Treasure Valley Hearing Announcements

So you have come to terms with the fact that you may be experiencing the perception of “Sound Voids™” and have decided to pursue a solution.  As part of Audigy Group, we feel it is critical to not only know how you are hearing but to understand specifically where you would like to hear better.  For this reason, we conduct a 4-step process.  To make this even more meaningful, we recently made a significant investment in some new technology called e-patient™.  e-patient is a first-of-its-kind, interactive digital education tool that visually communicates the causes, symptoms, and available treatment options for your specific type of hearing loss during your evaluation.

With e-patient, you decide

• Where you want to hear
• When you want to hear
• How you want to hear
• What price best suits your budget

e-patient is revolutionary because it is turns your hearing evaluation into an interactive visual dialog.

To preview some of the e-patient™ videos, you can visit www.treasurevalleyhearing.com/e-patient.php.

The 4-step process includes:

1. The Interview

We sit down and talk with you to determine the nature of your concern and uncover any specific areas that may require further attention.  We will spend time getting an understanding of the  environments in which you are having difficulty hearing.  We believe that when someone is struggling with their hearing it actually affects everyone who lives in the household. For this reason we ask that you bring your significant other or other family member with you to your appointment.  This is important because we utilize that person’s voice during parts of the testing as well as include them in the interview process.

2. The Examination

This is the physical part of the exam, where we take a look inside your ear to determine whether the perception of Sound Voids you might be experiencing could be caused by an obstruction or damage to the ear canal or eardrum.

3. The Diagnostic Process

We will perform a comprehensive, computerized hearing evaluation to determine the nature of your Sound Voids by mapping out your hearing levels on an audiogram.  We will also evaluate your ability to hear and comprehend speech while in the presence of background noise.

4. Treatment Solutions

Once we have fully evaluated your ability to hear and understand speech,  we will discuss the results with you in depth and from there we will make a recommendation as to the type of treatment solution best suited to you.  This could be Assistive Listening Devices which are specialized technologies that help people with all degrees of hearing loss and can improve face-to-face communication as well as telephone signals and other important warning sounds.  A second treatment solution might be a medical referral to discuss surgery or implants.  Finally if needed, a hearing aid technology solution might be recommended.  If you should need a hearing aid technology solution, we may provide you with several alternatives, but most important, we will suggest a system tailored to your individual lifestyle and budget needs.

Today’s hearing aids are available in many technology levels which offer some amazing features. These features provide a multitude of benefits dependent upon the environments you have the most difficulty hearing in.  We spend a great deal of time getting to know you, your environments and your lifestyle so that we can make an appropriate recommendation for you. We have found through our own experience and from feedback from our customers, it is critical that the technology level chosen contains the features you need to obtain the benefit you desire.  To learn more about environments, click this page of our website:  www.treasurevalleyhearing.com/hearing_aid_comparison.php.  We have found that a hearing device that does not suit your environments and lifestyle could turn out to be a very frustrating purchase.   To view the types of hearing devices we may recommend to you, this page of our website will help you:  www.treasurevalleyhearing.com/hearing_aid_styles.php.