Here in Hardin County, hearing loss is more common than you think. Most of my patients don’t go to rock concerts and blast loud music in their houses. They just live. Going to the gun range, working in the sweltering heat on noisy oil & gas equipment, and...
An online hearing aid is a hearing aid that can be bought from a company that only (or mostly) sells its hearing devices online. In some ways, this is a good thing. Because only about 50% of people with a hearing loss will seek treatment for it, it’s a way to get more...
Hearing loss in our community is pretty common, especially noise-induced hearing loss among refinery workers and hunters – many of the people who see us and are exposed long term to loud noise are in their thirties. We see a number of older people with a hearing loss...
Isn’t it strange how wearing glasses is seen as ‘trendy’ whereas hearing aids are some sort of taboo? For many years, hearing aids have been attached to the signs of aging, and many people are reluctant to get help in fear that they will look ‘bulky’ and ‘obvious.’...
At our hearing center, patients regularly ask me how they’ll know when it’s time to upgrade their hearing aids. The answer isn’t as simple as you might think. Although hearing aids typically last five to seven years, it’s not always the...
It’s my firm belief that cost should never be a barrier to caring for your hearing health. When I founded Big Thicket Hearing Aids & Audiology, my goal was to create a hearing clinic that provides excellent yet affordable hearing care to the people of Hardin...
