Category Archives: In the News
LACE: Listening and Communication Enhancement
One of the most common complaints expressed by patients to their audiologists concerns the difficulty they have when attempting to listen in the presence of background noise. This difficulty includes, but is not limited to, situations where one tries to carry on a conversation in a restaurant, while a TV is on, while water is [...]
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LOUD Dining Environments: Should We ALL Suffer in NOISE ?
During a recent visit with my husband to an Atlanta area restaurant, we were subjected to something that many diners around the United States have more and more come to recognize … and detest – the excessive loudness of restaurants’ dining environments. The two of us had just been seated at our reserved table when [...]
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“HONEY, YOU KNOW I CAN’T HEAR YOU WHEN THE WATER IS RUNNING”
After the identification of a hearing impairment aural rehabilitation is part of the process whereby appropriate therapies are implemented. Aural rehab is designed to help people adjust to their hearing loss and maximize their potential with hearing aids. Strategies include a thorough , discussion of the many assistive devices available to further maximize hearing potential, [...]
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Amazing Feature on the Today Show
Check out this amazing feature on the today show!
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I can hear you, … but I can’t understand you…
The statement above is one that Audiologists hear almost every day. While this complaint is a common one, its cause is not always so easy to determine. There are quite a number of different reasons that may give rise to such a complaint. A high-frequency loss of hearing is one potential reason, but another is [...]
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Chuck Leavell Talks About the Importance of Hearing Protection
Chuck is one of the most respected and sought-after piano players and keyboardists in modern music history, as well as one of the most dedicated and revered conservationists in the world. His work both as a solo artist and as a musician with The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, The Allman Brothers Band, The [...]
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“ADOPT A BAND” Program
Our own ACA audiologist and business owner, Dr. Kadyn Williams, participated at the Drum Corp International competition held at the GA Dome last Saturday July 30. Dr. Williams along with representatives from the Georgia Academy of Audiology and the Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation provided information to young musicians, parents and spectators on the value of wearing hearing protectors when [...]
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Cell Phone and Hearing Aid Compatibility – It’s About Time!
Until very recently, wearers of hearing aids who wanted to use cell phones have often had to endure some frustrating barriers to attaining clear communication. Annoying difficulties such as static and interference often have caused many hearing aid patients to shy away from cell phone usage altogether. Many have felt that their pleas for improved [...]
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It Takes a Village:But the Rewards are Great!
Approximately thirty-six million, or 1 out of 10, Americans have some degree of hearing loss. So, take a moment to imagine how often you have been in a conversation with someone that is experiencing some communication difficulty!
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You “misunderheard” me.