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Does UnitedHealthcare Insurance Cover Hearing Aids?
Hearing loss is one of the most common conditions to affect adults as they age, and it can have a significant impact particularly when it comes to their quality of life. Sound is such a big part of your everyday life: the doorbell rings, your dog barks, your friends...
Are OTC Hearing Aids A Good Thing Or A Bad Thing for Hearing Care?
Although you might be able to clearly diagnose appendicitis using online diagnostic resources, would you attempt to remove your own appendix? Education regarding your general health and your hearing health is a positive investment of your energies and resources, but...
What Are OTC (Over-The-Counter) Hearing Aids?
The internet has provided individuals with a unique opportunity to deepen their understanding of a wide variety of subjects, including hearing loss and hearing devices. Where a better understanding of these topics is beneficial, many also use the hearing tests...
Why Acadian Hearing Services Is Prepared For Whatever Happens Next | Our Big Lessons From COVID And Our Long-Term Promise To You
Achieving better hearing requires much more than great technology. It also requires a long-term relationship with somebody that has helped hundreds of others to achieve the outcome that you’re looking for. It also requires somebody who will be by your side for the...
Am I Covered For Hearing Aids With Aetna Insurance?
Understanding critical information or keeping up with conversations with family and friends is essential to independent, daily living. Unfortunately, only one out of every five people diagnosed with hearing loss gets adequate help for their hearing loss from hearing...
Choosing A Hearing Aid Is Not As Black And White As You Might Think
When it comes to choosing a hearing aid, it can be tempting to think that hearing aids fall into three categories – poor, good, best. It doesn’t happen this way though. Since 1986, Acadian Hearing Services has established a reputation both locally, here in Lake...
Does BlueCross BlueShield Insurance Cover Hearing Aids?
The ability to hear conversations, especially when it comes to understanding important information, is a critical element in daily living. Sadly, only one in five individuals diagnosed with hearing loss actually get the help they need from hearing aids. According to...
What Is an OTC Device?
With May being Better Hearing and Speech Month, you might have read more about the OTC devices soon to come on the market as a quick fix for hearing loss. These will be FDA regulated, and the final rules and regulations regarding their sale are still being drafted. An...
How Common Is Hearing Loss?
Hearing loss is much more common than you think. Chances are you know more than one person with some degree of hearing loss. According to the Mayo Clinic, about one-third of people between the ages of 65 and 75 in the United States have a hearing loss, increasing to...
Hearing Aid Clean & Check: A Professional Service in Lake Charles
Many individuals with hearing loss are exhausted at the end of a normal day due to the added strain of following conversations they can't hear well. The use of hearing aids makes conversations easier to follow, reducing daily fatigue, but they have to perform at their...