i am ear offers a range of hearing care packages.
Amplification Package
As well as suppling the hearing aid(s) best suited to your individual situation, i am ear will provide exceptional levels of ongoing support and aftercare to ensure you continue to get the maximum benefit from your hearing aids in the future.
A 2-Year aftercare plan comes as standard and is included in the price of the hearing aids. The aftercare plan includes 6-monthly checks and annual re-assessments.
Annual Hearing Aid Care Package
With the Hearing Aid Care Package i am ear offers up to 8 appointments for the fine tuning of your hearing aid(s) over a year. (This is not suitable for patients who have more complicated hearing issues, such as tinnitus, hyperacusis, misophonia, who require a much more intensive care package).
Annual Hearing Aid Care Package for Complicated Hearing Losses
With this Hearing Aid Care Package i am ear offers up to 10 appointments for the fine tuning of your hearing aid(s). This is suitable for patients who have complicated hearing issues, such as tinnitus, hyperacusis, misophonia, who require an intensive care package.
Communication Workup
This is a diagnostic appointment to assess your communication difficulties. The work up will consist of the following (unless a contraindication is identified) : – hearing test, tympanometry, speech test and Quicksin.
Retraining Sessions
This is a course of up to 6 appointments to help you retrain your ears after we have identified the areas of your communication difficulties. This can involve but not limited to mindfulness, meditation, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Sound Therapy, LACE, Sleep Hygiene. Currently this appointment is remote due to the current pandemic situation.
Sound Generator Package
Tinnitus and other hearing difficulties may occur without an underlying hearing loss. Sound Generator aids are available to help relieve the presence of your hearing difficulties.
Sudden Hearing Loss Workup
This is a diagnostic appointment to assess your sudden hearing. The work up will consist of the following (unless a contraindication is identified) : – pure tone audiogram, tympanometry, otoacoustic emissions, diagnostic stapedial reflexes and speech audiogram.
Tinnitus Workup
This is a diagnostic appointment to assess your tinnitus and hearing. The work up will consist of the following (unless a contraindication is identified): – pure tone audiogram, tympanometry, loudness discomfort level, tinnitus match and mask, otoacoustic emissions, diagnostic stapedial reflexes.