I am thrilled to announce that Alaska Hearing & Tinnitus Center has once again been voted Platinum in the Hearing Care category of the Best of Alaska Awards! This accolade isn’t just another award – it’s a celebration of the trust and enduring relationship we...
After an intense day of lobbying on the Hill, advocating for the passage of the Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act, I found myself unexpectedly in a position that was both surreal and deeply humbling. As I listened to the description of the award recipient by...
As many of us know all too well, addiction is a significant issue here in Alaska. The Christopher Walden House of Hope’s mission is to foster hope and recovery through community, offering healthy ways to address addiction through understanding and compassion....
At Alaska Hearing & Tinnitus Center, your comfort and wellness have always been our top priority. Over the years, as our patient community has grown, your comments and feedback have been considered; many of you have shared the importance of having spacious,...
Hearing loss is often a gradual process, creeping up so subtly that it can be easy to dismiss or rationalize its early symptoms. But being proactive about these warning signs can make a significant difference in your auditory health. Ignoring these hints can lead to...
You've likely seen firsthand how artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping various sides of our daily lives, from the way we interact with our phones to how medical treatments are administered. This technological leap forward holds particular relevance in hearing aid...
Today, I have the absolute joy of sharing some exciting news, both for the world of tinnitus care and for me personally. Nature Communications Medicine, one of the most respected scientific journals, has published a real-world study showing the effectiveness of...
If you’ve noticed a persistent high-pitched whistling sound coming from your hearing aids, rest assured you're not alone. This sound, often described as feedback, is a common occurrence, but it shouldn't be overlooked. While annoying, the whistling usually indicates a...
Presbycusis, also known as age-related hearing loss, is increasingly prevalent among older adults – and the number one cause of hearing loss worldwide. As we get older, the hair cells in our ears age with us and slowly lose functionality as a result. If you’ve been...
I’ve had a few patients ask me, “Can hearing aids cause ear infections?” While hearing aids do not directly lead to ear infections, improper cleaning can cause issues down the line with trapped moisture within the ear, which can then cause infections. You can easily...
‘I don’t think anyone understands how it affects your life because you’re living with it yourself but anybody outside that doesn’t suffer from it, I don't think they understand what you’re actually going through, that you have a constant ringing in your head all the time, and some days it can be really bad, it’s very hard to relax, very hard to enjoy life sometimes and it can make you very upset.’ ‘Just trying to get on with everyday life was very difficult’ ‘You couldn’t deal with silence because there was no silence, it was always there’ ‘Before the trial started, I’d say, really on a scale of 1 to 10 it was past 10, and in a bad way, and then when I done the trial after the 6 weeks I found that the tolerance for me was definitely down to around a 3’ ‘It was that good, it made that much of an impact on my life and I’m just very grateful that I got a chance to do the trial’
- Niall
‘After about a month, I noticed that it started working, and funny enough I noticed it when I didn’t use it. I had to go to the dentist and got some treatment on my teeth – I wasn’t able to use the device so I had to pause it for about 5 days and then within 5 days I just noticed that my tinnitus increase and when I started using it again I started paying attention to how it was dropping to the lower levels. At the worst my tinnitus was about a 7 or 8 out of ten, and after using Lenire for around a year, it has dropped to like 1 or 2. It’s very handy for me to use Lenire during my work as I can just plug away and just do the treatment while I’m working. Back when the tinnitus was really bad, I started questioning my music industry job, and I stopped going to the gigs, music events and I started thinking about that I no longer will be able to participate in any events, but now I’m able to book tickets again. If anyone in the music industry and have suffering from tinnitus I would definitely recommend the Lenire treatment as it is something that helped me a lot
- Erlandas
‘My hope with the device was to try and reduce the level of tinnitus back to a level where I was comfortable, like prior to when I had the ear infection and from using the device that’s where I am now, I’m back to a situation where my tinnitus is much less prominent, much less distracting. The tinnitus did affect my interest in music because you say to yourself what’s the point if I’m not hearing properly. I can now go back to doing things that I wasn’t able to do over the past few years – writing and recording music. Going on the results I have I would recommend it.’
- Damian