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Join us for the Clarke Ice Cream Run!

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This weekend Jacksonville Hearing and Balance Institute will participate in the Clarke Ice Cream Run. This 1 mile/5K race supports the Clarke School for Hearing and Speech, a nonprofit dedicated to helping children who are deaf or hard of hearing learn to listen and speak. Funds raised from the run go directly toward programs and…

Protecting Your Hearing Devices During the Summer

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With spring and summer quickly approaching, we can expect more rainy days, higher humidity, and heatwaves. It’s crucial to wear hearing aids, cochlear implants, or bone anchored devices during all waking hours, but how do we navigate protecting our equipment? Performing routine maintenance and home and returning to your audiologist for troubleshooting and device repair…

Upcoming Seminar! Vestibular Migraine: A Common and Frequently Unrecognized Problem

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Join us in-person or online for our upcoming seminar! Both medical and audiological staff from our office will be presenting “Vestibular Migraine: A Common and Frequently Unrecognized Problem” on Tuesday March 31st. The event will take place at our office at 5:30pm, and will be livestreamed online for individuals who cannot attend in-person. During this…

When is Hearing Loss an Emergency?

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The onset of hearing loss typically happens gradually over time, however sometimes it can happen suddenly. This could be the result of wax in the ears or a fluid buildup behind the eardrum. However, hearing loss that happens suddenly should always be treated as an emergency because another type sudden onset hearing loss can be…

Hearing aid Walk-In Clinic

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If you are experiencing a problem with your hearing aids, we are here to help! The Hearing Center offers a Walk-In Repair Clinic on Tuesdays from 10:00am-11:30am and on Thursdays from 1:00pm-2:30pm. During this time, we will clean your hearing aids and perform a listening check. This will allow us to determine if the problem…

Recent statistics of hearing loss and hearing aid users

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Hearing loss is more common than many people realize and the adoption of hearing aid use in the past decade has increased greatly among patients. The stigma associated with hearing loss and hearing aids has been lessening as well. Below are some of the more recent statistics in regards to the prevalence of hearing loss…

Holiday Communication Tips

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The holidays can be a stressful time for our loved ones with hearing loss. Most patients identify listening in background noise as the hardest situation for speech understanding. Hearing aids are beneficial in improving hearing in background noise to a degree, but many patients continue to report difficulty, resulting in withdrawal and lack of enjoyment…

What To Expect as a New Patient at Jacksonville Hearing Balance Institute

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If you’re new to JHBI, your first visit will include a comprehensive audiological evaluation before you meet with one of our medical providers. Whether your concern is hearing loss, dizziness or balance problems, tinnitus, or another ear-related issue, this evaluation gives us valuable information to help uncover the cause of your symptoms. The inner ear…

Different Types of Hearing Loss

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As described in our last blog post, the human ear can be divided into three general parts: the outer ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. Hearing loss can occur in any, or multiple, parts of the pathway from the ear to the brain. Depending on where the hearing loss is occurring, hearing loss…

What is BPPV?

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What is the most common cause of dizziness? The most common cause of dizziness is benign paroxysmal position vertigo (BPPV) which affects, on average, 64 per 100,000 individuals within the United States. Also known as the “crystal problem”, BPPV is a mechanical disorder in which the small crystals in the inner ear fall into the…

Walk-In Repair Clinic

If you are experiencing problems with your hearing aid Walk-In clinic is available on Tue from 10am -11:30am and Thurs from 1pm – 2:30pm. No appointment necessary. To make an appointment call the Hearing Center at (904) 399-0350

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Phone (904) 399-0350

10475 Centurion Parkway N, Ste 303 Jacksonville, FL 32256

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