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Dr. Kenneth Walker, M.D.<br />
“Low or no cost Phonak Digital Hearing Aids for<br />
Federal BCBS and we accept most major insurances”<br />
Mara Moncrief,<br />
M.S., CCC-A<br />
Mara Moncrief, M.S., CCC-A<br />
has been caring for patient’s hearing<br />
health for more than 40 years. Her<br />
remarkable career began in 1975 when,<br />
in addition to her Bachelor’s degree<br />
in Speech and Hearing Sciences from<br />
Ball State University, she received her<br />
Master’s of Science in Audiology from<br />
Purdue University. She quickly added<br />
to these impressive credentials by<br />
earning licensure in the state of Georgia<br />
and a coveted Certificate of Clinical<br />
Competence from American Speech and<br />
Hearing Association - of which she is a<br />
long-standing member.<br />
Natalie Gibbs,<br />
Au.D.<br />
For almost 20 years, Natalie P. Gibbs,<br />
Au.D., has overseen and cared for the<br />
hearing health needs of patients of all<br />
ages. Dr. Gibbs earned her Bachelor’s of<br />
Science in Communication Sciences and<br />
Disorders from the University of Georgia<br />
and her Master’s from East Tennessee<br />
State University. She then went on to<br />
obtain her Doctorate of Audiology from<br />
the prestigious Pennsylvania School of<br />
Optometry and Audiology.<br />
Currently Wearing Hearing Aids?<br />
1. Do you have to adjust them frequently in order to hear?<br />
2. Does it seem that they don’t work as well as they used to?<br />
3. Do you still have to ask people to speak up when talking?<br />
4. Do you experience squealing or other discomfort?<br />
5. Has it been more than a year since your last hearing test?<br />
Not Yet Wearing Hearing Aids?<br />
1. Do people seem to be mumbling?<br />
2. Do you frequently need to ask people to repeat themselves?<br />
3. Is it diffi cult for you to follow the conversations?<br />
4. Do you fi nd it diffi cult to pinpoint where an object is (e.g., an<br />
alarm clock to telephone) from the noise it makes?<br />
5. Has it been more than 1 year since your last hearing test?<br />
HAVE YOU HEARD?<br />
• Research shows, hearing loss is linked to dementia and<br />
Alzheimer’s.<br />
• Two-thirds of Americans in their 70’s have hearing loss.<br />
• When a person struggles to hear, it often causes<br />
frustration, withdrawal from family and friends, and<br />
even depression and anxiety.<br />
• Detecting and treating hearing loss early can greatly<br />
lessen the risk of cognition problems associated with<br />
dementia and Alzheimer’s.<br />
• Only ONE out of every FIVE people with hearing loss<br />
wear hearing aids.<br />
• Protect your ears! Noise exposure is the primary cause<br />
of hearing loss.<br />
• Be PROACTIVE by having YOUR hearing checked<br />
YEARLY.<br />
Hearing Health = Health<br />
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Offer Expires 11/30/23.<br />
Did you answer “yes” to<br />
any of these questions?<br />
Call us today to schedule your hearing checkup.<br />
It takes about 30 minutes, is painless and costs nothing.<br />
300 S. <strong>Houston</strong> Lake Road, Warner Robins • 478-971-2500<br />
AT HOME IN HOUSTON COUNTY 71
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