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Over The Counter Hearing Aids, Part III

Over The Counter Hearing Aids, Part III

Over The Counter (OTC) hearing aids are becoming more prevalent since national legislation was passed and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released their final rule in 2022. OTC hearing aids are available from a variety of companies without the need to visit a...

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Over The Counter Hearing Aids, Part II

Over The Counter Hearing Aids, Part II

Over The Counter (OTC) hearing aids are becoming more prevalent since national legislation was passed and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released their final rule in 2022. OTC hearing aids are available from a variety of companies without the need to visit a...

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Over The Counter Hearing Aids, Part I

Over The Counter Hearing Aids, Part I

In October, 2022, the Over The Counter (OTC) hearing aid legislation was enacted. For the first time, it allowed hearing aids with certain characteristics to be sold without a prescription or professional involved in the process. Designer Audiology regularly receives...

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Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids: My Patients and the Big Picture

Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids: My Patients and the Big Picture

By Janet F. Morton, Au.D. Over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids have been all over the news and I’ve been fielding questions from friends and patients. A great number of the questions have been from people who are concerned that OTC hearing aids are going to have a...

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Do You Offer a Discount?

Do You Offer a Discount?

During my time at Mayo Clinic (both as a student and employee), I would occasionally be in the Operating Room for cochlear implant surgeries.  No, I was not completing any surgical component. Instead, it was my job to test the implant device prior to the surgical site...

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Hearing Screeners- Part III: Speech in Noise Testing

Hearing Screeners- Part III: Speech in Noise Testing

Guest author: Brynn N. Morales, B.S. The final blog during Better Speech and Hearing month will focus on the main complaint audiologists hear from patients: the inability to hear in the presence of background noise. The first two blogs this month introduced (1)...

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Hearing Screeners- Part II: Pure Tone Testing

Hearing Screeners- Part II: Pure Tone Testing

Guest author: Brynn N. Morales, B.S. To kick-off Better Speech and Hearing month, the blog last week addressed hearing screening questionnaires that determined if a medical professional needs to be involved in the assessment process (CEDRA) and the effect hearing...

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Hearing Screeners- Part I: Questionnaires

Hearing Screeners- Part I: Questionnaires

Guest author: Brynn N. Morales, B.S. The year 2020 has been unique for everybody and Designer Audiology is no exception.  As a small healthcare business, we have been focusing on the safety and health of our staff, patients, and community.  Social distancing...

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Telehealth Now Available!

Telehealth Now Available!

This week I was able to meet up with a colleague while at a conference.  During our dinner conversation, we reminisced about “the way things were.”  Ten (or more!) years ago, things seemed much simpler: landline phones were often saved for endearing or...

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