Vision and Hearing: We Treat Them Both
Vision and Hearing are your two most important senses. Together they create your internal GPS system. Each has a dedicated cranial nerve transmitting essential information to the visual and auditory cortex of the brain, every moment of every day.
Unfortunately, both tend to fail at about the same stage in life and neither works as well without the other. Leading eye groups across the country are now treating vision and hearing together.
Did You Know?
Hearing loss is a pervasive problem affecting approximately 50% of older Americans. Only arthritis and hypertension affect more senior adults.
Baby Boomers are experiencing hearing loss as much as 20 years earlier in life than previous generations. 80% of people with signficant hearing loss are undiagnosed and untreated.
Fortunately, we can treat about 9 out of 10 people with cases of significant hearing loss right here under the watchful eye of your trusted Clarus physician.
Signs of Hearing Loss
- Difficulty hearing conversations in crowded places
- Ringing or other noises in your ears
- Others telling you that you don't seem to hear them
- Others complaining that you watch the TV with the volume too high
- Frequently asking others to repeat themselves
- People seem to be mumbling in everyday conversations
- Difficulty understanding women or young children's voices
- Trouble knowing where sounds are coming from
The Impact is Real
Untreated hearing loss is linked to clinical depression, anger management issues, social withdrawl and isolation, creating fears and phobias about activities and situations that once seemed normal.
Quite simply, hearing loss can change your personality, your relationships with others and your outlook on life. While vision loss affects primarily just you, hearing loss affects everyone. It becomes exhausting for you to follow along with conversations or events and it can be equally frustrating for those around you.
Hearing loss can take away the precious moments of life from you and your loved ones. Today is the day to determine if you may be suffering from hearing loss by scheduling a free, comprehensive hearing evaluation.
Act Now
As with your vision, your hearing continues to change from year to year and may deteriorate quickly over time. It is important to identify problems or changes and address them early.
Clarus Eye Centre now routinely screens all our patients for indications of hearing loss. However, you may call and schedule an appointment for a comprehensive hearing evaluation at our Lacey office at any time. This comprehensive hearing evaluation is included as part of the total package of care that we provide to our patients at no additional charge.
For more information or to schedule an appointment with our clinical audiologist, Jaclyn Knutson, M.A., please contact Jennifer Gulbranson, ancillary services representative at 360-923-4342 or email us at hearing@claruseye.com.
SEE CLEARLY. HEAR CLEARLY. SEE CLARUS.
Jaclyn Knutson, M.A., Hearing Services Coordinator
A Washington native, Jaclyn earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Disorders from Eastern Washington University and a Master of Arts, Communication Sciences and Disorders - Audiology from Western Washington University. She also completed a clinical fellowship in Audiology in May 2007.
Prior to joining Clarus, Jaclyn managed the non-profit Occupational Audiology Clinic for the State of California's Agency for Hearing in Sacramento. In addition to her clinical duties, she also directed the activities of the agency's Elementary School Screening Program and Low Income Hearing Aid Loan Program.
"The most gratifying part of my job here at Clarus is helping patients overcome their hearing loss so that they can reconnect with the world around them. And best of all, with today's technology we have more options available to correct hearing loss than ever before!"
Take the first step today towards hearing better tomorrow by calling our office (360-456-3200 or 360-923-4342) to schedule a comprehensive hearing evaluation. As always, the evaluation is included as part of the total package of care available to Clarus' patients, at no additional charge.