2014-2015 Speech and Hearing Fiscal Year Summary
Jacksonville Speech and Hearing Center is pleased to announce our 2014-205 Fiscal Year Summary. It was a fantastic year serving our community!
A Veteran’s Experience with Tinnitus and Hyperacusis
If you’ve ever experienced ringing in your ears (tinnitus), even for just a few moments, you can imagine how disruptive and even crippling it can be when it’s ongoing or frequent. Tinnitus is often caused by age-related hearing loss and changes. It can also be caused by earwax blockage or ear bone changes. In other…
May Is Better Hearing and Speech Month
Jacksonville Speech & Hearing Center wants to remind Jacksonville residents that communication disorders are treatable by raising awareness that May is Better Hearing and Speech Month. Founded in 1949, Jacksonville Speech & Hearing Center provides speech pathology and audiology evaluations and treatments including hearing aid fittings for children, adults and seniors from its office at 1128 N. Laura St….
Jacksonville Speech & Hearing Center Completes Screening of 2385 Children
The Jacksonville Speech and Hearing Center, through grants funded by The Chartrand Family Fund at The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida, The Florida Blue Foundation and Medtronic has completed the screening of 2385 children ages 2 – 5 and provided 1765 speech and language therapy sessions to 79 children who were identified as at risk…
Why Buy Hearing Aids from Jacksonville Speech & Hearing Center?
If you or your loved one is in the market for hearing aids, rest assured the Jacksonville Speech & Hearing Center is your best resource for hearing aids in North Florida. Today’s hearing aids are highly programmable with customized settings for your individual hearing needs. We have licensed doctoral level audiologists to assist you, a…
What is Tinnitus?
Tinnitus is a very common condition. It is a noise heard in the head or ears. Tinnitus affects people differently and can be described as low pitched, high pitched, constant, or intermittent. It can come across as ringing, roaring, buzzing, whistling, or humming. WATCH to learn more about tinnitus in this informative interview. What is…
Noise sensitivity? We have answers about Hyperacusis
What is hyperacusis? Hyperacusis is a lowered tolerance or sense of discomfort to sounds that would not trouble the typical person. It can occur slowly or suddenly. Often, sounds such as walking on carpet can be unpleasantly loud or painful. Communicating with others can be very challenging with hyperacusis. To me, noise is extremely loud. What causes…
Ringing in your ears? We have answers about Tinnitus
Tinnitus: What Causes the Ringing In Your Ears? What causes noise or ringing in my ears? If you’ve been hearing a ringing or other persistent sounds in your ears that don’t go away, you may have developed tinnitus. Read on for some important facts about this very common condition. What is tinnitus? Tinnitus is a…
Audiology Awareness to Prevent Hearing Loss
October is National Audiology Awareness Month Hearing loss is an increasing health concern that is often preventable. Noise exposure is the most common cause of hearing loss and can result in difficulty sleeping and high blood pressure. Noise induced hearing loss occurs gradually and without pain. Experts agree that regular exposure to sounds of 85…
Patient Testimonial | Veteran Hearing Aid
We honor America’s Veterans and are proud to serve them. We are so grateful for the feedback we received in July of 2014 from a veteran that we had the pleasure of assisting for veteran hearing aid service. Mr. Connell, we salute you!