| Meet our new Hearing Instrument Specialist | |
| Ron Gill is joining our practice with over 18 years of experience in the hearing healthcare industry. Ron’s knowledge in communication disorders has helped a wide range of patients, including both adults and children with hearing loss. He provides a full battery of hearing evaluations and aural rehabilitation and has extensive knowledge of conventional and digital hearing aids and other assistive listening devices.
Ron has dispensed thousands of hearing instruments and is an expert in the early detection and treatment of hearing problems. He will work with you to assist you in the selection and fitting of the appropriate amplification to fit not only your hearing loss, but also your lifestyle needs. |
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Having grown up near Raleigh, he attended East Carolina University and became interested in hearing healthcare while volunteering with ECU’s Program for Hearing Impaired Students. He is fluent in American Sign Language. Ron is licensed in North Carolina, Maryland, and Washington, DC, and is Board Certified by the National Board for Certification in Hearing Instrument Sciences. The majority of his training and experience has been with Ear, Nose and Throat practices and he is looking forward to working with our patients here at Gaston Eye & Hearing Center. |
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At Gaston Eye & Hearing Center, our mission is to provide the highest quality healthcare to individuals of all ages. Medical research has shown that vision problems are often associated with the onset of hearing loss. Since we check your vision on a regular basis, Gaston Eye is in a unique position to assess your hearing on a regular basis as well. We now offer hearing evaluations by our Board Certified Hearing Instrument Specialist. Here are a few questions that will help your physician determine if you may have some hearing difficulty: Have you had your hearing tested in the last two years? Do others complain that you turn the television volume too loud? Do you have trouble understanding on the telephone? Do you have difficulty understanding in noisy situations? Do you have trouble understanding when someone is not looking directly at you? Does it often seem like people are mumbling when they talk to you? Do you avoid family gatherings or other social situations because you cannot understand what people are saying? If you answer yes to two or more of these questions, you should have a hearing evaluation. The 1999 National Council on Aging Study reported that hearing loss is one of the most prevalent chronic conditions in the United States, affecting more than 28 million Americans. The study went on to say untreated hearing loss has serious social and emotional consequences. |
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