Judy Huch

I run two private practices in Tucson, Arizona. I have always had a fascination with how things (from toasters to wireless) and people work, and audiology has given me a place to study both. I have been dispensing hearing aids for 20 years. I obtained my first license before I finished graduate school, when I was VERY young, and have owned, leased, contracted, and administrated in the hearing field, and became a landlord, in the past 15 years. I have also had publications in text books and trade journals focusing on patient satisfaction and hearing aid fittings. I hope to learn more through this editorial and blogging experience as well as share some of my journey in private practice. I live in a suburb of Tucson with my patient and understanding husband, Rick (who I must say is a top notch architect who designed and built the best Hearing Centers!) and my two sons, who make my heart swell and give me other wonderful perspectives on life! As do the myriad pets we seem to keep collecting.

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Winning the War Against Hearing Loss, Part 10: The Technology Behind the Miracles

This post finishes Dr. Bob Martin’s 10 blog series, see where it all began with Part 1 on “Winning the War Against Hearing Loss.” Three posts on Migraines to follow… We live in a wonderful age of constantly changing electronics. This robust technological environment benefits us personally and professionally. The hearing aids we offer patients with hearing loss today are

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Hearing Loss from Infectious Diseases: Malaria

HHTM staff writing Now is the time to get the flu vaccination as a responsible health measure. Flu is a virus which doesn’t cause hearing loss and and can be caught at home. Today’s post addresses a different infectious disease that can cause hearing loss but is usually acquired away when traveling away from home. Those of us who

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Winning the War Against Hearing Loss, part 9: Satisfying a Patient’s Many Needs

Editor’s note: This 10-part series by Bob Martin, AuD, began in the Hearing Health section (parts 1 – 8) and concludes with two posts that set the tone for The Audiology Condition. So far, I have discussed Kim, David, Dr. Judy, Sam, Michael & Ann, and Sandy. I saved my most challenging miracle for last. Today I want to tell

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Introducing The Audiology Condition

An Old Concept The Audiology Condition is a new section, but an old concept that began in 2011 in the Hearing Health section. I co-edited Hearing Health with other busy practitioners who gave unstintingly of their time and specialty expertise. Those co-editors were Scott Frink, Christine Diles, and for the last several years, Bob Martin. The editorial turn-over reflected