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Nick Fitzgerald has served as HHTM’s Chief Marketing Officer for the past 3 years. He is the President and Owner of AuDSEO, a full service digital marketing agency. With over 15 years of digital marketing experience, Nick is a highly data-driven marketer, with expertise in search engine optimization, digital analytics and forensics, social media, digital advertising, and web development. He has been involved in the construction and optimization of nearly 1,000 web presences, including some of the largest Fortune 500 companies.

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Why You Should Find A Hearing Loss Peer Group

Hearing Health & Technology Matters

It is hard to understand hearing loss until you have lived it — the mental fatigue that comes from listening all day, the debilitating impact of background noise, the frustration of non-working accessibility equipment. These are things people with hearing loss face on a daily basis. People with typical hearing — well, they just hear. This is why it is

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The Terminally Ill Patient

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One of the sadder aspects of laboring in a profession in which long-term therapeutic and personal relationships are often formed is that we all-too-often experience the passing of patients who have become our friends as well. On other occasions, patients may come to us for the first time, having recently received a poor prognosis. We are in the uncomfortable position

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Ear Device Patents in May 2019

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Your Own Little Lab Ear real estate continues to attract health technology innovations in search of a place to tuck in and work efficiently, uninterrupted. EarLens patents #10284964 & 10292601 are riding that trend with a customized ear canal hearable/wearable system that has a quiet little laboratory churning away in the background 24/7. Equipped with biometric sensors and drug

How to Boost Your Clinic’s Online Presence with SEO

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An online presence is your ‘footprint’ in the online world, influencing the perceptions people have of your hearing practice. It is the sum total of your website, social media profiles, and all the other pages that show up when your company or name is searched for on the internet. When properly configured, your brand awareness will be spread far and wide

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Did You Know These 6 Causes of Tinnitus?

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Overall, nearly 50 million people in the U.S. experience tinnitus – the ringing, buzzing, or humming in your ear that only you can hear. While many of us experience this sensation after a concert or being exposed to other loud noises, it soon goes away. But for others, tinnitus is a common presence in their everyday lives, with its effects

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A Link Between Hearing Loss and Dementia

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by Stephen Yontz, President of FitHearing, LLC Hearing loss affects over 48 million people in the U.S., according to the Hearing Loss Association of America, and puts them at greater risk for cognitive decline and even dementia. The age group affected by the greatest amount of hearing loss are those between 60-69 years old. Dr. Frank Lin, an otologist and

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The Economic Realities of Tomorrow’s Independent Hearing Health Practice: Part 2

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Editor Note: In April 2019, Dave Smirga and Greg Frazier enlightened readers about the economic realities that independent practices face with the changing dynamics of the consumer and managing hearing aid wholesale costs. This month’s blog, Part 2, is the continuation of their blog, with an emphasis on offering a diversity of services coupled with business solutions that lend to

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The Genetics of Hearing Impairment

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By Jeff Santuno Generally, the younger the person is with a hearing impairment, the more likely it was down to genetic factors, disease or physical abnormality. Genes can cause hearing loss in many different ways. Even if one’s hearing loss is down to old age though – genetic factors are still at play here. Certain genes can leave us more

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What’s in a Name: Addendum

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I appreciate and welcome the response to my piece regarding the use of patient vs. customer. I particularly enjoyed reading the response by Gael Hannan (and not only because she had nice things to say about my writing). I must admit that I wrote that piece in, let’s say, an enhanced state of mind. I wouldn’t say I was piqued,

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Please Ask Me About My Hearing Loss

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When I was growing up, my father never wanted to discuss his hearing loss. He was embarrassed and ashamed of not hearing. It was an unmentionable topic in my family which just perpetuated the stigma. When I emerged from my hearing loss closet almost 10 years ago, I wanted to do everything I could to crush that stigma. I sought to make