How can you tell if your audiologist is right for you?
Audiologists are trained and skilled professional doctors who specialize in the field of hearing and hearing loss. However, unlike other types of doctors, you may not require an audiologist as often as say your normal primary physician or dentist, so it can be difficult to know what you may need from an audiologist. When the time comes, it is important to do your research and know exactly what you may need out of audiologist. Here are a few examples of traits you will want from a good audiologist.
Friendly and Helpful Service
Hearing loss is no joke, and needs to be confronted and evaluated seriously. Hearing loss at times can only be temporary, other times it can quickly become permanent. That is why it is crucial to find an audiologist that will take your concerns seriously and listen to you when you say you need help. When you schedule yourself for a hearing evaluation, you should try and find an audiologist who works out of a friendly and welcoming office who is prepared to help and aid those with hearing needs, and whose customer service is matched by no other.
Accommodating Your Needs
Another important trait you must look for in an audiologist is someone who can cater to you and your lifestyle’s specific needs. You do not want an audiologist who will simply respond to your desires with a simple and generic cure-all solution that they would give to just anyone. You need an audiologist who understands everyone and their ears are different. For example, when it comes to ear protection, you will want your audiologist to provide you with the correct type of protection, like earplugs and monitors specified and tailored to musicians instead of standard drugstore earplugs.
Satisfaction Guaranteed
It is also crucial that you find an audiologist whose desire is to make sure you get the treatment that is best for you and will leave you happiest. For example in the scenario that you will require hearing aids, you will want your ear doctor to be able to adjust your hearing aid to your need and satisfaction before you leave. This can be done by finding an audiologist who carefully examines all factors of your hearing loss, fits your hearing aid to your specific ear, and even offers real-world simulations so you know what to expect in challenging hearing situations. And if worst comes to worst, you want a guarantee that if your hearing aids are not working out, your audiologist will allow you to return or adjust them to better suit your needs.
Bay Area Audiology provides the best hearing evaluations there is to offer!
Ready to change the way you look at hearing loss? Our Doctor of Audiology, Dr. Trisha A. Bents Muth, is exceptionally experienced in the art of audiology, and is dedicated to providing the absolute best solutions. Bay Area Audiology has been working to give patients a comfortable environment, with thorough evaluations. We are independently owned, and unbiased when it comes to finding you the care you need.
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