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November is Diabetes Awareness Month!

Chances are, you or someone you know has had diabetes touch their lives. With so many people dealing with this illness on a daily basis, the importance of having a month dedicated to diabetes can clearly be seen in the

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Cognitive Decline and Hearing Loss

By: Kelsey Brittingham, Au.D. Studies show that, on average, people with hearing loss wait almost ten years before they do something about it. Many people say as long as they can hear some sound, it’s okay. However, recent studies have

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How Seeing and Hearing are Connected

By: Tiffany Ahlberg, Au.D., CCC-A Seeing is believing, and hearing is connecting. Did you know that seeing and hearing are intertwined?  Ahlberg Audiology emphasizes the connection between healthy eyes and ears and reminds us not to take them for granted.

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How to Change a Cerustop Wax Guard

Click below to watch Dr. Ahlberg walk you through changing a cerustop wax guard. These steps apply to ReSound, Widex, and Signia hearing aids, receiver-in-the-canal hearing aids, and custom hearing devices.

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HealthScope Fall 2022

We are excited when others in our greater Cleveland and Chattanooga area get to know more about our practice and the care of all of our Audiologists and staff through publications like HealthScope! Read the article in the most recent

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Halloween Costumes and Hearing Loss

Halloween costumes shouldn’t impede hearing. With 23% of Americans naming Halloween their favorite holiday, Ahlberg Audiology wants you to know that dressing up for the occasion can be compatible with hearing and hearing technology. Masks and head coverings are common

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4 Ways To Enjoy Listening To Your Music Safely

Music is good for you! Here’s how to enjoy it safely “Listening to music elevates mood and improves cognition,” says Dr. Ahlberg. “Hearing your favorite song promotes the release of a chemical called dopamine. It can also evoke memories, exercising

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Do you think you have Tinnitus?

🔔 RINGING 🐝BUZZING 🐥CHIRPING 🦗CRICKETS 📻RADIO STATIC🌊WHOOSHING 🕰CLICKING 🎇POPPING 🚰RUSHING WATER . . .​Do any of these noises sound familiar to you? Patients often report their tinnitus as different sounds, ranging from ringing to static to crickets! Tinnitus (noises in

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Hearing for Veterans

Are you a Veteran with hearing loss or tinnitus issues? We are a contracted office with the VA. As a Veteran, you do have to have authorization from your primary physician and the VA in order for us to see

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Cochlear Implants

Cochlear implants have been available for decades, but just like other forms of technology, they have had significant advancements in the past few years. Cochlear implants are a surgically implanted device used for moderate to profound bilateral sensorineural hearing loss

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Living With Hearing Loss

By:  Ellyn Grider, M.A., Audiology Resident Untreated hearing loss has the ability to affect an individual’s social life, lower the overall quality of life, and cause mental fatigue, potentially resulting in depression and anxiety. Those with hearing impairment may recognize

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Cleveland Senior Fifty-Five+ 2021 Event

Ahlberg Audiology was a proud co-sponsor of the 2021 event.  Even with all of the Covid-19 precautions with masks, we had a great turnout to support this event.  Click here for the Cleveland Daily Banner Special Feature. Make plans to

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What’s up with ear wax?

Sometimes hearing loss is very apparent if someone is repeatedly asking others to repeat or has the television up too loud but sometimes hearing loss may start with having difficulty hearing certain pitches such as timers or birds. An Audiologist

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What does an Audiologist do?

Audiologists are healthcare professionals who provide patient-centered care in the prevention, identification, diagnosis, and evidence-based treatment of hearing, balance, and other auditory disorders for people of all ages. Hearing and balance disorders are complex with medical, psychological, physical, social, educational,

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Can AirPods be used as hearing aids?

With the recent updates to iOS, iPhones can be used along with AirPods can help you hear a conversation in a noisy area or even hear someone speaking across the room. The new Apple update has a feature to use

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Feature Article: GoodNews Magazine, Cleveland, TN

Click on the image below to find and read our February 2021 feature article (page 26) by clicking on the image below. Also, enjoy the full GoodNews publication articles through this link as well. The GoodNews GoodNews Christian Magazine is

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Telehealth Appointments

Remote Appointment and Fine-Tuning

Telehealth appointments with an Audiologist are now available and getting help for hearing loss is easier than ever.  Hearing loss is one of the most common health conditions in adults over the age of 50. It is important to recognize

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Tips for Wearing a Mask and Hearing Aids

By: Dr. Lynda Klee, Au.D. Our new normal, for the time being, is wearing masks in public.  Many places are requiring them now.  This can be difficult for people with hearing impairment and wearing hearing aids.  If you are wearing

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How does Tinnitus Impact Your Life?

This self-assessment, reaction questionnaire is designed to find out what sort of effects tinnitus has had on your lifestyle, general well-being, etc. Some of the effects below may apply to you, some may not. Please answer all questions by selecting

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Celebrating Women’s Entrepreneurship

As we celebrate Women’s Entrepreneurship, let’s revisit how it all started! HOW IT ALL STARTED From the very beginning, it was patient care and trust that served as the foundation for all we do at Ahlberg Audiology. A Different PathEverything

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3 Main Barriers for Hearing in Noisy Environments

Listeners with hearing loss have greater difficulties understanding speech in challenging listening environments (e.g. noisy environments) even when wearing assistive devices, such as hearing aids or cochlear implants. Oftentimes, there are three main barriers to improved understanding for anyone with

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HealthScope

We are excited when others in our greater Cleveland and Chattanooga area get to know more about our practice and the care of all of our Audiologists and staff through publications like HealthScope! Read the article in the most recent

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CapTel Phones

Free Captioned Telephones

Similar to captioned television, CapTel uses advanced technology and captioning agent to quickly provide written captions of what callers say on a large, easy-to-read screen. It works like a regular telephone, simply dial an answer calls as usual and view

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Hearing loss impacts sleep

How Does Hearing Loss Affect Sleep

Hearing loss impacts 15% of Americans, today. We often think about the social aspects of hearing loss, but it’s important to consider other aspects of life hearing loss impacts. We found another article over at the People Hearing Better website

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