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Your Hearing Aid Options

If you’re constantly asking the people around you to repeat themselves, and you have trouble hearing music or television at normal hearing aidsvolumes, you could have a hearing problem. Some people are ashamed to admit it, but there is a simple solution that could help you and improve your quality of life significantly: a hearing aid. Talk to a physician at Arizona ENT in Sun City and Sun City West, AZ about the many different hearing aid options that are available.

What Was That? Can You Repeat That?
If you find yourself asking people to repeat themselves often or you have play the television or radio at elevated volumes, that may be the first sign of a hearing problem. Hearing loss often happens progressively over time, but in some cases, it can be triggered by a specific event. For instance, standing next to a loudspeaker at a live concert could cause hearing problems in one or both ears. An untreated ear infection can also cause hearing loss. Many senior citizens have this problem because the natural process of aging can cause damage to the inner ear.

Getting a Hearing Aid
The process of getting a hearing aid starts with a comprehensive ear exam and consultation. Your Sun City and Sun City West ENT will likely perform a few tests, including impedance testing and an audiometry exam, to see if there are hearing challenges. If so, the decision on what hearing aid would be best for you will be made after getting the results of these tests.

Hearing Aid Options
There are many different types of modern hearing aids on the market now and some are extremely discreet and unnoticeable. Here are a few of the most common ones:

  • A receiver in the ear or canal aids (the hearing aid is inside the canal, but there’s a processing unit that fits behind the ear).
  • In the canal (ITC) aids (located toward the bottom of the outer ear).
  • Invisible or completely inside the canal (very small units that hide inside of the canal).

Hearing Help is a Phone Call Away
You can see a significant improvement in your ability to hear when you seek help from a doctor at Arizona ENT in Sun City West and Sun City, AZ. Call (623) 975-1660 or (623) 972-2951, respectively, today to schedule an appointment.


Our Locations:

623-975-1660

14510 W. Shumway Dr. ,  Ste 101,  Sun City West, AZ 85375

10503 W. Thunderbird Blvd.,  Ste 104,  Sun City, AZ 85351

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