Sound.  It's everywhere you go, providing you with countless pieces of critical information.  Sound helps you to know where things are around you.  It warns you of danger from an oncoming car, or any angry dog, or the low oil signal in your car!  We use the sound of our voices to communicate love, anger, frustration, and joy.  The sound of a baby laughing, birds singing on warm spring morning, the news on television, conversations at a restaurant, the voice of a child, or talking with client about their needs are all sounds that make your life worth while.   

When you lose the ability to hear sound, you suffer an incredible loss to the richness of our lives.  The area where you are impacted most is in communication.  Every aspect of your life is linked to sound.  Your friendships, family relationships, music, television, radio, your work, all these things involve hearing and being heard.  But, when you have hearing loss, it isolates you from the rest of the world and your loved ones.  To understand speech, you must be able to hear and understand.  When a person in a conversation has trouble with their hearing, communication breaks down. 

How much critical information have you been missing?   It doesn't matter if you're retired or still working, you need to hear in order to stay connected to the world around you.  When you can't hear well it becomes frustrating trying to talk to other people.  So you back off, pulling yourself away from the people you most want to connect with, and suddenly you find yourself on the outside.  Sure, you may still act like your participating, but deep down inside you feel the separation.   A lack of good communication will often lead to anxiety, loneliness, and  depression. 

Hearing loss increases stress for the hearing impaired person and their loved ones.  We all know that stress affects every aspect of our health: mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional.  There are so many things that take away from our lives, but hearing loss doesn't have to be one of them.  The people around you want to be able to share their lives with you, the humor, the sadness, the joy, and the pain.  But if you can't understand them, you miss out on the things that really make life worth living.  It is only when we do the things that are necessary to be able to share life with the ones we love, that we prove just how much we love them. 

Hi, I 'm Dr. Kelly Calkins.  For over 22 years I have been helping people just like you improve their lives through better hearing.  Alpha Hearing Center is a family owned business.  But it is much more than a business, it's our passion.  My husband Rich and I have been working together at Alpha Hearing Center, serving the hearing impaired, for over 15 years.  In that time, we have helped thousands of people improve the quality of their lives through better hearing.     

We are committed to doing everything we can to help gain back one of the most important parts of your life; the ability to communicate with your loved ones.  There are few things that take a toll on relationships more than poor communication.  A hearing loss doesn't have to limit you or your loved ones anymore.  Call our office to schedule a free consultation.  We will talk about your concerns, test your hearing, and tell you the options available to you.   

Today's hearing aids are so technologically advanced they can be precisely adjusted to your hearing needs.  And they are so small and discrete, other people won't even know your wearing one.  Vanity is no longer an issue, so there is no excuse not to hear better.  We will help you find the hearing aid that best suits your hearing needs, lifestyle, and budget.  

Call 770-491-3900 for a no obligation appointment.