Wilmington Hearing Specialists

1221 Floral Parkway #104
Wilmington, NC

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1456 Howe Street Suite #103
Southport, NC 28461

Phone: 910-791-4755

www.mywilmingtonhearing.com

Wilmington Hearing Specialists has the experience and expertise to address your hearing needs. We understand that your hearing allows you to participate and enjoy the pleasures of life. Our goal is to assist you to hear the Sounds Of Life to the best of your ability.

Wilmington Hearing Specialists was formed in 2005 by Dr. Mary Maddock Au.D. It is currently the only free standing private audiology practice in New Hanover County. Dr. Mary Maddock is New Hanover County’s first Doctor of Audiology. She has been practicing Audiology longer than any other audiologist in Wilmington and she has been dispensing hearing aids longer than most of the area’s hearing aid dispensers. Dr. Maddock has worked with individuals who are hearing impaired since 1978 and has provided compassionate professional audiology services to the Wilmington community since 1987.

If you or your loved ones are experiencing hearing loss, you deserve the care that is backed by today’s most sophisticated technology and the highest level of audiology training possible. It is our aim to provide you with the best care, un-matched service and the best value in your quest to obtain optimal hearing care in southeastern North Carolina.

Ten common signs of hearing loss:

Do you experience ringing, or noise in your ears?
Do you find it difficult to follow a conversation in a noisy environment?
Do you sometimes find it difficult to understand a speaker at a public meeting or church service?
Do you find yourself asking people to repeat themselves?
Do you find the voices of men easier to understand than the soft-spoken voices of women or children?
Do you experience difficulty understanding soft or whispered speech?
Do you need the volume of the radio or TV turned up louder than others?
Does a hearing problem make you feel embarassed when meeting people
Does a hearing problem keep you from visiting friends, relatives, or neighbors less often than you would like?

If you have answered yes to more than two of these questions, it is recommended that you see an audiologist for a complete hearing evaluation.

You may contact us at 910-791-4755 to schedule an appointment today.

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Helen Keller once said:
"after a lifetime in silence and darkness that to be deaf is a greater affliction than to be blind...Hearing is the soul of knowledge and information of a high order. To be cut off from hearing is to be isolated indeed.”

FAQ:

Frequently Asked Questions:

Wouldn't I know if a baby had a hearing loss?
Previously, only children who experienced high risk factors for hearing loss were tested at hospitals. These risk factors include but are not limited to elevated bilirubin levels, prematurity, low birthweight, family history of hearing loss, low APGAR scores, and mechanical respiration. However, 50% of children identified with hearing loss exhibited no high risk factors at birth.
Because of the number of children with hearing loss either missed or identified late, there has been a nationwide push by physicians, audiologists, consumers, insurers and hospital representatives to implement universal newborn hearing testing at every hospital which delivers babies. In 1998, North Carolina began it’s own universal hearing screening program of all newborns in the state.

How do you test infants when they cannot tell you if they hear the sound?

We can assess the auditory function in infants using sophisticated equipment that requires no overt response from the baby. We use Otoacoustic Emissions (OAEs) to elicit the necessary information from the infant's auditory system. OAEs evaluate the physical function of the ear. Very soft sounds at five different pitches are emitted through a soft, small tip into the ear. The sound travels to the inner ear where small hair cells in the inner ear or cochlea respond to the sound. If the ear physically functions properly, these outer hair cells send the sound signal to the brain for interpretation while also emitting a sound or “echo” of their own that is measured and analyzed by the OAE equipment. If further testing is necessary we make appropriate referrals. For more information about these tests please contact our office at 791-4755.

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