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Dr. Tia Flynn | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 11 years, 6 months AGO
I am so proud of my newly updated website, I have to shout it out, "I have a new website! I have a new website!"
My new website has even more up-to-date developments on hearing loss and hearing aids. My websites have always offered free information to answer all of your questions without any gimmicks or sales pressure. No one will be trying to telemarket you or capture your information to send you stuff. You can contact me through the website, but I will only contact you if you ask me to.
Sometimes when you surf the Internet or call for a consumers guide, you may end up on a list or be hounded by the office that purchased that list. My office has never telemarketed. I don't like it when salespeople telemarket me, so I have never done that to my patients.
My website has helpful videos, hearing resources, new articles and an online hearing test. The visually impaired can also click on medium or large text to be able to read it easier. It offers trustworthy educational information, so you can make smart decisions.
Dr. Tia Flynn is a certified audiologist and has been in business for more than 14 years. Every Tuesday morning from 9 a.m. until noon, Dr. Flynn provides free hearing screenings at 1601 Third St. in Coeur d'Alene. (208) 664-2767. Visit our newly updated website www.affordablehearinginc.com for an online hearing test and watch helpful videos.
ARTICLES BY DR. TIA FLYNN
How long does it take to get hearing aids?
It depends on what style of hearing aid you are purchasing. If you are purchasing one of the new mini BTE’s (Behind the Ear) your hearing health care office may have some in stock that you may take home that day. There are generally two types of mini BTE’s. One is an open fit model, which has a selection of tubes, and tips that can usually fit anyone’s ear shape. The other type is a receiver in the canal, which also has a selection of receivers, and dome tips that can usually fit anyone’s ear shape. Some offices stock these types of aids but you usually have to special order the color that matches your hair.
About age-related hearing loss
Presbycusis is the medical term for age-related hearing loss. Causes of presbycusis include changes within the inner ear (damage to the tiny hair cells that pick up sound), changes in the middle ear (stiffening of the tympanic membrane and ossicles), complex changes along the nerve pathway leading to the brain, and cognitive changes in the brain.
Ask your audiologist: Free hearing help and repairs for the holidays!
Every holiday season I give back to the community by giving away a free pair of digital hearing aids to a deserving individual. I will also provide free in house repairs by appointment and bringing in a copy of this article. Everyone deserves to hear during the holidays! The holidays are usually the most important family gatherings of the year. Many people with hearing loss get left out of family conversations around the dinner table if they do not have hearing aids or if their hearing aid(s) are broken.