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I am improving my hearing to feel safer….By Dr. Richard Reikowski, Au.D

I had an incident, I was on my property doing yardwork in a heavy wooded. My son came to visit and walked down the hill, while calling me, so I wouldn’t be surprised and scared or startled. Normally, when someone approaches from behind I’m  surprised, as I can’t hear them approaching or tell where they are due to my hearing loss. She went on to say that she couldn’t hear her son and felt the noise or voice was coming from a different direction and perspective.

She has had moments like this so often through the years and is hopeful to have the ability to tell where sound is coming from. A severe hearing loss in one ear and no hearing in the other has caused this difficulty. We will be working with digital hearing aid technology that will allow her “better or hearing loss ear” to have hearing in the normal ranges and the ear with no hearing to wear a small transmitter. The transmitter will transfer the sound from the side of the head that has no hearing to the hearing ear, in real time. She will have the ability to hear balanced and also to locate the direction or location of sounds. This has been successful in so many cases and we feel confidently that she will share this same wonderful improvement in hearing!


 

 

Written by:
Rich
Published on:
September 22, 2020
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11 Comments

Categories: Blog Categories Go Here, Community Outreach, Educational, Hearing, Hearing Aids, Miscellaneous, New Technology, Patient care, Philosophy, Phone Numbers, Slider, Testimonials, TinnitusTags: Audiologist, Dr. Richard S. Reikowski, dr.richard reikowski, ear doctor, family hearing and balance center.cardinal hearing centers, Hearing Aids, hearing doctor, hearing loss, Hearing Testing, Stark County, Summa Care, Summit County

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  1. Marie

    September 22, 2020 at 8:47 am

    It’s very important to hear where sounds are coming from.

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    • Richard Reikowski

      September 23, 2020 at 7:39 am

      So true Mary!

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  2. Tiffany

    September 22, 2020 at 9:31 am

    Looking forward to hearing about her experience with this technology!

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    • Richard Reikowski

      September 23, 2020 at 7:40 am

      Same Tiffany! Will keep you posted.

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  3. Gail

    September 22, 2020 at 10:22 am

    I’m sure she’ll enjoy her yard even more when she can hear all around her!

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    • Richard Reikowski

      September 23, 2020 at 7:40 am

      That’s a great point!

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  4. Dale Hansen

    September 22, 2020 at 10:44 am

    that is so…disconcerting.

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    • Richard Reikowski

      September 23, 2020 at 7:40 am

      It most certainly can be.

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  5. Kaylee Porter

    October 6, 2020 at 3:07 pm

    Such a great advancement in technology that many people could benefit from but few know about!

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  6. Amy

    November 9, 2020 at 10:21 am

    What do you mean her “better or hearing loss ear”? Do you mean “worse ear”?

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    • Amy

      November 9, 2020 at 10:22 am

      Oh, you meant her better ear. It was a little confusing.

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