorized ReSound hearing aid center.  Dr. Angela Schenk is your Dunnellon Gardner Audiologist and is an expert in working with all ReSound hearing aids.  The new ReSound hearing aids, LiNX Quattro, offers exceptional sound quality, streaming to Apple and most Android (v10 or higher and Bluetooth 5) smartphones and rechargeability.    ReSound also offers custom hearing aids, offering options from completely in the canal to… [Read More]

Hearing aid prices tend to vary based on geographical location, local competition and level of technology. Here in Dunnellon, Florida the average cost of many Starkey, ReSound and Phonak hearing aids ranges from $1500 per device for people with quiet lifestyles and up to $3000 per device for premium level technology that helps those with… [Read More]

Nick has been wearing a bone conduction hearing device since he was approximately 5 weeks old. In the summer of 2015, he was finally old enough for the surgical implantation, per FDA guidelines, of a Bone Anchored Hearing System (BAHS). Our family opted for the Oticon Medical Ponto Pro system. He was implanted bilaterally. Our… [Read More]

A day late, but to celebrate National Dog Day, we share with you, Astro the service dog. He was in with his Mom today. He is a diabetic service dog that also provides support for dizziness. With Mom’s permission, we were allowed to pet him and take this picture.

This is a question asked almost weekly in our Dunnellon Gardner Audiology Clinic.. Unlike vision, which people typically treat as soon as it starts failing them, treating hearing loss gets pushed off — sometimes up to 12 years, with the average being around 7 years. We get it. You can’t do basic things like drive… [Read More]

Special Olympics was founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver to “provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities (ID), giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with… [Read More]