Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
We answer some of the commonly asked questions related to hearing care, tinnitus, hearing aid products, assistive listening devices and more.
Some of Our Most Asked Questions:
How Do I Know If I Have Hearing Loss?
What Causes Hearing Loss?
What Style of Hearing Aids Do I Need?
What Is Tinnitus?
Patient Resources
Hearing care from our top-rated audiologists at Live Better Hearing includes state-of-the-art technology & a variety of resources to educate and assist patients on the hearing healthcare journey.
Peace Of Mind Plan
Our Peace of Mind (PoM) Coverage plans provide patients with an easy way to manage their hearing healthcare.
Insurances We Accept
Each health insurance company and third party hearing aid supplier has their own set of guidelines and rules, and we know how to navigate all of them.
Patient Forms
To prepare for your hearing healthcare visit with us, please download and complete our patient forms and bring them to your appointment.
Specials & Promotions
We understand that hearing aids are a significant investment. We offer Specials & Promotions to help you achieve your goals.
All About Hearing Loss
Hearing loss has been shown to negatively impact nearly every dimension of the human experience, including physical health, emotional and mental health, perceptions of mental acuity, social skills, family relationships, and self-esteem, as well as work and school performance.
Learn About The Different Types Of Hearing Loss
Hearing loss can be experienced in varying degrees, such as mild, moderate, moderately-severe, severe or profound.
Understanding The Impacts of Untreated Hearing Loss
The most recent studies highlight the social, psychological, cognitive and health effects of untreated hearing loss.
How To Prevent Hearing Loss For Musicians
Without proper hearing protection, the loud sounds musicians experience can cause permanent damage to their hearing.
Financing & Options
We are convinced that no one can place a dollar amount on the ability to hear again. At Live Better Hearing we realize that when you want to rediscover with the sounds of your life, the last thing you want in your way is a dollar sign.
Financing Partners
We accept financing solutions from Wells Fargo, CareCredit and HealthiPlan, among others.
Hearing Aid Leasing
We offer affordable leasing plans that allow you to continually upgrade your hearing aid technology as new models are released.
Our Blog
Even subtle hearing loss can alter the brain function of young adults
April 27, 2020In 2018, assistant professor Yune Lee and his research team at Ohio State University monitored the brain activity of study participants 18 through 41 years of age as they listened to increasingly complex sentences. The team was hoping to measure if human brains work harder to comprehend more complex messages. What they unexpectedly discovered, instead, was […]
Is hearing loss avoidable?
April 26, 2020That’s a great question, and a complicated one to answer! Hearing loss can be caused by a multitude of things: some are preventable and some are not. For me to write about everything that can cause hearing loss — and then all the ways to avoid each cause — would make for a very long blog […]
Hearing loss increases the risk of accidental injuries
April 15, 2020An analysis of data from the National Health Interview Survey found that, over an eight-year period (2007 – 2015), people who reported that they had “a lot of trouble” hearing ended up being twice as likely to have an accidental injury — both at work and leisure — as people who reported no trouble hearing. […]
What is mild hearing loss?
April 14, 2020Mild hearing loss may sound, umm, mild, but it’s quite the misnomer. Professionals classify any hearing thresholds between 25-40 dB to be a mild hearing loss. But short of measuring your hearing loss precisely, how can you tell if you have mild hearing loss? People with a mild hearing loss tend to be able to […]
The inability to distinguish sounds is a form of hearing loss
March 23, 2020The National Safety Council’s Safety + Health magazine recently published an article about ototoxicants, chemicals that can cause hearing loss and balance issues. In the article, warnings were shared from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) about which industries have higher exposure risks to these chemicals — and how the adverse effects of ototoxicants increases when “workers are exposed […]
Five reasons why you should not ignore hearing loss
March 9, 2020Does this sound familiar? Either you or someone you know is just starting to deal with hearing loss. But instead of taking it seriously, you brush it aside. You can cope, you’ve decided. You’ll just turn the TV up a little louder. Ask people to speak up or repeat what they said. And really, the […]
