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With Governor Charlie Baker announcing a tw0-week extension to the stay-at-home advisory, Duncan Hearing Healthcare is scheduled to open doors for in-person appointments on May 18th. However, as time passes and more of our patients are experiencing hearing...
With the stay at home order now extended to May 18th, more and more patients are calling us because they’re in need of help. Whether for adjustments, repairs, replacements or a long over-due cleaning. That’s why, during this time, the decision has been made to...
As our community continues to respond to the challenges presented by COVID-19, our procedures and processes are adapting to ensure that you continue to receive the support and help that you need in the safest possible way. Today, on April 9, 2020, here is our...
While it is true that aging affects our ability to hear National Institutes of Health (NIH) statistics indicate that 50% of adults over age 75 experience some degree of hearing loss, assuming it is an inevitable defect of aging without a remedy is dangerous. The World...
Instead of isolating you from family, friends, and neighbors because of hearing loss, hearing aids restore those connections and provide you with a more satisfying quality of life and a greater level of independence. However, to experience these benefits, you have to...
You might not believe it, but I have treated many patients in my audiology practice over the years, and have never met a person who looked forward to learning that they have a hearing loss. Most experience a level of shock because they simply did not know. Ignoring...
Misunderstandings, inconveniences, and frustration are common issues when dealing with a loved one suffering from a hearing loss. Not only does the one with a hearing loss experience these problems, but I have also noted that every family member and friend also feels...
Causes of hearing loss can include heredity, aging, injury, diseases, acoustic tumors, ototoxic drug use, and others. However, noise-induced hearing loss is among the most devastating. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports, “An estimated 12.5% of children and...
Approximately 38.2 million Americans (14.3 percent) report some degree of a hearing loss, according to Johns Hopkins Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health. The most common form of treatment for hearing loss is the use of hearing aids. Consequently, hearing...
