Patient Resources

About Hearing Loss

Types of Hearing Loss Hearing loss is described by varying degrees, not percentages. Hearing loss may be mild, moderate, moderately-severe, severe or profound and vary across pitches. It is determined by a simple hearing test as the amount of volume loss you experience compared to an average of many other adult listeners with normal auditory […]

Frequently Asked Questions

What is an audiologist? What types of tests and treatments do audiologists perform? How do I know I have hearing loss? What causes hearing loss? How is hearing loss diagnosed? What are the different degrees of hearing loss? What are the different types of hearing loss? What are the signs of hearing loss in children? […]

Guide to Hearing Aids

Hearing survey

Please answer the question below to the best of your ability. After you choose your answer, the next question will appear. At the end of the survey, you will be provided with a score, and you may send this score to us so we may discuss any hearing loss issues you are having. 1 2 […]

Physician Referrals

Hearing Care Professionals provides comprehensive diagnostic testing for physicians on a referral basis. Following the testing the physician receives a thorough report of the results of the evaluation, including recommendations. A physician referral is not mandatory to receive hearing services in our audiology clinic, however if a medical issue is identified, you will be referred […]

SNOT-20 (Sinus) survey

Consider how severe the problem is when you experience it and how frequently it happens. Please rate each item below on how “bad” it is by selecting the button that corresponds with how you feel. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 […]

Tinnitus Survey

Please answer the question below to the best of your ability. After you choose your answer, the next question will appear. At the end of the survey, you will be provided with a score, and you may send this score to us so we may discuss any hearing loss issues you are having. 1 2 […]

Understanding Tinnitus

Tinnitus is commonly described as a ringing, buzzing, whooshing or hissing sensation in your ears, but the sound isn’t caused by an external noise. More than 50 million Americans experience tinnitus for a number of different reasons. To determine how to best treat tinnitus, it’s important to understand its  symptoms and causes. Symptoms of tinnitus […]

WHAT IS ‘LOOPING’?

Looping is an amplification system installed in some public places for hearing aid wearers. If your hearing aid has a t-coil feature you are able to connect your hearing aid wirelessly to the amplification system and it will feed directly into your hearing aids. The Capitol Theatre in Aberdeen is equipped with a looping system. […]