ChEARS Center for Hearing Excellence | 619.229.4904

Our Services

ChEARS Hearing Center provides:

• Comprehensive hearing evaluations
• Tympanometry
• Acoustic Reflexes
• Reflex Day
• Hearing aid selection and fittings
• Hearing rehabilitation services
• Tinnitus evaluations and counseling
• Assistive listening devices for the telephone and television.
• Custom swim molds
• Musician hearing protection molds
• Bluetooth cell phone ear pieces
• Musician monitors

We see many patients with a variety of ear symptoms. We use the most modern technology. Once you have told us your history and your personal expectations with regard to your hearing, we provide you with detailed advice on the most appropriate products and facilities to meet your requirements.

• Comprehensive Hearing Evaluation
The comprehensive evaluation is used to determine your type and degree of hearing loss. This evaluation is non-invasive and painless. It may include an audiogram, impedance audiometry and/or otoacoustic emissions. The treatment options will then be discussed with you. Since 90% of hearing losses are not amenable to medical treatment, aural rehabilitation is frequently recommended.

Test & Audiometry
In order to adjust your hearing aid to your individual requirements, we first determine your personal hearing profile, or "audiogram." This is done by testing your ability to hear a variety of speech and environmental sounds.

The Ear Impression
Since the various systems produce different hearing impressions, it is important for you to make a comparison yourself. For this purpose we will produce custom made earmolds based on the exact contours of your ears. We can then ensure that your hearing aid fits perfectly.

The Fitting
To determine the optimum settings for your hearing aids, we use your audiogram, as well as your personal impression of how well you can hear. This adjustment process is carried out using a computer.
When adjusting your hearing aids, we take various measurements to check how well you can hear. Once we teach you how to operate them and instruct you on the energy supply (batteries), you should wear your new hearing aids for a few days in your regular surroundings.

Based upon what you tell us about how well you can hear in your everyday surroundings, we will make any necessary final adjustments to your hearing aids.

Follow-up Care
Once your hearing aids have been fitted to your complete satisfaction, we will provide you with detailed information on how they should be maintained. Of course, you can have your hearing aids checked by us at any time. This will ensure that the sound quality remains as good as ever, and will extend the life of your aids.

 

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