SERVICES

1. Hearing Evaluations for Children and Adults
2. Hearing Aid Consultations
3. New Hearing Aids
4. Hearing Aid Repairs
5. Hearing Aid Batteries and Accessories
6. Earmolds / Swim Molds
7. Amplified Telephones and Assistive Listening Devices
8. SoundChoice Financing Program
9. Bluetooth Wireless Communication Devices

If you suspect hearing loss, you will need a comprehensive hearing test from an audiologist. The audiologist will examine your ears, perform the hearing test, and then explain the test results. Audiometric evaluations are available for persons of all ages at the Place for Better Hearing.

Performing an audiological evaluation on a child often takes more time than for adults. It is important to schedule a hearing test for a child during the time of day when you as the parent know that your child will be “at their best”. Try to avoid scheduling an appointment when the child is tired or cranky, such as during nap times.

Play audiometry is a testing procedure used to make testing fun for the child and help achieve the most accurate results when testing children. We adjust the test procedure to the age and ability of the child. Most children can be evaluated in one session, although it is not uncommon to see a child twice.
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After your hearing test, your audiologist will review the test results with you and discuss your options. During a hearing aid consultation, the audiologist will discuss the different styles of hearing aids and see which type of circuitry will meet your hearing loss and communication needs.
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Hearing aids come in a variety of sizes, prices, and technologies so finding a solution to hearing loss has never been easier. Choosing the right hearing aid requires some thought concerning your lifestyle, communication needs, hearing test results, and manual dexterity. Hearing aids that are custom-made to fit your ear include the completely-in-the-canal, in-the-canal, and in-the-ear hearing aids. Behind-the-ear (BTE) style hearing aids can have the same high-tech circuitry available in custom-made hearing aids. At the Place for Better Hearing, we sell and service Starkey hearing aids.
For more information visit: www.destinyhearingaids.com
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The price of a hearing aid repair varies with the age of the hearing aid, the type of circuitry (digital or programmable), and the length of the warranty. Warranties are available in 6 or 12 month lengths with additional options for repair, loss and damage, and extensions. Extended warranties are available for hearing aids currently under original warranty. The Place for Better Hearing offers 1-day repair service (with a 3 day turnaround time, 2 days required for shipping) and repairs are shipped out via Fed-Ex.
Loaner hearing aids are available.
For more information visit: www.starkey.com
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We offer a full range of battery sizes as well as hearing aid accessories such as battery testers, hearing aid cleaners, Dry & Store systems, and Hearing Aid Savers. These items can help with the continual care of your hearing aid in order to ensure that it works at the best possible level to fit your communication needs.
For more information visit: www.dryandstore.com
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Custom made ear protection is available for people who want to keep water out of their ears, reduce loud noise levels, or sleep better (Yes, there are custom made ear plugs available to protect your ears from sleepmates who SNORE!).
For more information visit: www.starkey.com or www.westone.com

Custom made musician plugs and ear plugs for ear level monitors are also available.
For more information visit: www.hearnet.com or www.westone.com
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The Place for Better Hearing offers various types of amplified telephones as well as assistive listening devices including Shake-Awake alarm clocks, TV ears, and Pocket Talkers. Click Here to visit our in store collection. These and additional items are available through our on line supplier Beyond Hearing Aids.
Click Here to visit our online store
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SoundChoice offers you two ways to finance your better hearing. Choose between the no interest payment plan, or the extended installment payment plan. Either way, you can finance up to 100% of your amplification costs. SoundChoice also applies to ongoing care, including batteries, warranties, and future maintenance.

For more information on SoundChoice please stop by the office during normal business hours to receive a brochure.
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Unlike traditional wireless headsets, the SoundPort EarSet features a custom-fit earpiece which is professionally molded and acoustically tuned to fit the exact contours of your outer ear. Fully vented so that nearby sounds and conversations can be heard normally, the earpiece anchors SoundPort's sleek, digital electronics, creating an open, feather-light system that delivers the ultimate in freedom and safety to work and drive while using a mobile phone. SoundPort is part of the HearWireless family of audio solutions from Starkey.

ELI makes it easier for hearing aid users to go cellular. The tiny ELI plugs into the bottom of most behind-the-ear hearing aids, essentially turning them into wireless cell phone headsets and eliminating the static that often occurs when hearing aids and mobile phones interact. A miniature microphone transmits the wearer's voice back to the phone. And for people who use in-the-ear hearing aids, another version of ELI is available that hangs on a cord around the neck. ELI was named on of Time Magazine's Most Amazing Inventions of 2005 and is part of the HearWireless family of audio solutions from Starkey.

For more information, please call our office or visit www.hearwireless.com
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