Message from Peninsula Hearing Center
Choosing a hearing professional is one of the most important decisions you will ever make and the personal relationships you will develop with the staff at Peninsula Hearing Center will continue long after your initial appointment. We understand that ongoing counseling, periodic adjustments and regular hearing aid cleanings are vital to your continued satisfaction with your investment in better hearing and we are committed to being here to support your every need.
More about Peninsula Hearing Center
1. Hearing Evaluations
* Hearing screenings
* Diagnostic evaluations
* Speech/word recognition testing
* Acoustic reflex threshold and reflex decay
* Evaluations on ages 4 and up
* Quick SIN testing â?? Speech in Noise Test
2. Tinnitus Evaluations
* Pitch matching
* Evaluate what can be done to alleviate the stress of hearing the subjective noise
3. Middle Ear Analysis
* Can be performed bedside or in office
* Analyze tympanic membrane (eardrum) movement or for perforations
* Evaluate fluid in the middle ear space
* Evaluate for possible middle ear pathologies and recommend appropriate referral
* Diagnose Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
4. Otoscopic Inspection
* Cerumen (wax) impaction
* External ear infection
* Tympanic membrane (eardrum) perforation
* Ear canal irritation
5. Hearing Aid Cleaning
* Cerumen removal
* Wax spring replacement
* Microphone and receiver tube vacuuming
* Change the tubing on a custom earmold
* Replace vent plugs on custom earmolds
6. Hearing Aid Repair
* Evaluation for Cerumen impaction in hearing aid
* Test the hearing aid in a hearing aid analyzer box to see if circuitry is damaged
* Dehumidify hearing aid
* Repair small holes in custom hearing aid shells
* Reattach faceplate on the hearing aid
* Loaner hearing aid while aid is in for repair
7. Hearing Aid Evaluation
* Educating the patient on what hearing aid is appropriate for their hearing loss, lifestyle and finances
8. Aural Rehabilitation
* LACE â?? computer training to help the brain improve auditory memory
* Improving their conversation skills
* How to be strategic about hearing in noisy environments
9. Cerumen Removal (patient cannot be on blood-thinning medication)
* Curette tools and/or ear flushing is used to remove cerumen
10. Custom Earmolds
* Custom earmolds for behind-the-ear hearing aids
* Swim plugs
* Musician plugs (ER-9, ER-15, ER-25)
* Pilot earphones
* Noise protection plugs
* iPod earplugs
* Custom music earphones (different from musician plugs)
11. Counseling
* Education on hearing loss
* How to have real expectations with their hearing aids
* How can they preserve their hearing
12. Real Ear Analysis
* Testing the hearing aids while they are in the patientsâ?? ears to get an objective view on how the hearing aids are functioning for the patient
13. Seminars
* Help educate individuals about Audiologists, hearing loss, hearing aids, and tinnitus
