Products and Services

HearCare Rhode Island, Inc. offers diagnostic audiologic and rehabilitative services designed to meet the individual needs of our patients, especially the adult and geriatric population. Patients benefit from the caring, professional services provided by our licensed, certified audiologist and Ms. Duffy's years of experience working with persons with hearing loss and their families.

First Step: Testing Your Hearing

The first step to better hearing is to have a complete hearing assessment. The diagnostic audiologic evaluation determines your hearing ability across the frequency (pitch) range, as well as word recognition and discrimination scores. If a hearing loss is identified and use of amplification is warranted, then recommendations will be made to determine the most appropriate hearing aid solution.

Choosing the Right Hearing Aid

The selection of a hearing aid is extremely individual and depends on various factors, such as the severity of hearing loss, communication needs, daily lifestyle, manual dexterity and financial considerations. A thorough assessment of your individual needs and preferences is essential for choosing the proper device. Couseling regarding the expected benefit and outcome with amplification also is important. Not everyone will achieve the same results with a given hearing aid due to variations in the clarity of the remaining hearing and the brain's ability to handle auditory information.

HearCare Rhode Island, Inc. operates a complete hearing aid dispensing practice offering a variety of instruments from several of the leading manufacturers of digital instruments. Digital hearing aids, which process sound using a computer chip, have clearer sound quality and a lower level of distortion than previous analog instruments. Different hearing aid models have special features, such as automated technology to lessen the need for manual adjustments and directional microphone systems and noise reduction circuitry to assist you to communicate better especially under less than ideal listening conditions.

The Hearing Aid Fitting Process

During the fitting process, Ms. Duffy will customize the acoustic settings of the hearing aids based on your specific hearing loss and communication needs.  A 30-day assessment period then is provided with the chosen hearing aids allowing you to utilize the instruments in your daily listening environments to assess their benefit. The comments you provide during the fitting process and subsequent visits assist Ms. Duffy to fine tune the settings of the hearing aids to maximize their performance.

Warranty and Repairs

All new hearing aids dispensed by HearCare Rhode Island, Inc. are covered by a two-year manufacturer's repair warranty and loss/damage policy. Repair services also are available for all makes and models of hearing aids.

Does my health insurance cover the cost of hearing aids? 

HearCare Rhode Island, Inc. is a provider for most health insurances, including Medicare, Blue Cross, Blue Chip, United HealthCare, Evercare, Tufts and Medicaid.  Some insurance plans may cover part or possibly all of the cost of hearing aids.  We recommend that you contact your individual insurance provider to confirm your benefits. 

Our office also participates with Care Credit, which offers a no-interest line of credit to qualified individuals to help pay for hearing aids.