Starkey Hearing Aid Manufacturer 2023 Updates and Review.
Starkey Hearing Technologies was founded in 1967 by William F. Austin with headquarters based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. With a motto of “Hear better. Live Better,” Starkey places a strong emphasis on how our hearing plays a vital role in our mental and physical health, as well as overall quality of life. Starkey continues their […]
Doctor Kelly Dyson Sells Suncoast Audiology to Gardner Audiology, Largo, Florida
Audiologist Dr. Kelly Dyson has left her Largo private practice and sold to Gardner Audiology on June 30, 2023. The phone number, 1-727-977-5222, is the same and the address is unchanged from 11200 Seminole Blvd., suite 301, Largo, FL 33778 Gardner Audiology is the premier hearing healthcare provider in the Tampa Bay area with 10 […]
USF student inspired about audiology since she was in the second grade
The first time I heard of audiology, I was an eager-to-learn, second-grader just beginning to realize there are some people with hearing problems. My mother received bilateral hearing aids, which changed her life for the better. But now she was wearing these small little devices behind her ears that I did not understand. At the […]
What type of hearing loss do you have?
Below is a brief explanation of each of the three basic types of hearing loss as described by the Better Hearing Institute: 1) sensorineural, 2) conductive, and 3) mixed. Gardner Audiology has almost 10,000 patients throughout Tampa Bay with one of these types of hearing loss. The first step in any attempt to improve hearing […]
Buying Phonak Hearing Aids in St. Petersburg, Florida
There are many things to consider when purchasing hearing aids. For the new user it can be overwhelming. There are many choices regarding style, technology level, color, accessories, and manufacturer. The choice of manufacturer may be the most important decision. A safe way to start is to consider one of the top six manufacturers in […]
Common complaints about hearing loss create very individual problems for my patients in Zephyrhills, Pasco County, Florida.
Difficulty understanding the voices of women and children is a common complaint that we hear every day as audiologists. It is typical to have some high frequency hearing loss as a result of normal aging and also as a result of being around loud noise. Women and children often have higher frequency voices. High frequency […]
Hearing loss effects on cognition and mental health for Tampa Bay residents.
The Facts: About 20% of adults in the United States, approximately 48 million, report some degree of hearing loss. By age 65, one out of three people has a hearing loss. About 2% of adults aged 45 to 54 have disabling hearing loss. The rate increases to 8.5% for adults aged 55 to 64. Nearly […]
Repair Resound hearing aids in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida
Resound is one of the six largest hearing aid companies in the world, founded by Rodney Perkins as Resound Corporation in 1984. Resound introduced wide dynamic range compression (WDRC) in 1989. WDRC allows a hearing aid to automatically adjust the amount of gain so that soft sounds will be made louder and loud sounds won’t […]