Patient Resources
Should You Wait For Medicare To Pay For Your Hearing Aids?
Late last year, we had a couple of patients postpone their evaluation of amplification because they wanted to wait to see if Medicare would pay for some/all of their expenses. This was because of legislation that was wending its way through Congress. On November 19,...
How We Are Keeping You Safe During The Recent Omicron Outbreak
Dear Berkeley Hearing Center Family, Given the recent surge of the highly transmissible Omicron variant, we wanted to share with you the renewed precautions that we are taking in the office to keep you (and all of us) safe. Our collective safety is the top...
Hearing Aids: An Investment into Your Quality Of Life
The majority of people, whether young or old, will experience a hearing loss at some point in their lives. It is better to come to terms with this undeniable truth than to suffer in silence. However, some do just that, worrying that hearing aids are a hassle to use...
How We’re Continuing To Keep You Safe in 2021 During COVID-19
Despite the ongoing challenges related to COVID-19, we remain open to meet all of your hearing healthcare needs. As always, your safety is our first priority. Since February 2020, we have worked hard to ensure that we are able to safely care for all patients. We are...
Remote Hearing Care Services in Berkeley with ‘TeleAudiology’
Thanks to the millions of vaccinations that have successfully been rolled out, California’s economy is finally open again. There are no capacity limits or social distancing requirements. However, COVID-19 has not gone away quite yet. In order to safely go about our...
Everything You Need To Know About The New Jabra Enhance Plus
On August 18, 2021, there was an announcement of a brand-new category of devices called “lifestyle devices” that was spearheaded by a new product from Jabra called the Enhance Plus. Based on Jabra’s in-depth research, this new category of devices seeks to be...
Is It Normal For New Hearing Aids To Be Uncomfortable?
Here at Berkeley Hearing Center, we understand the importance of empowering our patients by educating them, their loved ones, other healthcare professionals, and the public about Audiology & hearing health care. We believe that the ‘informed choice’ is always the...
How To Choose Which Hearing Aid Is Best For You
Our new patients often ask us which hearing aid we recommend the most, assuming that because of our 70 years of serving the hearing needs across Berkeley, CA, and the East Bay community, we have a favorite. However, when it comes to choosing hearing aids, there simply...
Hard-of-Hearing: Hall of Fame!
Regular readers know that I’m very passionate about Audiology and music. Another passion of mine is basketball. I was born and raised in Indiana, so basketball is a part of my DNA. I have fond memories of practicing for hours at my elementary school, a late-night hoop...
You Really Can’t Just Phone It In..
Healthcare is a business, and there’s nothing inherently wrong or ignoble with that. Our world functions around money. What we do for a living, providing goods and/or services, is how we survive and make our way in the world. How we put food on our table and a roof...
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