Posts Tagged People With Hearing Loss

  • Ask the Audiologist – What is an FM system? Ask the Audiologist – What is an FM system?

    By Tara Hartman, Au.D., CCC-A Audiology Consultants, P.C. An FM system is a special wireless device that helps people hear better in noisy listening situations. FM stands for frequency modulation and uses radio waves to transmit audio signals to the listener. The device is typically used in con...

  • When Should I Get a Hearing Test? When Should I Get a Hearing Test?

    By Tiffany Meier, Au.D., CCC-A Audiology Consultants, P.C. This is a very good question. It may seem as though this question has a very obvious answer, with the answer being that you should have a hearing test if you are having trouble hearing, and yes, this answer is correct. However, there are...

  • What is your Sign... Language? What is your Sign… Language?

    By Dr. Molly Parker Audiologist Parker Audiology, PC When I was a child, people would notice that I wore amplification, and they would ask me if I knew sign language. Their speech would suddenly get louder, and they talked to me like I did not understand English. I felt foolish when they did t...

  • The Empty Chair... and Hearing Loss The Empty Chair… and Hearing Loss

    By Dr. Molly Parker Audiologist Parker Audiology, PC Much has been made of the Empty Chair Speech by Clint Eastwood recently. People with hearing loss sometimes feel like an empty chair…they are there but not really there. We all have days where we feel like circumstances drive us, and we no...