Hearing Center

Helping You Hear Life More Clearly In Seneca, SC

At Atreus Medical & Surgical Associates, our Hearing Center provides personalized hearing care in Seneca, SC, with comprehensive hearing evaluations and hearing solutions tailored to your needs. Our team takes the time to understand your hearing concerns, evaluate your hearing health and help you find the right solutions for your lifestyle. From hearing evaluations and tinnitus management to hearing aids and assistive listening devices, we provide personalized care designed to help you hear life more clearly.

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Whether you need a hearing evaluation, assistance with hearing aids, tinnitus management or other specialized hearing services, our team has the expertise, advanced care and caring touch to address your unique needs. Take the first step toward better hearing by scheduling an appointment with us today or read on to learn more about our services.

Comprehensive Hearing Evaluations

At our Hearing Center at Atreus Medical & Surgical Associates, we aim to provide comprehensive hearing evaluations in order to assess the extent and nature of your hearing loss. Our team of experienced audiologists use state-of-the-art, cutting-edge diagnostic equipment to conduct comprehensive assessments. 

When assessing your hearing, our team may use:

  • Pure-tone audiometry
  • Speech clarity testing
  • Tympanometry

These hearing evaluations provide valuable insights into the origin and nature of your hearing loss, enabling your provider to create a treatment plan personalized to your hearing needs.

Speech-In-Noise Testing

Speech-in-noise testing helps us evaluate how well your brain processes speech in real-world listening environments. This advanced assessment can help identify auditory processing difficulties that may not appear during traditional hearing tests. Because hearing loss and auditory processing challenges have been linked to cognitive decline, this testing provides valuable information about your overall hearing health and helps us recommend the most appropriate treatment options.

Tinnitus Management

Characterized by a ringing or pulsing in the ears, tinnitus can be an annoying, distressing condition. At our Hearing Center, our audiology experts provide comprehensive evaluations to better understand the cause of your tinnitus and identify any underlying hearing concerns.

Tinnitus Evaluations

During a tinnitus evaluation, we focus on three key factors:

  • Finding the frequency or frequencies of your tinnitus
  • Find the loudness of your tinnitus
  • Find the general locations of your tinnitus

We take a thorough approach, using different exams and devices to determine if we can match the same pitch and loudness of your tinnitus to then cancel it out. To treat tinnitus, we offer counseling, sound therapy and specialized devices to help alleviate symptoms and improve your quality of life.

Hearing Solutions Designed Around You

Everyone affected by hearing loss has a different experience. That’s why we offer a range of hearing solutions tailored to your hearing needs, lifestyle and goals. From advanced hearing aids to assistive listening devices and custom hearing protection, our Hearing Center team will help you find the right solution for long-term hearing health.

Hearing Aid Selection, Fitting & Support

If your hearing evaluation indicates that you could benefit from hearing aids, Dr. DeFord and our hearing aid dispenser, Brianna Brommeling, will help you choose devices that fit your hearing needs, lifestyle, preferences and budget. We use additional testing to evaluate how well your hearing aids are improving speech clarity and overall hearing.

We can also test your hearing aids in our specialized testing booth, which simulates real-world listening environments such as busy restaurants and other settings with background noise. This allows us to see how your devices perform in everyday situations and make adjustments to help you get the most from your hearing aids.

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Assisted Listening Devices

Additionally, our Hearing Center offers education and recommendations for a wide range of assistive listening devices (ALDs), all designed to enhance communication in various environments.

Some examples of ALDs are:

  • Captioned telephones
  • Personal amplifiers
  • Blue-tooth enabled accessories

The audiology specialists at our Hearing Center will help you select the most appropriate ALDs to complement your hearing aids, improving your listening experience.

Custom Ear Protection

If you are exposed to noisy environments or engage in activities like loud concerts or shooting sports, it is crucial to protect your hearing. 

As part of our hearing center services, we provide custom ear protection solutions such as:

  • Musicians ear plugs
  • Swim plugs
  • Other noise-canceling devices

Our Hearing Center offers custom solutions designed for superior comfort, fit and protection, with the goal of preserving your hearing for years to come.

FAQs About Our Hearing Center

Below, we’ve answered some common questions about hearing loss, hearing evaluations and hearing treatment options. If you have additional questions, we encourage you to contact the friendly team at our Hearing Center!

What are the two types of hearing loss?

Hearing loss doesn’t always originate in the ears themselves. Some forms of hearing loss are related to changes in how the brain processes sounds and speech. Through advanced hearing evaluations, we can identify the source of your hearing concerns and recommend personalized solutions to help you hear more clearly.

Yes! Because hearing and balance are both connected to the inner ear, some conditions can affect both systems. If you are experiencing hearing changes along with dizziness or balance concerns, an evaluation can help identify the cause.

Research has shown that certain types of hearing loss may be associated with an increased risk of cognitive decline and dementia. Early hearing evaluations can help identify hearing concerns and provide valuable insight into your overall hearing health.

Common signs of hearing loss include asking people to repeat themselves, turning up the television volume or struggling to hear conversations in noisy environments. If you have noticed changes in your hearing, a hearing evaluation can help determine whether treatment may be beneficial.

Hearing aids cannot restore hearing to normal, but they can significantly improve your ability to hear and communicate. Modern hearing aids are designed to enhance speech clarity and help you stay connected to the people and activities you enjoy.

The American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery® recommends that adults over 50 be screened for hearing loss. Even if you haven’t noticed significant changes in your hearing, early detection can help identify hearing concerns and allow you to take steps to minimize the effects of untreated hearing loss.

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Whether you are dealing with persistent breathing concerns, chronic cough, sinus symptoms, allergies, hearing changes, sleep apnea, voice concerns or swallowing difficulties, the Atreus Medical & Surgical Associates team is here to help. Our independently-owned practice provides advanced, personalized specialty medical care in Seneca and Powdersville, SC, with treatment plans built around your symptoms, health goals and everyday comfort. Request an appointment today for clearer answers and lasting relief.