Anacortes Hearing Center

12/26/2025

Merry Christmas! 🎄
Wishing everyone joy, peace, and happiness this holiday season.

12/08/2025

🎄✨ Give the Gift of Being Heard ✨🎄

Hearing aids aren’t stocking stuffers! Of course, they need proper fitting and guidance, but helping a loved one explore them? That’s a gift that lasts all year! Here is how you can help:

🎁 Gently start a conversation about what they’re experiencing
🎁 Remind them that hearing difficulties happen to lots of people, and help is available to make it much easier
🎁 Focus on the benefits: better conversations, more connection, and less fatigue
🎁 Offer to set up and accompany them to a hearing screen

Better hearing = better conversations, more connection, and more holiday joy. ❤️💚❤️

11/25/2025

🦃🍁 Thanksgiving is almost here! 🍁🦃

This season is all about connections. We will be sharing stories, laughter, and those small moments that make the holiday meaningful. For anyone who finds hearing a bit harder this time of year, a few small adjustments can make conversations easier for everyone:

🍂 Face the person you’re speaking with
🍂 Speak a little slower and just slightly louder
🍂 Reduce background noise when possible
🍂 Make sure the room is well-lit so facial cues are easy to see
🍂 Check in to be sure everyone is following the conversation

Wishing you a holiday filled with warmth, good food, and conversations where everyone feels included.

11/11/2025

Honoring All Veterans Today and Every Day 🇺🇸

On this Veterans Day, we salute the brave men and women who have served our country with courage, dedication, and sacrifice. Your service has protected our freedoms and made our nation stronger. Thank you for your selflessness and for everything you’ve done to secure a better future for us all.

Today, we remember and honor you. 🙏💙

11/08/2025

: Different parts of the cochlea respond to different pitches of sound. 👂

The 20,000 nerve cells of a cochlea are arranged like a piano keyboard. Lower pitches stimulate the nerve cells towards one end (the apex) of your cochlea while higher pitches stimulate the nerve cells towards the other end (the base).

With MED-EL's full-length electrode arrays, recipients are able to access a wide range of deeper sounds including soothing ocean waves🌊 and thunder rumbling⛈️.

Learn more about how hearing works below.

https://www.medel.com/en-us/about-hearing/how-hearing-works

09/29/2025

https://www.healthyhearing.com/report/53446-Tinnitus-blood-pressure-medications-drugs

Some medications used to treat high blood pressure may trigger tinnitus (ear ringing). Find out why and what you should do about it.

09/18/2025

🏈 A deaf quarterback invented the huddle—proof that communication changes everything.

At Anacortes Hearing Center, we’re inspired by stories like this and here to help with hearing, clarity, and connection.

Paul Hubbard called for the football team at Gallaudet University to circle around him back in 1894

08/29/2025

Happy Labor Day weekend! The office will be closed on Monday, September 1st as we honor the American labor movement and recognize the social and economic achievements of American workers. 🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸

07/23/2025

✈️ Ever wonder why your ears pop on a plane? It’s not just annoying—it’s science! 🌬️👂

Check out this fascinating article from Popular Science that explains what’s happening inside your ears during takeoff and landing, and what you can do to feel more comfortable while flying:
👉 https://www.popsci.com/science/why-do-ears-pop-on-plane/

Perfect read if you're prepping for summer travel or just curious about how your body reacts to altitude changes! 🧠🌍

Tricks to fix it go beyond chewing gum.

07/21/2025

🧬 Breakthrough in Hearing Loss Treatment! 👂✨

A new gene therapy has helped 10 people between ages 1 and 24 who were born with hearing loss caused by a problem in a gene called OTOF. After getting just one injection in the ear, all of them began to hear much better—one 7-year-old girl even heard rain for the first time and can now talk with her mom. Scientists say this is just the beginning, and they hope to use gene therapy to help people with other types of genetic hearing loss in the future.

Read more:

The gene therapy regimen seems to be working wonders, including restoring nearly all hearing to a seven-year-old patient after just four months.

06/27/2025

👂 Your hearing is worth protecting—every day! 🛡️

This great article from The Guardian shares 16 expert tips to protect your ears.

Whether you're at concerts, swimming, or just dealing with daily noise, small habits make a big difference.

If you have concerns about your hearing or ear health, we’re here to help. Book a professional check-up with us—your ears will thank you later! 👩‍⚕️

Turn the volume down, don’t use cotton buds and get your hearing tested before it’s too late. Here’s what experts recommend to keep your ears healthy

06/19/2025

🐟 🎧 Can tiny zebrafish help solve human hearing loss?
Creighton University researchers think so! They're studying how zebrafish regenerate damaged ear cells—something humans can’t do (yet). These little fish share similar hearing structures with us, making them powerful tools for testing new treatments and drugs that could one day restore hearing in people. 👂💡

It’s a big leap for hearing health, starting with a very small fish. 🧬✨

It’s a study underway at Creighton University that’s made possible through a $1.3 million dollar grant from the NIH.