By Dr. Layne Garrett, Au.D., FAAA, ABAC, CH-TM, CDP (About | YouTube | Podcast | LinkedIn) Date Published: October 19, 2026 There’s a bottle in your cabinet right now. Maybe it’s ginkgo, or a “clinically studied” tinnitus blend. You’ve taken it every morning for two months, and the ringing hasn’t faded. This article explains why…
By Dr. Layne Garrett, Au.D., FAAA, ABAC, CH-TM, CDP (About | YouTube | Podcast | LinkedIn) Date Published: July 29, 2026 at 9:00 AM MDT A new study published this year in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society found that older adults who use hearing aids are far less likely to show signs of frailty…
By Dr. Layne Garrett, Au.D., FAAA, ABAC, CH-TM, CDP (About | YouTube | Podcast | LinkedIn) Date Published: October 8, 2026 Picture a dinner where your daughter is talking across the table and your son-in-law is telling a louder story beside you. Your old hearing aids might grab the loud voice — the wrong one. That…
By Dr. Layne Garrett, Au.D., FAAA, ABAC, CH-TM, CDP (About | YouTube | Podcast | LinkedIn) Date Published: September 23, 2026 A patient told me last week that her room finally sounded like a room again. Not louder — real, like she was sitting in it instead of listening to a recording of it. That single…
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 20, 2026 at 3:00 PM MDT Eight months ago, I made a first-look video on the Starkey Omega AI and ended it cautiously. Every number at launch came from the company selling the device — and I…
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 16, 2026 3:00 PM MDT You wore hearing aids faithfully for three months and still can’t follow conversations at dinner. Most people in that situation assume they’re the problem. They’re usually not. Table of Contents Quick…
By Dr. Layne Garrett, Au.D., FAAA, ABAC, CH-TM, CDP Date Published: June 29, 2026 at 3:00 PM MDT, Updated October 15, 2026 Patients in our clinics often ask some version of this question: should I choose Oticon Intent or Signia Pure Charge&Go IX? Both have sat at the top of the market. Both are a…
