Additional Services

Real Ear Measurements (REM)

Real ear measurements (REM), also known as probe microphone measurements, are an objective and highly accurate method used by hearing instrument specialists to verify how a hearing aid is performing inside an individual’s ear canal.

Unlike simply programming a hearing aid based on a general formula, REM involves:

• Placing a tiny, thin probe microphone close to the eardrum within the ear canal.
• Introducing various test sounds
• Measuring the actual sound pressure levels produced by the hearing aid at the eardrum in real-time.
• Comparing these measured levels to a prescribed target amplification curve, which is unique to the individual’s hearing loss and ear canal acoustics.

The purpose of REM is to ensure that the hearing aid is providing the optimal amount of amplification across different frequencies, leading to improved audibility, speech clarity, comfort, and overall satisfaction for the patient. It accounts for the unique shape and size of each person’s ear canal, which can significantly influence how sound is delivered.

Auditory Training / LACE

Hearing aids help you hear, but auditory training helps your brain learn to listen. LACE (Listening and Communication Enhancement) is an interactive program designed to retrain your brain to comprehend speech more effectively, even in the most challenging listening environments.

Many people with hearing loss find that even with properly fitted hearing aids, following fast-paced conversations or understanding speech in noisy places like restaurants remains difficult. That’s because hearing happens in the brain as much as it does in the ear. LACE works by systematically exercising your auditory processing skills, helping you fill in the gaps when sounds are incomplete or competing noise makes listening harder.

Through a series of progressively challenging exercises, LACE trains you to better understand rapid speech, speech in noise, and competing speakers, building the listening stamina and mental agility that hearing aids alone cannot provide. The result is a more complete hearing rehabilitation experience that helps you get the most out of your hearing aids and your daily life.

Custom Hearing Protection

Why Hearing Protection Is So Important

Hearing loss happens for many reasons, one of the most common being exposure to loud noise (noise-induced hearing loss, or NIHL). Repeated exposure to sound levels above 85 decibels (the sound of an idling bulldozer) can cause permanent, irreparable hearing loss. To give you perspective, hearing professionals consider exposure to loud music, either live or through headphones, to be particularly dangerous with sound intensity sometimes reaching 100 to 115 decibels (dB). This is where hearing protection, like earplugs, comes in.

While hearing loss is irreversible, that doesn’t mean it’s not preventable. Knowledge, hearing protection, and prevention can help keep your hearing healthy and you happy!

Custom Hearing Protection Products

NIHL happens in all situations from concerts to recreational sports, from your work environment to…