At Hearing Aids by Tricia Leagjeld, we provide comprehensive hearing aid services designed to help you achieve and maintain optimal hearing throughout your journey. From initial evaluation through ongoing care, our 32 years of expertise serving Central Oregon ensures you receive the personalized attention and professional support you deserve. Whether you’re exploring hearing solutions for the first time or need expert care for existing devices, we’re here to help you reconnect with the sounds that matter most in your life.
Hearing Aid Evaluations
Your journey to better hearing begins with a thorough evaluation to determine your unique hearing needs. During this assessment, we measure your hearing across different frequencies and evaluate how well you understand speech in various environments. This detailed analysis helps us recommend the most appropriate hearing aid technology for your specific hearing loss pattern, lifestyle, and budget. The evaluation results serve as the foundation for all future hearing aid programming and adjustments.
Hearing Aid Fitting & Programming
Once you have selected your hearing aids after an evaluation, your hearing professional will program them based on a prescription to meet your hearing needs. Modern hearing aids function as sophisticated mini-computers that require precise calibration to match your specific hearing loss pattern. During your fitting appointment, we program your devices using data from your hearing evaluation, adjusting hundreds of settings across multiple frequency bands to ensure you hear conversations clearly without overwhelming background noise.
What sets professional fitting apart is our use of Real Ear Measurement technology. This advanced verification system uses a tiny microphone placed in your ear canal alongside your hearing aid to measure exactly what sounds reach your eardrum. Ear canal shape significantly impacts how hearing aids deliver sound—two people with identical hearing loss may require different programming due to anatomical differences.
The hearing professional will explain how to use the devices, how to put them in the ear and remove them, how to change or charge batteries, and how to care for and clean the devices. This appointment will generally take about half an hour, possibly more, so ensure you allot enough time. It is also a good idea to bring a family member or close friend to the hearing aid fitting so they can help remember all the information and be a support to you.
When you put the hearing aids in for the first time, you may have different emotions about the sounds you hear. This is normal and to be expected. The goal of the hearing aid is to make everyday sounds audible and comfortable, but the sound you hear should be clear and pleasant. Small changes can be made to the hearing aids at your first fitting if there are things that you feel should be adjusted right away.
Hearing Aid Repair & Maintenance
Hearing aids are comprised of tiny electrical components that may experience wear and tear over time. Whether it’s simply due to aging or the units have been exposed to moisture, excessive wax, debris or physical damage, our expert repair services provide quick, professional solutions to get you back to enjoying clear communication.
Common issues include distorted sound output, devices that won’t turn on despite fresh batteries, intermittent cutting out during conversations, and unusual whistling or feedback sounds. With expertise in all major hearing aid brands, we’re equipped to handle everything from minor adjustments to complex repairs, ensuring your devices perform optimally in our unique high-desert climate.
Unlike many providers who must send devices away for weeks, we perform most hearing aid repairs right here in our location. Our Hearing Instrument Specialists can often complete repairs the same day, getting you back to your active Central Oregon lifestyle without missing important conversations. For repairs requiring manufacturer service, we expedite the process and may provide loaner hearing aids.
Some minor hearing aid repairs can be done in the office setting in a short period of time; others may need to be sent to the manufacturer for repair. Your hearing professional will work as a liaison between you and the manufacturer should it require being sent away, to ensure you are up-to-date and know when you’ll be getting your devices back.
One easy way to keep your hearing aids in good working order is by properly caring for and maintaining the devices. This means cleaning them daily with a dry cloth, removing batteries at night to allow any moisture to evaporate, and examining them periodically for any scratches, cracks or damages. Remember to talk with your hearing care professional if you discover any kind of malfunction or damage to your device.