Complete Hearing & Balance

02/13/2026

Want to do something charitable this month??

Sign up to play poker in the Yelm Rotary inaugural Poker Tournament!! ♠️♥️♣️♦️

Friday, February 27, 2026, at the Yelm Moose Lodge

Doors at 5:00pm, cards at 5:30pm.

$75 buy-in, $20-$40 rebuys.
The Moose will provide a no-host bar and food is available for purchase. 21+.
CASH Prizes: 1st $1,000 | 2nd $750 | 3rd $500 | 4th $250 | 5th $100

All money raised goes to support local youth programs – scholarships, classroom supplies for teachers, school pantries and our Summer Food Program that packs bags of food for kids who rely on school meals during the year, so they don’t go hungry over summer break.

Seats are limited to 80 people, so be sure to register and pay online now to lock in your spot:
If space is available, the day of registration is $100

https://www.yelmrotary.org

02/11/2026

Love is all around, but can you hear it? Make sure your ears are feeling the love this Valentine’s with a few simple tips for happy hearing.

02/10/2026

📣 We’re Hiring at Complete Hearing & Balance! 👂💙

Do you have a positive attitude, love helping people, and want work that actually makes a difference every day? We’d love to meet you.

We’re looking for medical support staff to join our growing audiology clinic. This role is perfect for someone who:
✨ Enjoys working with people
✨ Is compassionate, organized, and reliable
✨ Wants to help patients hear better and live better
✨ Thrives in a supportive, team-oriented environment

No two days are the same, and the impact you make is real — helping patients reconnect with their families, their work, and the world around them.

👉 Interested? Apply today or message us to learn more.
👉 Know someone who’d be a great fit? Please share!

Details:
Full time. Monday-Friday. 8:30-5:00 pm.
https://completehearing.com/careers/

Come be part of something meaningful at Complete Hearing & Balance 💙 https://completehearing.com/careers/

02/06/2026

Tinnitus Awareness Week is the perfect time to learn why you might be hearing ringing or buzzing that others cannot. Understanding how your brain creates these sounds is the first step toward finding some peace and quiet.

Tinnitus is defined as the experience of hearing sound without an external, acoustic source. While it is commonly referred to as “ringing in the ears,” tinnitus can also be described as buzzing, hissing, whistling, swooshing, and clicking.

02/04/2026

We are so EXCITED to be a sponsor for the 2026 The Washington Center for the Performing Arts Center Stage Awards Gala! This year we are raising money to support arts education. Join us to celebrate all the fabulousness of the Center and give them some love for all they do for our community!!

(And if auctions and parties aren't your thing, there are also tickets for the concert itself available on the website)

We will see you there!

The CENTER Stage Awards & Gala is a progressive evening of music, celebration, and philanthropy. The event includes Yesterday and Today: The Interactive Beatles Experience!

02/03/2026

ChatGPT created this cute little caricature of Dr. Vega today. It is fun to look behind her and see all the little details that AI thinks are "audiology" -- especially the Snellen chart... You might be wondering why that is there... but hearing loss and vision loss have a lot of connections. It is becoming more common for audiology practices to screen a patient's vision before fitting hearing aids so that we and help them use their hearing aid even if they can't see it well. But on an even deeper level, and are connected.

1. The Brain Processes Them Together

Hearing and vision aren’t isolated senses — your brain integrates them constantly to understand the world.

Examples:

Watching someone’s lips helps you understand speech in noise
Seeing facial expressions improves comprehension
Sound helps guide visual attention (like turning toward a voice)

This is called multisensory integration.

2. Hearing Loss Increases Reliance on Vision

When hearing decreases, people naturally compensate by using vision more.

That’s why patients often say:

“I hear better when I can see you”

“Masks made it so much harder to understand speech”

Audiology and visual cues are inseparable in real life communication.

3. Dual Sensory Loss Has a Big Impact

When someone has BOTH hearing and vision loss, the impact is much greater than either alone.

This is often called:
Dual sensory impairment

It affects:
balance
fall risk
cognition
independence
communication
Older adults are especially vulnerable.

4. Shared Aging Pathways

Both vision and hearing decline with age due to similar mechanisms:

vascular changes
neurodegeneration
oxidative stress
inflammation
That’s why hearing loss and vision loss often appear together in aging populations.

5. Hearing Loss Is Linked to Cognitive Decline -- and Vision Plays a Role Too

Research shows hearing loss is associated with increased risk of meaningful cognitive decline and dementia.
One reason is sensory deprivation:
less stimulation to the brain
more effort required to understand speech and reduced social interest

Hearing care is WHOLE PERSON healthcare.

02/03/2026

Did you know your ears might be one of the first places to show signs of a cardiovascular issue? Since the inner ear is highly sensitive to blood flow, during National Heart Month we’re highlighting how protecting your heart also protects your hearing. https://bit.ly/3ZiXoBo

01/30/2026

There wasn’t much work for us to do when our power went out in our clinic today but we loved it when a 1st grader from Chambers Prairie Elementary School came to read for us

01/28/2026

Everyday sounds, like traffic or music, can affect your hearing over time. Taking breaks from loud environments and protecting your ears can help.

This page provides information about how to prevent noise-induced hearing loss.

01/25/2026

is available at the ! Hear more clearly, without effort, throughout the entire facility. So cool!

01/25/2026

We attended The Stories From the Warrior Society tonight at The Washington Center For Performing Arts. wanted to hear without straining, so he connected his aids to their NEW system — it is so easy to connect hearing aids to the system (if auracast compatible devices!) and it totally improved his experience at the show!! So nice! Thank you for investing in accessibility technology and making the arts more accessible in

01/22/2026

Thinking about hearing aids but not sure what they can really do? Here’s a realistic look at the benefits and what to expect.