How Dr. Rebecca Grome Matches Patients With Hearing Aids
Finding the right hearing aid depends as much on the care behind it as on the device itself. At Ears4U Hearing Services, Dr. Rebecca Grome, our owner and primary audiologist, builds each recommendation around your hearing test, your ears, and the way you spend your days. Each step has a clear purpose, from your first conversation through follow-up care.
Starting With Your Daily Listening Needs
Dr. Grome begins your consultation by learning about the places where hearing matters most to you. That might be a busy office with overlapping conversations, a weekend full of grandchildren, a favorite restaurant, or quiet evenings at home with the TV. She also asks where you notice the most difficulty, since those moments shape which features will make a real difference.
This step draws on experience from both sides of the hearing aid industry. Before purchasing Ears4U in 2018, Dr. Grome worked for a hearing aid manufacturer as an account executive, where she trained audiologists on best practices for hearing aid fitting and helped improve patient satisfaction throughout the in-office visit. Through all of it, she has held onto a simple belief that every patient deserves a customized, personal approach to hearing care.
A Thorough Hearing Evaluation Guides Every Recommendation
Next comes a comprehensive hearing evaluation. You'll listen to a series of tones that help find the softest sounds you can hear at different pitches, and we'll measure how clearly you understand speech. We also perform speech-in-noise testing, which shows how well you follow conversation when background sound is present, a common challenge for people with hearing loss.
Your results are recorded on an audiogram, and Dr. Grome reviews them with you so you understand your degree of hearing loss and your options. The evaluation can also reveal issues such as impacted earwax, which calls for a different solution than hearing aids. Two patients may describe the same problem, such as trouble hearing in restaurants, and leave with different recommendations because their test results point in different directions.
Choosing From Six Leading Hearing Aid Brands
Ears4U works with ReSound, Oticon, Phonak, Signia, Starkey, and Widex, so Dr. Grome can select the technology that best fits your hearing and lifestyle. The right style depends on the degree of your hearing loss and how you plan to wear your devices. A receiver-in-canal model is often recommended for moderate to severe hearing loss, while custom in-the-canal styles can be a discreet choice for mild to moderate loss.
She'll walk you through the practical tradeoffs as well, including rechargeable versus disposable batteries, Bluetooth streaming for phone calls and TV, and how much you'd like to use a smartphone app. We accept most commercial and Medicare Advantage insurance plans and offer flexible pricing and financing options, so we can help you find a solution that fits your budget.
Verifying the Fit With Real Ear Measurement
After your hearing aids are programmed, Dr. Grome uses real ear measurement to confirm they are delivering the right amount of sound inside your ear canal. A thin probe microphone placed near your eardrum measures what the hearing aid is actually producing, and Dr. Grome compares those readings to targets based on your hearing test. Every ear canal has a slightly different shape and size, and this step accounts for differences that programming software alone can't predict.
Real ear measurement is widely recognized as the gold standard for verifying hearing aid fittings. As one of the original providers in the HearingUp Network, Dr. Grome has made best practices like real ear measurement and speech-in-noise testing a consistent part of care at Ears4U.
Fine-Tuning Your Hearing Aids Over Time
Your brain needs time to adjust to sounds it may not have heard clearly in years. Your own voice may sound different at first, and you might notice background sounds like wind or the hum of a refrigerator more than before. Follow-up visits give you a chance to share those experiences so Dr. Grome can make adjustments based on how your hearing aids perform in daily life.
Small programming changes often make a meaningful difference in how comfortable and natural your hearing aids feel. Our team stays with you as you adapt, fine-tuning your devices so they keep working well in the situations that matter most to you.
Schedule a Hearing Aid Consultation in Nashville
Dr. Rebecca Grome and our team at Ears4U Hearing Services bring together a detailed hearing evaluation, a choice of six leading brands, verified fittings, and ongoing adjustments to help you hear your best. We'd be glad to meet you.
Call 615-205-7942 to schedule your hearing evaluation at our Nashville office on E Iris Drive or our Brentwood office on Mallory Lane.
