Chances are, if you are considering getting hearing aids, your friends and family have noticed that you don’t hear well. The solution, however, can be our little secret. Hearing instruments are getting smaller and smaller, smarter and smarter. As an audiologist it’s exciting to see what they can do. But if you have a hearing…
Effectiveness of Rechargeable Hearing Aids
We keep hearing about how easy the rechargeable hearing aids are to use. And it’s definitely the feedback I am getting from the people I see. Some of these devices come with an extra feature, a power pack that sits under their charging box. If you have a box like this, you can charge your…
Working with a hearing loss
We see people from all walks of life with hearing loss. But there is an added level of stress that can be associated with your hearing impairment when you fear that it is impacting upon your ability to effectively carry out your job. The first thing you can do is to make sure that you…
Just one of the reasons I love my job!
I get such a thrill when I work with my Cochlear Implant recipients. Last month I had the chance to go to theatre to see Mr Michel Neeff perform the surgery part of the procedure. It was both complex and precise. And a privilege to be a part of. Once the electrode array was in…
Sandra Jamieson joins Boutique Audiology
I’m just so thrilled to welcome Sandra Jamieson to Boutique Audiology. Sandra has been an audiologist for twenty five years, she was three years ahead of me at the Master of Audiology degree we completed at the University of Auckland all those years ago! Suffice to say Sandra joins us with a huge amount of…