Balanced Approach

We do not recommend hearing aids for people who would not have a significant benefit from their use. A hearing test is performed to evaluate the person's hearing loss, and the benefit they would receive from amplification. The test is always at no cost, no obligation, with or without the purchase of hearing aids.

We offer these services to all our patients:

• The only practice on the Eastern Shore to offer Live Speech Mapping (scientific fitting verification)
• Free hearing evaluations for adults
• Comprehensive hearing aid fittings & adjustments
• 30 day trial period
• Hearing aid repair & programming
• Ear molds for industrial applications, swimming and pilots
• Assistive listening devices
• Access to the most technologically advanced instruments available

Introducing: The Sound Advice Service Contract

Sound Advice Three-Year Guarantee of Satisfaction and Comprehensive Warranty

The Sound Advice Service Contract is hearing care from start to finish. It’s about understanding you, your specific hearing loss, your listening environment and exactly what you need.

You have taken the first step toward a better quality of life through improved hearing. Now it is paramount that, together, we insure your hearing health for years to come.

Your custom fit instruments are highly sophisticated devices. They need general maintenance and periodic adjustments to consistently provide optimal performance.

The Sound Advice Service Contract is perhaps the most comprehensive hearing health care coverage on the market today.

With your qualified hearing aid purchase you will receive:

• Three-year full service warranty
• 30 day, no risk evaluation period
• Three-year supply of batteries
• Three-year loss and damage protection
• Three year VIP patient package (free shell modifications, repairs, unlimited office visits, annual hearing evaluations, reprogramming, cleanings and adjustments)

Hearing Health Care Practitioners

In order to provide our customers with a premier level of service, we maintain a staff of the highest caliber. At Sound Advice Hearing Aid Centers all of our practitioners are Nationally Board Certified in Hearing Instrument Sciences. The NBC-HIS certification is the gold standard among hearing healthcare practitioners.

Sound Advice Hearing Aid Centers provide services to Maryland, Delaware and Virginia. We fit many brands of hearing aids, including Rexton, Widex, Siemens, Starkey and Oticon. We accept all brands of hearing aids for repair.

On-site care is provided for 13 adult residences and nursing homes. Free in-home consultations are available by request.

Insurance is accepted from all participating insurance companies. Medicare does not cover the cost of hearing aids. We offer the Help Card- a credit card for health services. We also offer 1 year same as cash.

Hearing Tests

To determine if there has been a significant change in a patient's hearing, an annual audiometric examination is done. Using a clinical audiometer, we evaluate how well a person is hearing, and if action is needed to improve their hearing.

Tympanometry

Test and assessment of middle ear function.

Video Ear Exam

Inspection with a video otoscope can detect the presence of a common hindrance to better hearing - wax buildup.

Free Services

Preventative maintenance can help you avoid the most frequent cause of hearing aid malfunction - corrosion. The contact, volume control, and battery compartment must be cleaned regularly. This is best done with a dry brush.

Aid Analysis

Changes in amplification can lessen the performance of a hearing aid. Aids are computer tested in our lab to ensure that they meet or exceed the manufacturer's original specifications.

Cleanings

Our Rejuvenator machine dries the moisture in the hearing aid, and wax is removed. Earmolds and tubing are cleaned. This is done quarterly.