Hearing Services
Hearing Services
What We Do
Prescription Hearing Aids
We provide prescription hearing devices, which are worn inside or behind the ears. These prescription devices provide an amazing improvement in life for those with hearing loss.
Hearing Evaluations
Prescise procedures to measure your hearing abilities and identify areas for improvement. Special attention is paid to measuring hearing performance when competing noise or additional voices are also ocurring.
All Audiology Services
Comprehensive Hearing Evaluations
Precise, in-depth testing to fully understand your hearing and how it impacts your daily life.
Hearing Aid Selection & Fittings
Expert recommendations for prescription hearing technology which matches your unique hearing needs and life style. Applying sound quality adjustments to your chosen devices.
Hearing Aid Maintenance & Ongoing Care
Ongoing care and adjustments to keep your devices performing at their best over time.
Tinnitus Evaluation & Management
Specialized measurements to measure the characteristics of your tinnitus experience to identify means to reduce the noise in your ears.
Speech Ease & Communication Strategies
Proven exercises to retrain your brain to listen more effectively through your hearing system. These engaging excercises will improve your perception and confidence for everyday conversations.
Personalized Treatment Plans
Thoughtfully tailored solutions designed around your hearing, goals, and lifestyle.
Support for Existing Hearing Aids
Professional care and optimization, even for devices purchased elsewhere. Your prescription hearing devices require regular care to maintain their best performance for you. Return visits are essentail to obtaining the best hearing performance possible.
Ongoing Hearing Health & Monitoring
Regular check-upss to track changes and protect your long-term hearing health. Utlizing advnaced technology like Lace AI. Be wise, check ears like eyes!
Hearing Protection
Providing hearing care and hearing protection for musicians & hearing protection for workplace or recreational noise. Important for all musicians, including those who perform in large venues to those who perform in church, in schools, or for solo performers.
Cognitive Screening
Screening to measure how your brain is processing information; measuring 5 parameters relevant to daily living and the use of prescription hearing instruments It’s important to measure and monitor these aspects to identify changes.
Balance & Hearing
Because hearing and balance are closely connected, a comprehensive hearing evaluation can provide valuable insights into dizziness, vertigo, and other balance concerns.
Head Injuries & Hearing
Head injuries can affect both hearing and the brain’s ability to process sound, making a hearing evaluation an important step toward effective treatment.
Real Ear Verification
Real Ear Verification uses precise, evidence-based measurements to ensure your prescription hearing devices are programmed for optimal speech clarity, comfort, and performance.
Public Speaking
Laura O’Brien Robertson, AuD, Doctor of Audiology, enjoys public speaking and would be happy to provide a presentation about hearing care, balance, prescription hearing aids, hearing protection or other related topic to your organization. Please contact our office for further information.
FAQs
Why don’t you offer free evaluations like some other places?
If it’s free it’s usually because the people doing the testing are not permitted by law to charge a fee. The state does not allow anyone but a licensed audiologist with at least a Master’s degree in Audiology to receive financial compensation for evaluations. A hearing aid specialist/dispenser need only have a high school diploma and pass a state exam. He/she is not trained or qualified to evaluate for and interpret results which can identify possible medical conditions. So basically, if it’s free it’s because you are not working with someone with the expertise that Audiology Specialists, LLC offers. Remember, you get what you pay for.
Do you accept insurance?
We currently have contractual agreements for “in-network” service with Anthem, Cigna, Medicare and Harvard Pilgrim for coverage of hearing evaluations. Most insurance companies have some individual policies that provide a hearing device benefit. We will gladly help you determine your coverage. It should be noted that Medicare does not ever cover the cost of hearing aids or anything related to them.
I don’t have insurance. Is financing available?
We truly want to make sure that anyone that needs hearing assistance is able to get it so we also offer the option to finance your device purchase, through Care Credit, INTEREST FREE for up to 12 months. Also, we may have demonstration instruments or previously worn instruments available for a significantly discounted purchase price.
Do you offer senior discounts?
Because the majority of our clients are seniors we are unable to offer senior discounts, however, we do offer a discount for cash purchases.
I bought my device online and it’s not working well. Do you offer servicing?
While we discourage the purchase of hearing devices over the internet, sometimes we are able to service them. There are fees for any services you incur and we can only determine if we can help you after we have you, your instruments and a current hearing evaluation in our office. You wouldn’t buy dentures online and expect them to fit; the same is true of hearing devices.
I’ve previously used a device and would like to purchase that brand again. Which manufacturers do you work with?
We offer instruments from a variety of manufacturers which allows selection of the most appropriate product to match your individual needs. Presently we work most often with Oticon, Widex, Unitron, Phonak, and Starkey, but; we have accounts with, and are able to work with, most other manufacturers.
What does “board certified” mean?
Board certified means different things, depending on how it is used. Audiologists can only get board certification from the American Board of Audiology. It is the most challenging to obtain and maintain due to requirements of extensive, continuing education. A different form of certification is awarded by the American Speech Language & Hearing Association. ASHA awards the Certificate of Clinical Competence, when an Audiologist has completed their training under supervision and passed a national exam. Hearing instrument dispensers obtain a Board Certification in Hearing Instrument Studies (BC-HIS) when they complete a course about fitting hearing instruments and pass a national exam. Each one of these credentials is an indication of improved quality of service. An audiologist can obtain all these forms of recognition. A hearing instrument dispenser can only obtain the BC-HIS. The law in the State of New Hampshire, as written, doesn’t allow anyone to use a term implying training as an Audiologist, when they are not an Audiologist. However, there are those who try to create terms which may mislead the public.
I don’t have insurance. Is financing available?
We truly want to make sure that anyone that needs hearing assistance is able to get it so we also offer the option to finance your device purchase, through Care Credit, INTEREST FREE for up to 12 months. Also, we may have demonstration instruments or previously worn instruments available for a significantly discounted purchase price.
What is an Audioprosthologist?
This term means someone who works with prosthetic devices for auditory purposes, ie. Hearing Instrument Dispenser.
Is a Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) able to provide medical care?
No. A Doctor of Audiology is someone who has a doctorate in hearing care but who does not provide any prescription medications, does not diagnose or treat medical conditions and does not perform surgery. Your Audiologist will provide important, useful information to your medical physician. These professionals communicate with each other or even work together to help give you the best care possible.