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Dr. Richard Reikowski, Director of Hearing Loss

The Vacation that I Learned About Swimmers’ Ear

In my younger days, I had the opportunity to travel to Florida with my parents and my new fiancé. My aunt and uncle lived on the Gulf, so we stayed at their house and went to the beach everyday for a week. It was great memories, a full house, great meals, and I learned how […]

"I didn’t know you did impressions"….LOL

After discussing taking impressions of the ears for custom molds, he commented with a grin, “I didn’t know you did impressions”. We both laughed! Custom molds are used to best help a patients hearing needs for various needs. When necessary, we take impressions of the ears using silicone material. The impressions are then sent to […]

Dr. Kaylee Porter, Doctor of Audiology

"To be honest with you, it’s selective hearing loss"…

This coming from a patient, after teasing he wasn’t hearing his wife. Somedays, it’s just a selective hearing loss as I do hear the sounds and speech but sometimes I’m not focused on what was said. It’s more of an attention issue and not a hearing issue. He smiled…:) He shared how beautifully and natural […]

Your Ears Got Hearing Aids and Got Old

I was fortunate to catch up with an old friend the other day. Through this Pandemic I found connection to be very important, so I reached out to friends that I hadn’t seen in a long time. Life is fragile and I am done playing games. We met at a local eating place, and there […]

"I have come to this conclusion"…

I have learned a great deal in my time on this earth, says this little sweet 94 years young lady. She has such a vitality in her voice and demeaner. Even talking about walkers, she said that as a child she was very conscientious of her posture. She would remind her children to stand straight […]

No Worries, I Won’t Leave You

A buddy of mine decided he was entering a 5K for a great cause. I cheered him on. “I am glad you are happy, because I signed you up as well.” “Huh?” We then had a loud discussion about me not being able to run 5 minutes, let alone a 5K. He smiled. “We’ll walk […]

I Bowled a ‘3’

My mother’s best friend Carol, took her children bowling every Saturday morning, and talked my parents into doing the same. I have never been a morning person, so getting up early for school, and then getting up early on Saturday for an 8 am start time was…hazy to say the least. The smell and noise […]

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