Q.  It’s time.  My hearing has been getting worse for the past few years.  Trying to hear people with masks on has pushed me over the edge.  What steps should I take to get hearing aids?  Do I have to go to my primary doctor first? A.  In Texas it is not necessary to visit […]

Q.  I bought some new hearing aids at an Austin-area Walmart last month so I would finally hear the holidays better for the first time in years.  But I hear way too much.  Every day I turn the hearing aids down to the point where they don’t do any good.  Is this normal? A.  Over […]

Q.  My hearing has bothered my family and I for a few years.  I’m 54 and enjoy an active, Austin lifestyle.  How well will hearing aids hold up during wet and sweaty activities like swimming, jogging, golf, hiking, and mountain biking? A.  Hearing aids you find at a true hearing center are highly water resistant […]

Q.  As a working musician in Austin for the past 25+ years, my gigs have taken a toll on my hearing.  I know I need hearing aids because many people I play with tell me I over-play and over-sing.  Will I be able to wear hearing aids when I have a gig? A.  The short […]

Q.  At Thanksgiving in South Austin, I tried my brother’s hearing aids?  One sounded too low, and the other sounded too loud.  I need hearing aids myself, but not if they sound like that.  Why would they sound so different? A.  Your hearing loss must be different from your brother’s hearing loss.  To him, his […]

Q.  At our family’s Thanksgiving meal, one of my sister’s handed around her cell phone when she needed to hear someone better.  They would talk to her hearing aids through her cell phone.  How does that work? A.  With some newer hearing aids from the past 4 to 5 years, a smart phone can be […]

Q.  At our family’s Thanksgiving meal, one of my sister’s handed around her cell phone when she needed to hear someone better.  They would talk to her hearing aids through her cell phone.  How does that work? A.  With some newer hearing aids from the past 4 to 5 years, a smart phone can be […]

Q.  It seems like half the time when I pull off my face mask, I end up pulling off one or both of my hearing aids as well.  I have to wear my hearing aids, so how can I avoid pulling them off with my mask? A.  Most of our patients who wear hearing aids […]

Q.  I am wearing my third pair of hearing aids and got my first ones about 15 years ago.  At some point will my hearing loss get bad enough that hearing aids stop working for me? A.  Perhaps.  I mentioned last week that a general hearing aid rule is to provide help with a hearing […]

Q.  I was born with very limited hearing in my right ear.  I am in my late 40’s and for the past 2 to 3 years I have had more trouble hearing with my left ear, my good ear.  If I need a hearing aid for my left ear, could one help my right ear, […]