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A Day in the Life of an Independent Audiologist.

Small businesses are experiencing many challenges these days: Covid concerns, marketing, overhead, insurance, finding good help, and many more. My clinic and staff at Hears to U, Audiology also have to contend with issues around being an agency designed to provide healthcare; in our case hearing healthcare. …

Hearing Aids

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May 9

What, An Audiologist at a Psychology Conference?

I have been to many health fairs, at companies, neighborhoods, communities, churches and so many other places sharing with people the importance of hearing health care. I have promoted my clinic, hearing loops, accessories, hearing protection, and just the fact that hearing loss matters. This is the first time I…

Hearing Loss

4 min read

Apr 25

Connecting Communication in Communities

We communicate for a number of reasons. When we are babies we can only communicate by crying or fussing. Parents teach children sign language to help them communicate their needs at a young age (as young as 6 months) as it is understood that sign language is easier than expressive…

Communication

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Mar 19

When my Significant Other Can Not Hear Me: Three ideas to help others Embrace Better Hearing

Nothing better than a cup of coffee and a Great Conversation! You know I am an audiologist and luckily, I value my hearing, which makes sense, right? I will tell you later why I am lucky. One thing I love best in this world is visiting with people. If you know me you will know I love to have a conversation…

Hearing Loss

5 min read

Feb 25

Hello Musicians, We Audiologists have Options and Patience to help you with your Hearing Needs!

According to the National Institute of Health, about 15% of people aged 20–69 have high-frequency hearing loss related to occupational or leisure activities. However, professional musicians are almost four times as likely to develop Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) compared to the general public. …

Musicians

5 min read

Feb 14

What is a Third-Party Administrator with Healthcare? Why does it matter to me?

When it comes to the health insurance industry, a third-party administrator (TPA) is an administrative service provider that delivers support for-insured health plans. Clear as mud, right? Let’s try again. What is the difference between an insurance company and a TPA? A health insurance company sells coverage to protect a…

Hearing Aids

4 min read

Feb 10

How to pay for Hearing Aids? Why not Medicare?

Here at Hears to U, Audiology in Minnesota, we believe it is important for patients to be educated about all aspects of their hearing care. This includes financing your purchase. As you may already know, Medicare does not cover the cost of hearing aids. It never has. It has been…

Medicare

5 min read

Feb 8

An ONLINE Hearing Clinic; Hears Hearing & Hearables

Hears Hearing & Hearables online was created to help support our patients and to create a community dedicated to hearing wellness. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we noticed that people preferred to buy things online. This included hearing care items. We wanted our online store to be membership-based, for our patients…

Ecommerce

5 min read

Jan 30

The Missing Link: What VCs need to do about ethics

Safa Rashtchy

Hello Safa, do you think VC ought to be in health care where the product should be sold separately?

Hello Safa, do you think VC ought to be in health care where the product should be sold separately? It seems there would be a ethical issue if the VC was supporting providers when a "drug" or "health care Product" was involved. Thoughts?

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