COVID-19
San Francisco Audiology is committed to your health and safety and follows CDC and WHO recommendations regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19). Open To Provide You Care All of our locations are open so that we can provide you with the care you need, and we continue to provide virtual visits. All On-site and Virtual Visits Require an…
Current and Future Hearing Loss Innovations
Advances in hearing device technology are occurring rapidly, allowing people to hear and communicate better than ever before. Here are some current and future innovations that can benefit people with hearing loss. Apps That Let You Control Your Listening Experience Many hearing device manufacturers now offer easy-to-use smartphone apps. These apps allow you to adjust…
Still Sheltering in Place? Try These Simple, Fun Hearing Exercises
Stave off boredom while sharpening your hearing and listening skills with the following exercises. EXERCISE #1 Filter noise at home. Sound filtering involves focusing on essential sounds while filtering out unnecessary background noise. Find a friend or family member and several sources of noise: music, TV, a fan, etc. Begin a conversation and turn on…
Keeping You Connected — Expanded Telehealth Services Available!
At San Francisco Audiology, we remain committed to the health and safety of our patients and employees. We are taking proactive steps to minimize person-to- person interaction, one of which is the expansion of virtual audiology visits. What can a telehealth visit do for you? One of the primary benefits of a telehealth appointment is…
Communicating with the Hearing Impaired: Strategies for Success
If a spouse, family member or close friend is diagnosed with hearing loss in San Rafael, they will doubtless experience some dramatic changes to their way of life. There are steps you can take in order to help those you care about adjust to their hearing impairment; the most important is learning how to communicate…
New Sonoma Location!
We are excited to announce that San Francisco Audiology’s new Sonoma location is now open! Located at 752 Broadway in Sonoma, CA, this office will offer the following services: Hearing Tests Hearing Aid Fitting Hearing Aid Cleaning Hearing Aid Repairs In addition, we will also offer teleaudiology services. For more information or to schedule an…
Does Your Ear or Your Brain Hear?
If you’re like most people in San Francisco with a basic understanding of the hearing process, you probably assume your ears are responsible for hearing. In reality, your brain does most of the work! We’re not saying your ears aren’t important. After all, you need them to keep your sunglasses from falling off. OK, they…
Don’t Let Hearing Loss Ground You
It should be plane to anybody who has traveled by air in recent years that the skies aren’t nearly as friendly as they used to be. Cramped seating, oversold flights, lengthy delays, reduced meal service and misrouted luggage are only the tip of the iceberg; for those with hearing loss in Walnut Creek and other…
Is it Time to Upgrade Your Hearing Aids?
People in San Rafael with hearing aids are already taking the most important step they can in treating their hearing impairment. For the majority of patients with hearing loss, these devices help restore the ability to communicate and promise significant quality of life improvements. Unfortunately, nothing lasts forever; eventually, you’ll need to upgrade your hearing…
Stand Up to Noise Pollution
Bay Area residents occasionally contend with hazy skies obscuring those spectacular views of the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz Island. As unsightly as this may be, not all pollution is so clearly visible. Noise pollution is a growing problem not only in the San Francisco Bay Area, but throughout the world. And it’s one we…