For years audiologists have struggled with a problem that often occurs with extreme noise exposure. With noise trauma, there is often a “blind spot” in the high pitches of hearing. What this means is there are certain speech sounds which, no matter how much you amplify them, will never sound clear. Those speech sounds are [...]
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Do you have a blind spot in your hearing?
February 8th, 2012 
DrEric 
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Tags: audiologist, audiology, hearing, hearing aids, hearing loss, hearing test, phonak, portland, starkey, widex 
No Comments »Hearing Aids Help Quiet Chronic “Ringing in the Ears” (Tinnitus), New Study Finds
February 1st, 2012 DrEric Tinnitus is any noise you can hear, but doesn’t come from a source in the outside world. As a person with constant tinnitus myself, I know this can be very disturbing at times. In some people it can cause depression, anxiety, fatigue, and anger. There are a number of approaches we can take to help [...]
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