Audiologist, Rena Griffis,
demonstrates The Hearing Center's new state-of-the-art
"Virtual Sound Room" at 51 State Road in
N. Dartmouth.
Newly Enlarged Audiology Facilities
& "Service Center"
The Hearing Center at Eye Health Vision Centers has recently
completed expansion of its 2,500 square foot Audiology facilities
to better serve its customer base. The enlarged facilities
now include a "Service Center" where trained technicians
will troubleshoot hearing aid problems. The Hearing
Center's Audiology technicians have received special factory
authorized training from the various hearing aid manufacturers
so that hearing aid repairs are performed on site at their
Route 6, Dartmouth facility. Approximately 50% of
hearing aid repairs can now be done on site while the patient
waits, in order to avoid the weeks of time which must pass
when repairs are mailed out to the manufacturer. The
Hearing Center recommends an extended warranty to avoid
costly repair charges over the life of the aid. Our
patients receive all follow up visits at no charge. Nominal
charges apply to patients requesting repairs on aids purchased
from other hearing centers. If having trouble with
an aid, The Hearing Center has walk-in hours from 10:30
am to 2:00 pm Monday through Friday in its Dartmouth office,
9-5 in its Taunton office and 9-3 in its Middletown office.
One of The Hearing Center's trained technicians can check
your hearing aid and determine if the problem is something
that can be repaired on site or whether it requires factory
service. If it has to be sent to the manufacturer
and the hearing aid is covered under warranty, there is
no cost for the repair.
In addition to enlarging the Audiology facilities to allow
for the Virtual Sound Room and Service Center, the Hearing
Center has expanded its staff to include Wade S. Chubbuck.
Wade has been a Board Certified hearing Instrument Specialist
for nearly 13 years and is also a Massachusetts licensed
dispenser.
Wade worked directly for a hearing aid manufacturer for
11 years where he became extremely well educated in the
technology of hearing aids.
The Hearing Center will be hosting a series of Open Houses
to allow the public to view its newly enlarged facilities,
including its new Service Center and virtual sound room
on the following dates:
- Saturday, November 22nd from 10 am to 1 pm
- Thursday, December 18th from 2 pm to 5 pm
- Thursday, January 22nd from 2 pm to 5 pm.
Reservations to attend may be made by calling The Hearing
Center at 508-994-1400. Refreshments will be served
and there will be demonstrations, as well as guided tours
of the Audiology facilities. Rena Griffis, MA, CCC-A and
Wade S. Chubbuck, BC, HIS will host this grand opening event.
Free Hearing Screenings and "OAE"
Testing
The Hearing Center offers FREE Hearing Screenings on an
unscheduled "walk in" basis to any new or existing
patients. These Free Screenings are performed by Audiology
Technicians and include:
- Case History
- Subjective Questionnaire
- Video-otoscopy
- Pure Tone Audiometric Screening
- Appropriate referrals for follow-up
Additionally, the Hearing Center is now equipped to perform
testing of otoacoustic emissions, also known as "OAE" Tests. This
instrument automatically measures hearing loss by measuring
the amount of sound emitted from the patient's eardrum in
response to audible sounds emitted from the testing instrument
itself. It is a very quick and painless objective
measurement procedure which determines if a patient is experiencing
hearing loss. The test takes only 45 seconds per ear
and is conducted at The Hearing Center with a small, hand
held instrument.
Most patient's insurance includes this test as a covered
benefit.
The Hearing Center has 3 office locations with phone numbers
for appointments and scheduled "Walk In Hours" for
hearing aid repairs as follows:
51 State Road (Route 6)
N. Dartmouth, MA
508-994-1400
Walk-in Hours: Monday through Friday
10:30-11:30 am and 1-2:00 pm
64 Winthrop Street (Route 44)
Taunton, MA
508-823-5536
Walk-in Hours: Monday through Friday
9:00 am to 5:00 pm
73 Valley Road
Middletown, RI
491-845-2020
Walk-in Hours: Monday through Friday
9:00 am to 3:00 pm
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