BUCYRUS – The Symphonic Hearing Aid Center doesn’t have to “shout out” its professional services to patients in North Central Ohio. The clinic has been helping them improve their hearing for nearly 40 years.
Symphonic Hearing Center, 1008 S. Sandusky Ave., is a family-owned business founded in 1983 by Toni Veloff. Now her daughter, audiologist and owner Sonya Keller, is carrying on the family tradition both in Bucyrus and at a satellite office in Upper Sandusky.
“Your world becomes very small when you live with a hearing loss,” said Keller, who has been an audiologist for 25 years. “I always tell people, the sooner you do something about your hearing loss the better. Being proactive and getting hearing aids is key.”
Keller said one in five Americans over age 12 suffers from a hearing loss, but many put off getting help because they think it’s insignificant. If left untreated though, research shows it can lead to depression, anxiety, fatigue, balance issues and other overall health concerns, especially in adults 50 and older, she said.
Symphonic Hearing Center – a full-service diagnostic and dispensing clinic – is committed to treating anyone suffering from a hearing loss and reconnecting them with family and friends, Keller said. “I look at the hearing loss, I look at their lifestyle and I look at what they can afford to offer the best solution.”
Most visits, she said, start with a complete hearing evaluation and test on a clinical audiometer, which determines if the problem is conductive, such as a middle ear infection, or sensorineural – a more permanent condition rooted in the inner ear but easily corrected with hearing aids.
Symphonic Hearing offers a wide range of hearing devices, Keller said, in a variety of sizes, makes and models. They can be fitted and programmed to suit the customer’s specific communication needs and lifestyle and are available in price ranges that are both practical and affordable, she said.
Gone are the days of analog and digital hearing products, Keller said. Hearing aids nowadays are comfortable and cutting-edge, she said, often with Bluetooth capabilities that allow them to be turned on and adjusted with a touch of a button on a smart phone.
“The rechargeability and the Bluetooth capability are huge,” said Keller, who has a master’s degree from The Ohio State University. “Technology has definitely come a long way. Hearing aids now have computer chips in them. They’re smart.”
In addition, many hearing instruments are equipped with two microphones in them and can be tested remotely through tele-audiology, she said. “I have patients who winter in Florida so I’m still able to service them if they need remote adjustments.”
In the early years, Symphonic Hearing Center operated out of the former Struble Drug Store building in downtown Bucyrus, Keller said. The business for a time also rented office space on North Sandusky Avenue before moving to its current location 20 years ago.
Symphonic Hearing also offers assistive listening devices, such as “CaptionCall,” hearing accessories, and custom earmolds and earplugs. They will clean and service hearing aids from other companies too, Keller said, and promote monthly specials on their sign out front.
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