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Patient-Centered Hearing-Health Care vs. Sales-Centered Hearing Care

The Bottom Line The following table compares the professional business model, represented by doctor-level audiologist such as those working at Pacific Northwest Audiology, and the corporate business model, represented by “Big Box”, manufacturing, and franchise retailers. The bottom line is…

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Audiologist or Dispenser – Part 1

Introduction We have many customers who initially responded to “Big Box” discount advertising or hearing aid franchise promises, only to discover later that their discounted products weren’t as cheap as the promises that brought them into the store, and their expensive new…

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Happy Holidays from your friends at Pacific Northwest Audiology!

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12.22.15

We had another week of typical Bend winter weather during the last week, with periods of sun, rain, and snow.  The ground is white and it looks like a white Christmas is assured, so I won’t need to play the old…

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Pacific Northwest Audiology Building Progress, 12.16.2015, Bend Oregon

12.16.2015 We have had typical Bend winter weather during the last week, with periods of Sun, periods of rain, and periods of snow…nothing special! But the construction team worked overtime to get the building ready for the sound booth installation.…

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Pacific Northwest Audiology Had Their Annual Holiday Celebration In Bend Oregon!

Pacific Northwest Audiology had a grand Holiday party for more than 100 friends on December 16, at the Hampton Inn & Suites in Bend Oregon. It was our way of showing appreciation to those who have been loyal to us, those who wanted to know…

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Hearing Aids Can Prevent Mental Decline

An increasing number of research efforts are linking untreated hearing loss to thinking and memory problems, including dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease. Many of these studies indicate that hearing aids should be used as early as hearing loss symptoms can be…

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Pacific Northwest Audiology Building Progress, 12.09.2015 – Bend Oregon

12.09.2015 After a week of warmer temperatures, occasional rain, some strong winds, and snow-melt from the blizzard we endured two weeks ago, construction workers are working overtime so Pacific Northwest Audiology can move in to the new building by April 1!  In the figure above,…

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Pacific Northwest Audiology Planning A Party

Pacific Northwest Audiology is planning a Holiday Celebration for friends. It’s our way of appreciating those who have been loyal to us, those who want to know us, and the Bend community.   Please like us on Facebook (here) and…

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Pacific Northwest Audiology Building Progress

11.30.2015 A week has passed since the last update, and as the pictures show, the weather took a definite turn for the worse during the week. More than a foot of snow in the Bend area snarled traffic and hindered progress…

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