Services Offered

List of Audiological Services:

 

  • Diagnostic Audiology Testing including comprehensive Audiograms (hearing tests), Tympanograms (middle ear pressure analysis), Speech Audiometry (tests of word understanding ability) and Acoustic Reflex testing
  • Free Hearing Aid Consultations
  • Complete line of Digital Hearing Aids
  • Hearing Aid Repairs and Supplies
  • Hearing Aid Batteries
  • Assistive Listening Devices (amplified telephones, devices for the television, devices for the hearing impaired)
  • FM Systems (Auditory Trainers)
  • Custom Earmolds
  • Custom Swim plugs and other preventative items for water play and bathing
  • Custom Fit Musician's Plugs
  • Custom Fit Noise Protection Plugs
  • Custom-Fit iPod earpieces
  • Hearing Protection for Musicians

What Is LACE?

LACE is a home-based, self-paced adaptive auditory training program designed to improve listening and communication skills.

 

NBC News Report 2min report detailing the benefits of LACE

Patient Testimonial Patients can learn from others

Dr. Sweetow Discusses LACE Sweetow: director of Audiology at UCSF

 

LACE is an acronym for Listening And Communication Enhancement. Conceived by leading audiologists at the University of California at San Francisco, LACE is an interactive computerized aural rehabilitation program that has already helped thousands of people who live with some degree of hearing loss increase their listening skills by up to 45%.

We don’t really hear in our ears; we hear in our brain. Hearing aids can help a person detect softer sounds, but they don’t necessarily provide good listening skills.

Even people with normal hearing can be poor listeners. Good listening skills is one of the essential components in effective communication.

Other components include rapid thought processing, auditory memory, use of language skills, and interactive strategies. Additionally, the confidence that what you thought you heard was what was actually spoken is vital.

These abilities can be damaged both by hearing loss and by the natural aging process. LACE is designed to enhance the ability to communicate by training the brain to best utilize these skills.

Just as physical therapy can help rebuild muscles and adjust movements to compensate for physical weakness or injury, LACE will help you develop skills and strategies to deal with situations when hearing is inadequate. Whether you wear hearing aids, are just acquiring aids, or simply wish to improve your listening skills, LACE training will help you get the most out of the sounds of life.

LACE is available for Windows 7, XP, Vista and Apple OSX 10.4 or newer computer systems and on most home DVD players for use on your home Television.