The functional model of care offers a patient-centered approach to health concerns. Functional health providers spend time listening to you and gathering all aspects of your health history including medical, emotional, social, and environmental influences. This information is utilized…
Hearing Care Information for Musicians and Audiophiles! No matter how you look at it, there’s one basic formula that leads to hearing loss for Musicians: TIME + EXPOSURE = LOSS Many of us wait until it’s too late to…
Feeling Dizzy? Evaluation of the Vestibular and Balance System Feeling dizzy? You are not alone. It is estimated that at least half the population of the US will be affected by dizziness or balance problems during their lifetime. Balance…
How Does Your Child Hear and Talk? Communication Tips Talk naturally to your child. Talk about what your child is doing, and what your child sees. Take time to listen to your child. Respond to what is said so…
Medications & Their Effect on Hearing Commonly used medications–both over the counter and prescription, can damage hearing or aggravate an already existing condition! Any drug with the potential to cause toxic reaction to structures on the inner ear are…
There are two core features of resistant hard-of-hearing people that can also be seen in diehard alcoholics: they fail to recognize the problem (denial) and therefore do not take responsibility for it (resist treatment). Resistant hard-of-hearing people want to…
It would seem that hearing is a second-rate sense when compared to vision in our visually oriented modern society. People with hearing loss delay a decision toget hearing help because they are unaware of the fact that receiving early…
Freedom from “What”?! with Bluetooth Wireless Accessories at The Hearing Doctor, your Oklahoma Audiologist Even with properly fit hearing aids, there are still difficult communication situations that you will encounter. Some of the most common are understanding on the…
Communication Strategies for the Entire Family When someone in the family has a hearing loss, the entire family has a hearing problem. Communication is a two-way street, and both the listener with the hearing loss, and his or her…
Nothing Is Quite So Lonely As a Silent World! Nothing is more frustrating than not being able to hear. It’s almost like the world is going on around you without you being a part of it. The goal at…