I frequently get questions about what cell phone to get for use with hearing aids. There is no way for me to test out each and every hearing aid with every cell phone, unfortunately. The good news is that there is a specification that indicates the highest quality of cell phone for hearing aid users. [...]
Archive for August, 2011
Did you know we accept many health insurances?
August 23rd, 2011 
DrEric We accept many health insurances. Just call and ask us to check eligibility. We have been working very hard to ensure we can bill your insurance for any services they will cover so you don’t face large out of pocket expenses. We are contracted as in-plan providers with insurances including Medicare, MedAdvantage, Regence BlueCross BlueShield, [...]
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Tags: cigna, hearing aids, hearing loss, insurance, medicare, ods, providence, regence, workers compensation 
No Comments »Why I like mini behind-the-ear hearing aids
August 19th, 2011 DrEric You may have noticed I have pictures of just one style of hearing aid on my reviews, the mini behind-the-ear (mBTE) style. I do carry the older style in-the-ear and in-the-canal hearing aids, and these are good choices for some people. But most of my hearing aid fittings these days are now the mBTE style. [...]
Posted in Hearing Aid News, Hearing Aid Reviews Tags: audiologist, audiology, hearing aids, hearing loss, portland No Comments »Oticon Agil Pro hearing aids
August 10th, 2011 DrEric The hearing aid manufacturer Oticon continues to be one of my favorites primarily due to their very heavy commitment to research and development. They have routinely had a strong value per dollar and are always one of the top manufacturers with innovation. Earlier this year I started using their Agil Pro hearing aid as one [...]
Posted in Hearing Aid News, Hearing Aid Reviews, Uncategorized News Tags: agil, hearing aids, hearing loss, oticon, portland No Comments »Widex Clear 440 hearing aids
August 3rd, 2011 DrEric Widex has been one of my perennial favorite hearing aid manufacturers. They now have a new product called the Clear. In addtion to being a solid choice in hearing aids, with all the bells and whistles you would hope from a premium hearing aid, they offer a unique tool for people who suffer from tinnitus. [...]
Posted in Hearing Aid News, Hearing Aid Reviews Tags: hearing aids, hearing loss, portland, tinnitus, widex No Comments »Unitron’s new remote control for their hearing aids
August 3rd, 2011 DrEric Unitron has been around for years, and its technology is based on another major hearing aid manufacturer, Phonak. Unitron has always added their own features onto the Phonak products, however. Most recently, Unitron has developed an innovative remote control for many of their hearing aids. They call this their Smart Control. Remote controls have been [...]
Posted in Hearing Aid News, Hearing Aid Reviews Tags: hearing aids, hearing loss, portland, unitron No Comments »Diabetes and hearing loss
August 3rd, 2011 DrEric Hearing loss is about twice as common in adults with diabetes compared to those who do not have the disease, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Yet hearing screenings typically are not part of the regular regimen of care that people [...]
Posted in Hearing Loss News, Uncategorized News Tags: audiologist, audiology, diabetes, hearing aids, hearing loss, portland No Comments »The two most important questions to ask when choosing and audiologist
August 1st, 2011 DrEric Here is a short clip I made about the two most important things to ask your audiologist when deciding whether they should dispense your new set of hearing aids.
Posted in Hearing Aid News, Hearing Loss News Tags: audiologist, audiology, eric frederick, hearing aids, hearing loss, portland No Comments »