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Dr. Mark Syms is a Neurotologist/Otologist and the Founder of the Arizona Hearing Center. He is one of the first physicians in the country to be board-certified in neurotology and is currently a [...]

What is Telehealth? Telehealth is a safe and convenient way to meet with a medical provider virtually through video conference. A telehealth appointment is typically used for routine non-urgent [...]

Dear Arizona Hearing Center Patients, The health and safety of our patients and staff is our highest priority.  We request all patients and staff with any fever, cough, shortness of breath [...]

Change the Wax Filters For every daily wear hearing aid, regardless of style, the sound comes out of the device from a speaker and into your ear. The earpiece that houses the speaker and sits in [...]

Why aren’t my hearing aids working?  Oftentimes, the answer to that question is not a complicated one.  Here are the 4 simple questions to ask yourself before calling your hearing care [...]

Why Some People Do not Like Their Hearing Aids Dr. Mark Syms recently spoke to the Sun Lakes Hearing Loss Association of America about the difficulty some people have with treating hearing loss [...]

Occasionally, people think that an Otologist is the same as Otolaryngologist, but there are many differences between the two.   Otolaryngologist Otolaryngology is a specialty of the ears, [...]

Neurologists and neurotologists are frequently confused because they sound very similar but they are not the same type of doctor.   To understand the difference between neurologists and [...]

You may remember doing hearing tests in school. Back then, they stuck headphones on your head and told you to raise your hand every time you heard a beep. Although those types of hearing tests [...]

Hearing health is extremely important because it impacts both social and emotional aspects of life. One of the easiest ways to help prevent potential hearing loss is by understanding what [...]