Audiology

The Art and Science of Building a Hearing Aid

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Did you ever wonder how custom hearing aids are manufactured? I didn’t spend a lot of time thinking about it until a recent trip to Phonak’s US headquarters. It was a wonderful visit. I was able to discuss the patient’s perspective with the company’s leadership and audiologists and learn about the work they are doing to improve hearing aid technology.

One of the highlights was touring the company’s 93,000 square foot hearing aid manufacturing facility in Aurora, Illinois. Opened in 2013, the facility employs more than 500 people in varying shifts that allow it to operate 24/7. Here, the company’s custom hearing aids are constructed. The process is a combination of art and science, just like living with hearing loss.

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How To Make Your Audiologist Office Hearing Loss Friendly

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Please enjoy the third article in a series I am writing for Ida Institute on person-centered care. The first article was about what person-centered care means to me — the hearing loss patient. The second article discussed why partnering with your patient is so important. This third article describes how to make your audiologist office hearing loss friendly. I look forward to sharing the remaining articles with you. 

Below find an excerpt from the third article. To read the full article, click here. 

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Why Audiologists Should Partner With Their Patients

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This is the second article in a series I am writing for Ida Institute on person-centered care. The first article was about what person-centered care means to me — the hearing loss patient. This second article discusses the first tenet of person-centered care: Partner With Your Patient. I look forward to sharing the remaining articles with you. 

Below find an excerpt from the second article. To read the full article, click here. 

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What is Person-Centered Care From the Patient’s Perspective?

Shari Eberts Advocacy, Audiology, Break the Stigma, Coping Strategies for Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss , , ,

I am proud to be writing a series of articles for Ida Institute on person-centered care. This first article is about what person-centered care means to me — the hearing loss patient. The next four articles will discuss each of the main tenets of patient-centered care in more detail. I look forward to sharing these articles with you over the next several months. 

I share an excerpt from the first article below. To read the full article click here. 

To hear a captioned recording of me talking about patient-centered care, click here. 

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Over-The-Counter Hearing Aids — What Does the Potential Consumer Think?

Shari Eberts Audiology, Break the Stigma, Coping Strategies for Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss, Technology , , , ,

I recently participated in an article for The Hearing Journal — the conclusion of its three part series on Over-The-Counter (OTC) hearing devices. Part 1 included perspectives from hearing health professionals. Part 2 shared views from hearing industry leaders. The third part was from the consumer perspective — people with mild to moderate hearing loss. I am happy to share the article below.

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