Hearing Aids In Port St. Lucie, FL; Making the Right Choice!

You know you have a hearing loss, and your examination at South Coast Ear, Nose & Throat confirms it. Your otolaryngologist recommends a behind the ear hearing aid so you understand speech and keep the active lifestyle you have always enjoyed. Get ready for a positive experience.

Facts about hearing aids

People with either conductive or sensorineural hearing loss may begin withdrawing from professional, social and family gatherings as their hearing worsens. Typical problems the hearing-impaired experience are:

• Social isolation
• Irritability
• Anxiety
• Poor concentration
• Changes in short term memory

Additionally, many people wait years--12 years on average--before they admit to needing hearing aids and actually will wear them. Family and primary care physicians influence the decision to get a hearing evaluation by an otolaryngologist and to purchase hearing aids.

Getting a hearing aid at South Coast Ear, Nose & Throat

While it takes some time for many people to adjust to their new devices, most report that they are happy they pursued help. At South Coast Ear, Nose & Throat, otolaryngologists Dr. Leslie Berghash, Dr. John Lanza and Dr. Camysha Wright carefully evaluate patients of all ages for both sensorineural and conductive hearing loss.

They recommend the hearing aid just right for a person's lifestyle and specific hearing deficit. Any hearing device should help in a quiet home environment. It should be effective in a noisy work situation which presents varying kinds of sounds, approaching from many directions with differences in tone, pitch, and volume. Additionally, it should help the wearer recognize speech.

Oticon is the hearing aid of choice

While South Coast Ear, Nose & Throat uses several different hearing aid manufacturers to provide patients with the best devices possible, Oticon has proved to be a superior choice in many situations. There are several ITE, or in the ear, options and also, behind the ear models featuring the latest in digital technology--including Bluetooth connectivity with smartphones.

The audiology providers offer precise fittings, follow-up and service for their patients. People typically report seamless adjustments and hearing improvement which is truly life-changing.

It is Oticon’s goal is to help people with hearing loss fulfill their potential while living the life they choose – with the hearing they have. High performance hearing solutions includes an extraordinary appreciation of human needs, desires, and motivations – and a strong commitment to research, science, the professions we interact with, and of course, maximal customer service.