No April Fools’ joke: Dr. Dokianakis is using the revolutionary Med-El ADHEAR bone conduction hearing device! “It’s an impressive new non-surgical option for better hearing but, before offering to my patients, I want to try it out myself,” said Dr. D. This device uses a small adhesive pad behind the ear and conducts sound through vibration: Stick. Click. Hear. “Days 1 to …
One person effecting change: our patient informed us that she was able to get her independent living facility to help those who need hearing assistance. A green star on their name tag means that staff have to be aware of the person’s hearing needs: Raise voice gently without yelling, be patient, face them, enunciate & speak more slowly, rephrase instead …
You have honored us with Best of the Best awards every year since we opened! The 2018 Best of the Best is open for a few more days. We hope to earn your vote again, under the Hearing Aid Center and Audiologist categories. You can vote daily until 3/22. Thank you for your support! What are your favorite local businesses? https://hollandsentinel.gatehousecontests.com/2018-Best-of-the-Best/gallery?group=305302
The wonderful Holland Concert Jazz Orchestra will be performing on 3/29 at Park Theater and it should be a fun concert! Did you know that some hearing devices handle live music better than others? With many, the limiting factor in enjoying live music is a limited input dynamic range. Essentially, the microphones can’t handle the louder peaks of music, resulting in …
Today, Dr. Dokianakis presented an instructional course at the Kansas Hearing Society. “Talking about how we can best help patients hear better in challening acoustic enviroments is one of my favorite topics. Hearing aids and Loop systems, when done right, offer amazing speech clarity, improving the quality of life for those with hearing loss. I would like to thank Dr. …
This NCAA March Madness we would like to recognize the first deaf player in the NBA, Lance Allred. “Born with a severe hearing loss, Lance Allred is the best example of not letting hearing loss define you,” said Dr. Dokianakis. “I was lucky enough to meet this former NBA player, TEDx Star, successful author and amazing inspirational speaker. His keynote …
This International Women’s Day we would like to recognize a woman who changed the Audiology profession and inspired us to enjoy life to the fullest: Dr. Marion Downs. Dr. Downs started Universal Newborn Hearing Screening at a time when children were not diagnosed and fit with hearing aids until they were three years old. Going against the establishment 50 years …