Hearing Services Of Virginia

08/29/2025

We would like to wish everyone a safe and happy Labor Day weekend. See you in September 😉

08/26/2025

Happy National Dog Day from our crew. Max (Johanna), Finley (Sarah) and Decibel (Dr. Molly). Show us your fur babies.

08/21/2025

Be safe out there. Hearing aid walk in clinic is available today from 12:30-1:15pm for cleaning/checking of hearing aids.

08/04/2025

August schedule

08/02/2025

I’m not crying, you’re crying. So sweet. Congratulations to the newlyweds ❤️🤟

07/09/2025

Just a reminder, the office will be closed on Wednesday for the month of July. See the pin post for SUMMER hours😎

07/06/2025

07/04/2025

The office will be closed on Friday, July 4th for the holiday. We will re-open on Monday, July 7th at 8:00am. Have a safe and happy holiday.

06/07/2025

CHKD pediatrician Sara Smith, MD, shares tips to protect your child's hearing today and safeguard their hearing for life.

05/04/2025

Hearing loss can occur at ANY AGE & ANY STAGE of early childhood. Do you really know your child’s current hearing levels, or are you making a subjective judgement or assumption. Ongoing hearing screening between birth and school age matters!

04/30/2025

🔊 Today is International Noise Awareness Day! 🔇

Noise is all around us—but prolonged or sudden loud sounds can have lasting effects, including hearing loss and tinnitus.Whether it’s concerts, traffic, or even everyday environments, protecting your ears matters.

Here are some decibel ratings for common sounds:

Normal conversation: 60-70 dBA
Lawnmowers: 80 to 100 dBA
Sports events: 94 to 110 dBA
Sirens from emergency vehicles: 110 to 129 dBA
Fireworks: 140 to 160 dBA

Long or repeated exposure to sounds at or above 85 dBA can cause hearing loss. Decibel meters are one way to measure potential hazards to your hearing health. The Sound Level Meter smartphone app developed by the CDC’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is one example of a decibel meter app that helps people evaluate sound risks in their environments so they can develop strategies to prevent hearing damage.

Here’s how you can protect your hearing:
👂 Use hearing protection (earplugs are small but powerful!)
📵 Take noise breaks—step away from loud spaces
📉 Keep your volume at safe levels, especially with headphones

Your hearing is worth protecting—today and every day.

04/15/2025

Feeling tired after a long day of listening? Listening fatigue is common for people with hearing loss.

Three areas of our brain connect with the auditory system to help interpret sound and produce speech:
-Broca’s Area: speech production
-Wernicke’s Area: speech comprehension
-Temporal Lobe: manages hearing

For the listener with hearing in the “normal” range, these areas of the brain function as the perfect team, allowing communication to seem effortless. But, with the addition of hearing loss, the brain has to work, think, and concentrate harder, and this teamwork is disrupted, increasing the challenges of communication and leading to listening fatigue.

This , reduce listening fatigue by wearing hearing aids, lessening background noise, taking breaks to relax, and making an appointment with a hearing professional to address any hearing loss that you may have.