Central Illinois Hearing

09/15/2026

🚨 During National Preparedness Month, make sure your emergency plan accounts for hearing loss.

If you have trouble hearing, a few extra steps can help you stay informed when severe weather or natural disasters strike:

📱 Enable emergency alerts and visual or vibration notifications on your devices.
🌪️ Sign up for local weather and emergency warnings.
👥 Create a communication plan with family, friends, or neighbors.
🔋 Keep hearing aids, chargers, and extra batteries with your emergency supplies.

Preparation can make all the difference. Take time this month to make your emergency plan more hearing friendly.

09/10/2026

A hearing aid may be small, but what it represents can be enormous. More than being a simple solution or a sign of disability, hearing technology can carry a beautiful meaning.

Find out what we're talking about here:

  What do our hearing aids tell other people about us? It should be just one thing – the devices help us hear. Not that we’re broken, or lesser than – in fact, just the opposite. Using hearing aids should indicate that we have identified a problem and have taken steps to address it. The adjec...

09/08/2026

📱 Better hearing support could be just a tap away. Today’s smartphone tools can help make communication clearer, more accessible, and more convenient for people with hearing loss.
Here are 7 tools worth exploring:

💬 Ava — Provides real-time captions for conversations
🎧 Sound Amplifier by Google — Helps fine-tune sound through headphones
📞 Rogervoice — Captions phone calls in real time
🤫 SoundPrint — Helps you discover quieter restaurants and other venues
👂 hearWHO — Offers a hearing screening tool to help track hearing health
📺 Tunity — Streams audio from muted TVs directly to your phone
🎙️ Live Listen — Turns compatible Apple devices into remote microphones

Technology can’t replace personalized hearing care, but the right tools can help make everyday listening and communication easier. If you’re noticing changes in your hearing, contact us to schedule a hearing consultation.

09/03/2026

Dear Central Illinois Hearing Patients,

We sincerely appreciate your continued support and trust in our practice. Wishing you a relaxing Labor Day!

Please note that in observance of the holiday, our office will be closed on Monday September 7, 2026. We will resume our normal business hours on Tuesday September 8, 2026. 🇺🇸

Sincerely,
Your Central Illinois Hearing Team

08/31/2026

Hear better in public spaces!

Ever feel like public spaces (airports, stadiums, etc.) sound muffled or feel exhausting?

Hearing loops and new Auracast™ technology can stream clear sound directly to compatible hearing devices, making announcements, presentations, and everyday moments easier to follow.

Contact us to learn more about this exciting hearing technology!

08/28/2026

Hearing loss can feel isolating, but it doesn't have to be. Discover why connecting with others who share your journey can make all the difference for your confidence and your hearing health.

Read more here 👉

  I’ve got my annual June blues – the feelings that always follow my time at the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) convention. As much as I love my Hearing Husband and my wonderful Hearing Friends, after attending the conference I miss the connectedness of being with people – lots of...

08/27/2026

Your hearing aids should fit your life, not the other way around.

Today's hearing aids are packed with advanced technology, but the best results come from a personalized fitting tailored to your hearing, lifestyle, and daily listening needs.

PERSONALIZED CARE CAN HELP
✅ Improve conversational speech clarity
✅ Increase comfort and all-day wearability
✅ Fine-tune devices for favorite environments
✅ Verify performance for quality treatment
✅ Get more from your current hearing aids with a second opinion

Better fit. Better Hearing. Better Living.

08/26/2026

Back-to-school season is here! 📚 If you know a child who struggles to hear in the classroom, a few simple communication strategies can make a big difference.

Here are three easy tips to help students hear better, stay engaged, and feel more confident this school year.

08/25/2026

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"I've had nothing but great experiences here. The doctors are always friendly and the staff is always prompt and helpful! I've seen Dr. Edmonds the past couple times and she is such a joy to work with. Great audiologists here!"
- B.M.

A positive patient experience starts the moment you walk through our doors.

A friendly welcome, personalized care from our audiologists, and a focus on your unique hearing needs - we're committed to making every visit comfortable and informative.

Thank you for your kind words and for recognizing Dr. Edmonds and our entire team. Your trust and recommendation mean so much to us!

08/24/2026

👂 Itchy ears driving you crazy?
Put down the cotton swabs! 🙅

Ear itching can be caused by:
✨ Earwax buildup
🌼 Allergies
🩺 Skin conditions
🦠 Infection
😌 Even anxiety

The safest solution is to find the cause, not scratch the itch. If your ears stay itchy or become painful, it's time to have them checked.

Contact us to schedule an appointment. We're here to help you find relief!