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If a friend or loved one suggests you might have hearing loss or if you yourself feel like you are missing cues, then the first step towards treatment is a hearing test. A hearing test gives our certified audiologists the information to help them determine the degree and type of hearing loss. A hearing test is required prior to treatment. Most insurances cover the cost of a hearing test but do require a referral from your primary care physician. Please check with your insurance carrier for benefit coverage or click here.

Constance Brown Hearing Centers offers a full selection of hearing aid batteries and other accessories for your hearing aids. All hearing aid purchases come with a supply of free batteries. Please contact us today for selection and pricing.

Constance Brown Hearing Centers offers FREE hearing aid CLEANING clinics on the first Monday of most months from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. The 2012 schedule is Jan 9, Feb 6, March 5, April 2, May 7, June 4, July 2, Aug 6, Sept 10 (Due to Labor Day), Oct 1, Nov 5, & Dec 3. Individuals may come in to have their hearing aid cleaned and inspected whether or not they are a patient of Constance Brown Hearing Centers. Constance Brown Hearing Centers has two locations: 1634 Gull Road in the Kalamazoo Medical Arts Building across from Borgess Medical Center or in the Oak Park Center at 4855 West Centre Avenue in Portage.

An audiologist will clean and inspect your hearing aid. The audiologist will advise you of anything further that you may need. If additional services are required, there will be a charge. Patients will be informed of any charges prior to the work being performed.

For more information on repairs click here.

Hearing is fundamental to a child’s growth and development, yet a child cannot tell us if he/she has hearing loss. At Constance Brown Hearing Centers we offer technology found in very few other places that allow us to test infants and children without the use of sedation. Each year, approximately 3 in 1,000 babies are born with a hearing loss. Babies who cannot hear will have problems learning to talk. That is why all birthing hospitals in Michigan test babies' hearing before they leave the hospital. More than half the babies born with hearing problems have no family history of hearing loss. It is important to identify hearing problems as early as possible so that your baby has the best chance to develop normally. For more on infant testing click here.

Whether you play in a band, are a gun hunter, or work in an industrial setting, custom ear plugs make a huge difference in decreasing your ear drum’s exposure to loud noise. Did you know that any noise above 85 decibels can cause gradual hearing loss? Keep that in mind and wear ear protection when you use power mower (90), chainsaw (110),listen to loud stereo (105). Custom plugs provide an unmatched level of protection against loud noises.

Custom plugs are also valuable if you are a swimmer. Everyone’s ears are different. That is why custom made ear plugs and hearing protection and swim plugs are the only way to provide optimal protection against the threat of hearing loss and water intrusion. For more info on custom plugs click here.

Services offered include:

Assistance in developing cost-effective employee hearing-conservation programs.
On-site audiometric testing.
Noise-level monitoring.
Annual monitoring.
Selection, fitting and training for appropriate hearing-protection devices.
Pre-employment audio grams.

If after your hearing test, it is determined that you have treatable hearing loss, then the next step is to determine realistic goals that a patient hopes to achieve through hearing assistance. Based upon these goals, a patients personal style preferences, and the degree of hearing loss, an audiologist works with a patient to find the most appropriate assistance device. For more information on the technology offered click here. All hearing aid purchases come with a supply of free batteries.