An estimated 28 million American are patients of hearing loss. This makes hearing loss the third most frequently reported chronic medical condition in America. To determine whether adult hearing loss has occurred in grown ups, Low Country Audiologists conduct different tests for a complete hearing evaluation. After confirmation of the hearing loss problems, adult hearing loss is treated by a variety of methods including hearing aids, aural habilitation, and cochlear implantation etc.

Hearing loss in adults is caused by a number of factors including infection or disease, drugs, continuous and excessive exposure to noise, trauma, or aging process. Sometimes the hearing loss is accompanied by ringing in the ears, sometimes there is no ringing.

Low Country ENT's audiologist, Dr. Shoemaker will administer a series of hearing tests including: Auditory Brainstem Response, Threshold Auditory Brainstem Response, Electrocochleography, and Otoacoustic Emissions.

If you or a family member is having a difficult time hearing, it is best to have them contact Low Country ENT to make an appointment. In many cases we are able to help you with solutions to improve hearing loss.