Top-Quality Hearing Aids
Competitive Pricing | In-House Repairs | Over 40 Years of Experience
Competitive Pricing
In-House Repairs
Over 40 Years of Experience
Invest in Hearing Aids That Fit Your Lifestyle
At Better Hearing, Inc, your hearing aid needs will be met with kindness and patience by our certified and licensed audiologist. Communicate better and improve your quality of life with our top-quality hearing aids.
Choose from many styles of hearing aids that will allow you to live a fuller life. We offer repairs on most brands and will attempt to repair them while you wait. Our experienced audiologist is available at any time in our clinic.
Top-Grade Hearing Aids From Leading Brands
- Widex
- Phonak
- Signia
- Unitron
- Starkey
- Oticon
- GN Resound
- Jabra Enhance Plus
You can also connect easily and instantly to remote controls, TVs, personal audio systems, tablets, and more. Choose from an array of wireless accessories that boost performance with minimal effort and will keep you connected whether on the phone, watching TV, or in a noisy environment.
A Wide Range of Hearing Aid Options
- Remote controls
- Rechargeable-hearing aids (Custom, BTE )
- Bluetooth connectivity for hearing aids, TV, and cellphones
- Wireless options
- Custom-swim molds
- Noise protectors
- Assistive-listening devices
- Tinnitus management
- Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery
Hearing Aid Technology
Boost the performance of your hearing aids with our wireless communication portfolio. Enjoy a wireless connection to your cellphone, computer, and Bluetooth-enabled devices. We have a type of hearing aid to meet your individual and specific needs.
How Hearing Aids Work
At a basic level, hearing aids fill the gap created by a hearing loss by receiving and amplifying sound. While there are many types of hearing aid technology, the four basic components are:
- A microphone, which receives sound and translates it into electrical impulses.
- An amplifier, which makes those electrical impulses stronger.
- A receiver, which translates those now-stronger impulses into louder sounds.
- A battery, which serves as a power source for the whole system.
Hearing Aid Repair
Hearing aids are comprised of tiny electrical components that may experience wear and tear over time. If this is the case, you’ll likely need to visit your Better Hearing Inc to have the problem assessed. Whether it’s simply due to aging or the units have been exposed to moisture, excessive wax, debris or physical damage, you’ll want your hearing specialist to evaluate the extent of the repairs needed.
Common Hearing Aid Issues
You may try to turn the hearing aid on in the morning and find that there is no sound or you may find that the battery door has come unhinged. These things do happen, even when the hearing aids are properly cared for. If you should experience an issue that requires a repair, take the hearing aids to our office to see Mona, our audiologist. We are equipped and trained to evaluate and diagnose broken hearing aids. Some minor hearing aid repairs can be completed in the office in a short period of time; others may need to be sent to the manufacturer for repair.
Our staff can help determine what kind of repair is necessary if you feel your hearing aid is not working properly. Your hearing specialist will work as a liaison between you and the manufacturer, should the hearing aid require being sent away, to ensure you are up-to-date and know when you’ll be getting your devices back.
Hearing Aid Repairs
If you're a current patient and own hearing aids that weren't fitted in our office, we're happy to try to repair your hearing aids. We're able to service most major manufacturers of hearing aids and can advise you as to whether yours is a brand that we service.
Hearing aids come with a warranty when purchased new. If your warranty has expired, it's possible to repair most hearing aids for a small fee depending on the extent of the repair and the age of the hearing aid.
Depending on the hearing-aid manufacturer, this repair may come with a new year-long warranty. In the event your hearing aid is severely damaged and unable to be repaired, Mona will work with you to determine what devices would be best for you. She'll provide you with details when you bring your hearing aid into the office.
Impacts of Untreated Hearing Loss
Approximately one in three Americans age 65 and over live with hearing loss. But hearing loss doesn’t just affect seniors. In school-aged children, 30 out of every 1,000 are hearing impaired. In adults, hearing loss can contribute to cognitive decline, isolation, and depression. For children, hearing loss makes language, speech and educational development a challenge.
Unfortunately, most adults live with hearing loss for an average of seven years before seeking help. If you think you or a family member has hearing loss, don’t put off diagnostic testing. Call us at (609) 645-3055 to schedule an appointment.
Emotional Health and Hearing Loss
Your ability to hear and your emotional health are related. If you live with untreated hearing loss, you're at an increased risk for depression. You'll also live with higher levels of stress and anxiety. When hearing and understanding speech is difficult, you may withdraw and become isolated because it’s easier to disconnect than struggle to hear.
When it’s hard to hear in a group setting, you don’t attend and participate in group gatherings. The prospect of giving a presentation at work or attending a large meeting may make you anxious. In addition, studies show that untreated hearing loss can lead to:
- Irritability, negativism, and anger
- Fatigue, tension, stress, and depression
- Social rejection
- Reduced alertness and increased risk to personal safety
- Cognitive decline
Studies by John Hopkins and the National Institute of Aging found if you are a senior with untreated hearing loss you have at a greater risk for dementia. While the link for the two conditions has not been established, there are several theories.
First, untreated hearing loss can lead to social isolation. Social isolation has been proven to increase the risk for dementia and cognitive decline. Secondly, when the brain struggles to process decreased auditory input a cognitive overload may occur. When all cognitive effort is focused on hearing, other areas suffer.
Wearing hearing aids increases auditory input, reduces social isolation, and can help stave off dementia.
Bodily Harm
Untreated hearing loss increases the risk for bodily injury and hospitalization. Simply walking down the street is more dangerous if you cannot hear and locate the source of sounds around you. Driving is more dangerous when you can’t hear traffic.
At Better Hearing, Inc we understand the impact untreated hearing loss can have on your quality of life, as well as your physical and emotional well-being. Talk to our audiologist to determine if you could benefit from hearing-loss treatment.
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