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Whether you’re exploring solutions for the first time or a long-time hearing aid user, our experts at Manhattan Audio, Inc. are here to offer advice and resources to support your journey.
Hearing loss can run in families, though you aren’t necessarily as susceptible as your relatives. At Manhattan Audio, Inc., on East 67th Street, Meredith Scharf, Au.D., and Jake Marsden, Au.D., evaluate your hearing within the context of your family history to help you understand how genetics may affect your hearing health. If hearing loss is
From a morning commute to an evening out, your hearing aids need steady power to keep up with your day. Hearing aid batteries usually last anywhere from three days to several weeks, depending mainly on usage and battery type, and a few habits can make a noticeable difference. At Manhattan Audio, Inc., audiologists Meredith Scharf,
Wax, skin oils, and moisture build up on hearing aids a little every day, and over time they can leave your devices sounding weak or muffled. A consistent hearing aid cleaning routine helps keep them working well and prevents the frustration of buildup interfering with sound. Audiologists Meredith Scharf, Au.D., and Jake Marsden, Au.D., of
On a busy New York day, you rely on both hearing aids to keep up with conversations, so it’s unsettling when one side suddenly sounds quieter, harsher, or less clear. Hearing aids are designed to amplify sound in a way that feels natural, and a difference you notice between them should be examined. At Manhattan
A clogged ear can turn a busy day into a series of muffled conversations, and it’s confusing when there’s no earwax to explain it. At Manhattan Audio, Inc., our practice on the Upper East Side of New York City, audiologists Meredith Scharf, Au.D., and Jake Marsden, Au.D., can assess your hearing, evaluate what may be
Noticing an immediate hearing loss on one side can be unsettling, leaving affected individuals wondering how to proceed. Our audiology clinic offers prompt diagnostic hearing testing and coordinates emergency medical evaluations whenever sudden hearing changes develop. An acute sudden hearing loss demands prompt evaluation by an audiologist or ENT physician to initiate time-sensitive medical care
An abrupt high-pitched squeal from a hearing aid can be jarring and disruptive to daily life if the underlying source goes unaddressed. Our audiology practice accurately determines whether the whistle relates to physical canal fit, obstructive earwax, acoustic programming, fatigued components, or technical damage. Explore why acoustic feedback occurs and which safe home inspections can
Tracking speech in busy dining venues can feel exhausting when environmental noise drowns out your hearing. Our practice provides targeted diagnostics to evaluate hearing in quiet atmospheres as well as complex noise environments. Once the diagnostic etiology of your difficult hearing is established, we implement personalized clinical and technological strategies. How Can Hearing Seem Normal
Although cotton swabs feel like accessible ear-care tools, introducing them into the canal hinders self-cleaning mechanisms and may harm your hearing. Our specialists determine if cerumen warrants clinical clearing and advise on targeted methods designed to protect your hearing health. Ears don’t always need manual cleaning; however, if wax builds up, we can help patients
Specialized hearing aids are designed to help address your specific auditory deficit. Regardless of whether you are a first-time user of hearing aids or have utilized them for a long time, if your hearing aids prompt headaches or physical discomfort, relief is available. A correctly programmed hearing aid rests smoothly in the ear and supplies
It’s been a long day, and there’s nothing you’re looking forward to more than a good night’s sleep. As you lay your head on the pillow and your surroundings go completely still, that familiar aural ringing instantly becomes impossible to tune out. If your tinnitus feels louder at night, you’re not imagining it. This is
It is incredibly common for individuals to resist getting hearing instruments simply because they dread a bulky appearance or an uncomfortable fit. For years, hearing aids were large, noticeable, and often negatively associated with getting old. In various scenarios, patients expressed fear that wearing an obvious device would cause peers to omit them from casual