The future has never been brighter for effectively addressing and treating hearing loss. The sweeping and ongoing Technology Revolution certainly has meant a burgeoning collateral benefit in the hearing aid technology world-smaller devices with ever-improving sound quality and connectivity are a far cry from hearing aids from only a couple of years ago.
Those with hearing loss now have the option of hearing aids that are 100% invisible. Lyric, made by Phonak, is the world’s first and only hearing aid that is completely invisible since the device sits gently and safely inside the ear canal.
“We have offered Lyric since 2009,” says Dr. Megan Johnson, doctor of audiology and owner of Johnson Audiology. In fact, Johnson Audiology was the first practice in Tennessee and North Georgia to offer Lyric, and the practices’ eleven audiologists-in its five office locations-are all Certified Lyric Professionals. “Lyric is the only 100% invisible hearing aid that can be worn 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for months at a time. Not only is it discreet, it is very low maintenance! It is such an amazing device and has helped so many people,” Dr. Johnson continues.
One of those people who has benefited from Lyric is Kim Haney, a longtime patient of Johnson Audiology. “I’ve worn Lyric for years,” says Kim. “I was one of Johnson Audiology’s first Lyric patients. Lyric has truly been a life-changing device for me! As a business owner, I am constantly on the go and don’t have time to deal with hearing aids that you have to worry with every day. Lyric has allowed me to simply live my life, uninterrupted!”
Lyrics are made of antimicrobial foam and are safe to be worn for weeks at a time, having been approved for extended wear by the FDA in 2007. Dr. Johnson goes on to say that “the batteries are built into the device, so when the Lyric battery dies, the device is removed-usually about every 6 to 8 weeks-in our office by your audiologist and a new device is placed in the ears. This process is quick and easy.”
