Professional Hearing Center

01/09/2026

11/11/2025

Happy Veterans Day to all veterans. We are proud to be able to serve veterans in our office.
We would also like to thank the Marion IL VA for their outstanding patient care and allowing us to help our favorite 103 year old veteran to get him hearing again quickly.

08/24/2025

Here is a good use for Qtips!

When we hold a raptor for treatment, we are usually using one hand to hold the feet while the other helps block the head to protect the caregiver from being bitten. But sometimes, we have to get creative with our hold to make accommodations for certain injuries. American Kestrel 25-429 was caught in an exhaust flare at a power plant. This intense fire plume melted her flight feathers and caused burns to both legs.

The burns to her legs are right where we would need to hold them for safe restraint, but putting pressure there would cause further damage to the already sloughing tissue. These wounds require daily dressing changes to keep the remaining tissue and exposed tendons viable, making treatment even more challenging. A modified hold with one hand around the back and the other cupping the feet up to the body has allowed us to provide effective treatment without inflicting additional pain on the bird.

This modified hold leaves us more exposed to being bitten by 429, but we’ve found that letting her hold a cotton tipped applicator in her mouth helps distract her from biting us. We just have to watch out for her jousting skills as she swings it back and forth.

07/02/2025

01/07/2025

On what should have been the beginning of our 16th/43rd year in business, we are still closed due to road conditions. The Hermann clinic scheduled for tomorrow is cancelled and will be rescheduled as soon as possible. Stay safe everyone.

12/18/2024

Happy 10 year office anniversary! Ten years ago today, we officially started seeing patients in our new (to us) office building.

06/16/2023

Jane Ave is reopened with a beautiful new intersection and fantastic sidewalks! Thanks MODOT!

05/22/2023

Jane Ave directly in front of the office is closed. Please come in from the other direction by detouring onto a different cross street, such as Rosedale. Koelling may be reopening soon, but it was still closed this morning.

04/17/2023

Anyone interested in learning more about dizziness, this learning event is both in person and by zoom.

https://facebook.com/events/s/dizziness-causes-types-and-tre/587230936804012/

01/24/2023

We had a beautiful visitor today! This is Bella, who was rescued from Romania by a veteran. She was super sweet.