Ask your audiologist: Free hearing help and repairs for the holidays!
Dr. Tia Flynn | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 8 years, 2 months AGO
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.
Do you know someone with a broken hearing aid in the drawer? Let's get it back in their ear. I am offering free in office repairs from today until Christmas Eve by appointment. Clip out this article and give me a call so I can help.
If you or someone you know cannot afford hearing aids call me for a "free holiday screening" and maybe they will win the drawing for the free digital hearing aids. They must make an appointment for a screening by Dec. 8 to be able to be fit and adjusted to these aids by Christmas. Even if they don't win the drawing I am able to let them try the Lyric extended wear so they can hear through the holiday season. Just think what a sad world it would be for the hearing impaired if hearing aids didn’t exist.
This community has blessed me and I love to give back to the community especially during the holidays! Please call so I can help you.
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Tia Flynn is a certified audiologist who has been in business for more than 16 years. Every Tuesday morning from 9 a.m. to noon, she provides free hearing screenings at 1601 Third St., Coeur d’Alene. (208) 664-2767. Visit our newly updated website www.affordablehearinginc.com to watch helpful videos or take an online hearing test.
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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.