Hearing Loss

Hearing loss is an invisible disorder. Ever so slowly, a person's hearing ability can diminish and the sounds that were once so much a part of daily life can become faded and no longer recognizable. This not only interferes with daily communication with loved ones and friends, but with safety as well.

Approximately twenty one million Americans, infants, children and adults have a hearing impairment in one or both ears.Some never suspect a problem. Others seek treatment so that they can begin to hear more clearly or find better ways of coping with the loss. Some children may have delayed speech and language due to their hearing loss.

Many people accept their hearing impairment as an inevitable part of aging, and pull away from social interactions. However, at this time, we are finding hearing losses in younger and younger individuals. Many 30,40 and 50 year olds also have hearing loss. Often the loss interferes with communication  and safety, at home, in social settings or at work. We are fortunate to live in a time when advanced technology offers so many options for hearing aid assistance. We find that even people who previously could not obtain benefit from hearing aids, are now very successful with them.

 At Houston Hearing/Diagnostic Services of Houston, we will evaluate your hearing with accurate, diagnostic tests, to determine the extent and type of  your loss. If you have a hearing loss that may need medical consultation or intervention, you will be referred to a physician for medical evaluation. However, if you have a hearing loss that is permanent and unable to be corrected medically, hearing aids may be the only choice for improved hearing. By allowing us to provide you with assistance, you will be assured of the finest care available. If hearing aids are recommended it will be our mission to provide both you and your family with the support you need to adjust to your loss. We will explain how to deal with difficult listening situations, and provide the best hearing aid selection and fitting for you so that you will be able to obtain the best hearing possible. Our hearing aids are the most technologically advanced systems ever produced. We offer a complete range of digital hearing aid technology including the exciting new bluetooth systems. We have every style available from behind the ear to the almost invisible, completely in the canal model, in order to give you the best choices possible.

 Make your appointment today, to see what this new technology can do for you to improve the quality of your life and those around you. Whether it is the morning birds, the symphony or the laughter of a child, some sounds are too special to miss.