Audiology and Hearing Aids

CEENTA’s audiologists are highly skilled in treating hearing loss and tinnitus, but did you know you can come to them for balance and dizziness issues, too?

Insomnia and tinnitus can both be troublesome issues on their own, but when a lack of sleep affects your ears, it can be all the more unpleasant. Fortunately, there are ways to deal with both conditions that can help you get a better night’s sleep.

When you’re on the job it’s important to hear everything around you, from your boss giving you an assignment to listening to the equipment you’re operating. However both loud impact-type sounds – such as a jackhammer – or extended time exposed to a sound – like with lawn mowers – can permanently damage your hearing. This month is Better Hearing and Speech Month, and is the perfect time to learn what can damage your hearing and what you can do to protect it.

Hearing loss affects a large number of people as they age, and many of those people will need hearing aids. However, there is a lot of misinformation about hearing loss and hearing aids, so today we’ll separate the myths from the facts.

Keeping your head down, following through on your swing, and assessing your lie properly are all important steps in helping get a good score when playing golf. But did you know that hearing also plays an important part in bringing your score down?

CEENTA Audiologist Courtney Matthews, AuD, discusses the psychological impact of hearing loss on WSOC's Daily Two.