Patient Resources
Choosing The Best Hearing Aids
You might assume that as we are one of the highest-rated hearing care clinics on the West Coast, we would know which hearing aid manufacturer offers the best hearing aids, but it doesn’t work like that because there is no such thing. There is only the best hearing aid...
How Can I Persuade a Loved One to Get Help with Their Hearing?
We understand how difficult it can be sometimes to live or work with someone who is reluctant to get help for their hearing loss. You know expert help is available, but your suggestions are often ignored. So, what’s the best way to encourage and help a loved one get...
Do You Recognize the Common Signs of Hearing Loss?
Hearing loss is more common than most of us realize. Worldwide, 360 million people suffer from a hearing loss and 32 million of those are children. It can happen to anyone at any age. The World Health Organization (WHO) says, “By 2050, nearly 2.5 billion people are...
How Much are Hearing Aids?
One of the most common questions that we’re asked is, “How much are hearing aids?” With so much conflicting information on the internet, and so many clinics keeping their prices a secret, it can make addressing your hearing challenges incredibly difficult and...
What’s the Difference Between Costco and Gold Country?
At Gold Country Hearing, we receive many calls from people who want to know more about the different hearing aids available on the market. With a Costco not too far from us, we are regularly asked: “What’s the difference between Costco and Gold Country Hearing?” From...
Getting Your Hearing Aids Professionally Cleaned in California
Since the invention of hearing aids, many lives have been improved, and cases of hearing loss have become much more treatable. Hearing aid technology has since come a long way, and today even the most basic models are very advanced and sophisticated devices. Why...
Why Do I Feel Imbalance?
The balance system involves cues from the visual system, vestibular system, and proprioceptive system. A disturbance in any of these can result in balance issues, and your audiologist will exam you to see if the vestibular system is causing your symptoms. A disorder...
What to Do When Your Hearing Aids Get Wet
Over the years as a hearing instrument specialist, I've lost track of how many times distressed patients have called me because water had damaged their hearing devices. Some patients have reported poor performance from wet devices. Others said their instruments had...
My Hearing Aids Are Not That Old, Do I Need to Upgrade?
Hearing aids have come along way over the past few years, and we are witnessing major changes in the hearing care industry. Yet is it worth truly worth upgrading, or can you get away with holding your current device for a bit longer? Well, the answer is this....
Hearing Aid Repairs – It’s Easy and Affordable!
Are you having problems with your hearing aids? Maybe they seem to be underperforming or aren't working at all? If so, you might be asking if you can get your hearing aids repaired or if you are going to have to replace them. The fact is that hearing aid repair is...