Full time hearing instrument specialist for Michels Hearing Aid Centers. Conducts hearing tests and thorough hearing evaluations for people seeking improved hearing with the newest hearing aid technologies.

How to properly clean your ears

Q: What do your ears and your oven have in common?   A: They are both self cleaning   It’s true! Your ears can clean themselves with the help of cerumen. Cerumen, the medical term for earwax, forms in the outer one-third of your ear canal, naturally migrating out of your ear with jaw movements,…

14 Great Reasons to Wear Hearing Aids

Have hearing loss but don’t want to wear hearing aids? Today’s hearing aids have a lot more upside than just looking significantly more stylish than their predecessors. You can hear again Hearing aids are the most common treatment for hearing loss. Your spouse will be relieved They’ll be grateful they won’t need to be your interpreter…

2014 Hearing Innovation Summit

The Innovation Summit was in Las Vegas from January 15 – 19 2014 at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. It brought together over 3,400 hearing professionals from over 30 countries to discuss recent changes, advancements, and the future of hearing healthcare. Each day brought with it different speakers and small group sessions in which we learned more…

Allentown Gets Sound Proof Booth

We are pleased to announce that our Allentown location has a new state-of-the-art sound proof booth for hearing testing and verification.  It is the largest sound proof booth that we have and has two large windows to keep you comfortable. The booth was installed just before the 2013 Christmas holiday. Our hearing tests were always…

A Final Attempt At Getting Help

Trial periods are fairly standard in our Industry. We have a 30 day evaluation period, for instance, where patients can return hearing devices if we don’t satisfy them. Anyway, about a month ago, an older man walks into our Pottsville office with his daughter to discuss getting hearing help. The man barely spoke, he let…

Story: Dissatisfied Patient… with Great Ending!

About ten years ago, a woman came into the office seeking hearing help after she was released from an alcohol addiction clinic.  To not violate any policies, I’ll call her Betty. She met with my father, Nick, to discuss her inabilities to understand conversations at times.  She explained,  “I can hear, but just not clearly…

How We Work: Free 30 Day Trial Periods

Relearning to hear is a process, and we take it very seriously at Michels Hearing.  Because you will too. We offer (to everyone!) free 3o days trial periods so anyone can test drive improved hearing before considering hearing improvement.  In this way, you can see for yourself just how comfortable and discreet improved hearing can…