Our Services

Having a thorough hearing evaluation is the first important step in your hearing health journey. We’re here to help you and your loved ones hear better so you can get the most out of life. Together, through the hearing evaluation, our licensed hearing aid specialist will help you or a loved one discover if a hearing loss is present. If you are facing a hearing loss, we at Lifesounds Hearing Healthcare will be able to identify the type and degree of hearing loss and determine a comprehensive hearing solution plan that best fits your hearing needs, lifestyle, and preferences.

When you arrive for your hearing exam, you will be asked to fill in some confidential case history forms that record your personal information, medical history, and insurance verification. You will also fill in a questionnaire which helps us discover the specific types of environments where you may be experiencing hearing loss and hearing difficulties.

Next, we will examine your ears with an otoscope, a special instrument that allows us to see into your ear canal and examine your ear drum. Then we move on to the actual audiometric exam or hearing test. You will sit in a sound booth, wearing a headset while being presented a series of low and high frequency beeping tones, which assess your ability to understand sounds and conversation within a short distance. You will also be given several words to repeat and the results of these tests determines your percentage of hearing loss, your ability to understand speech, and whether or not the use of hearing aids is a recommended solution for you.

Like having an outfit custom-tailored for you, the right fit makes all the difference. Hearing aid fitting is critical to your success wearing and using hearing aids. You can depend on Lifesounds Hearing Healthcare to provide you with the best professional services and hearing aid fittings in the area. Hearing aids work best when they are custom-fit to your ears and programmed for your hearing needs based on the results of your hearing test, your individual preferences, and the unique listening environments that are important to you in your daily life. We can fine-tune your hearing aids to help you hear in a variety of sound environments such as noisy restaurants, church, groups of people, work, or other difficult listening situations. Hearing is very subjective; so friends that may have the same degree of hearing loss as you may prefer to have their hearing aids programmed quite differently - everyone is unique and therefore has unique and highly individualized hearing needs.

Most people develop a hearing loss over several years. Consequently, regaining your hearing ability with the use of hearing aids will not happen overnight. Becoming reacquainted with sounds and clarity of speech takes practice and time. Everyone has a unique journey through this process. Some folks take only a few days to get used to wearing hearing aids, but for most it can take a few weeks to a few months to acclimate. The key here is patience with yourself and patience with the process. Lifesounds Hearing Healthcare is here to help you every step of the way. Therefore, it is critical that you follow wearing time guidelines set up by your hearing aid professional and be sure to attend all follow-up visits. Since today’s hearing aids are highly programmable, small adjustments can make a big difference in how you are hearing. Not only must the physical fit be comfortable, but the loudness of sound and clarity of speech must be satisfactory and if it isn’t, come back for an office visit so that we can provide alterations to achieve a comfortable fit for you.

Hearing aids are designed to be worn everyday and help us to communicate with the world around us. On occasion, however, they may require service beyond the regular cleaning and maintenance they receive from you. Hearing aids are sensitive electronic devices that are working hard, day in and day out, to provide you with excellent hearing assistance. Because of this, the hearing aids get exposed to earwax and oil, moisture, dust, and debris, even though you are trying your hardest to keep them dry, clean, and in working order.

Today we live in a very noisy world. Noise-induced hearing loss is one of the major causes of hearing loss but it can be prevented with the proper use of hearing protection. Long-term exposure to heavy machinery, loud music over time, or a single gunshot blast are examples of noise-induced hearing loss. Generic earplugs can help noise levels, but the best protection is to wear custom earmolds which are molded to specifically fit your ear shape. These types of solid earmolds are designed to be comfortable while protecting against high noise level activities over longer time periods. We also provide custom hunter’s molds, sleep molds, swim molds, musician’s ear molds, and speciality molds for communication in such professions as pilots, police officers, race car drivers, etc. Lifesounds Hearing Healthcare can help fit you with a comfortable, customized earmold solution for any of your needs.