October is National Protect Your Hearing Month. Learn how loud sounds can cause permanent damage, when to use hearing protection, and when it is time to schedule a hearing test.
By Dr. Layne Garrett, Au.D., FAAA, ABAC, CH-TM, CDP (About | YouTube | Podcast | LinkedIn) Date Published: August 27, 2026 at 3:00 PM MDT You’ve been told you need two hearing aids, and your first thought was probably fair: are you actually being sold two, or do you really need them? For most people…
By Dr. Layne Garrett, Au.D., FAAA, ABAC, CH-TM, CDP (About | YouTube | Podcast | LinkedIn) Date Published August 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM MDT You may have seen the headline this spring: the FDA approved the first-ever gene therapy for hearing loss. If someone you love struggles to hear, that news feels personal fast….
By Dr. Layne Garrett, Au.D., FAAA, ABAC, CH-TM, CDP (About | YouTube | Podcast | LinkedIn) Date Published: August 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM MDT Your spouse mentions you’ve started gripping the stair railing. Or maybe you’ve noticed yourself pausing a beat longer before stepping off a curb. Most people never think to connect either…
By Dr. Layne Garrett, Au.D., FAAA, ABAC, CH-TM, CDP (About | YouTube | Podcast | LinkedIn) Date Published: July 30 2026 at 3:00 PM MDT You sat in the booth and raised your hand at every beep. The audiologist looked at the results and told you your hearing was normal. So why can’t you follow…
By Dr. Layne Garrett, Au.D., FAAA, ABAC, CH-TM, CDP (About | YouTube | Podcast | LinkedIn) Date Published: July 23, 2026 3:00 PM MDT Every week, someone sits down in my clinic with hearing aids they’ve given up on. They’re frustrated. Their spouse is frustrated. And they say some version of the same thing: “I…
By Dr. Layne Garrett, Au.D., FAAA, ABAC, CH-TM, CDP (About | YouTube | Podcast | LinkedIn) Date Published: July 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM MDT Red light therapy is everywhere right now. You can buy a device on Amazon, walk into a spa, or spend thousands at a clinic promising it will restore your damaged…
Summer in Utah sounds like a good time — and that’s exactly the problem. Between the fireworks at the Stadium of Fire on the Fourth of July, the concerts at USANA Amphitheatre, the lawnmowers and leaf blowers every Saturday morning, and the boat engines echoing off the reservoir, your ears are working overtime from June…
By Dr. Layne Garrett, Au.D., FAAA, ABAC, CH-TM, CDP | About | YouTube | Podcast | LinkedIn Date Published: June 23, 2026 3:00 PM MDT, Updated October 13, 2026 at 3:54 PM MDT Costco is genuinely good at a lot of things — and hearing aids are on that list for some patients. But the…
By Dr. Layne Garrett, Au.D., FAAA, ABAC, CH-TM, CDP Date Published: June 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM MDT You can hear people talking. You know a conversation is happening. But the words don’t land. And when you finally got your hearing checked, someone told you it was fine — or close enough. That answer isn’t…
