Articles By Dr. Murphy
From Bicycle to Beyond
Often times a person has a preconceived notion as to their own success. That innocent shortsightedness places an imagined barrier that seems impossible to cross. However, there are those who have pushed themselves into great achievement realized a life beyond their...
Are You Motivated To Improve The Quality Of Your Life?
Your year is halfway gone and some things have changed while other things have stayed the same. That is pretty much how it is for most everyone. The things that have stayed the same is mainly for what reason? Don’t have the time? Everyone has the same amount of...
3 Common Hearing Aid Issues and Solutions
Introduction
In the June 2021 Consumer Reports, CR Insights provides a brief discussion on 3 Common Hearing Aid Problems and Fixes. I have encountered these same three topics several times each week with patients for thirty-five years. The three issues I will discuss with you are feedback or whistling in hearing aids, being confronted with background noise, and battery life.
Are Hearing Aids Covered By Insurance
In this article I answer the questions, “Are hearing aids covered by insurance?”
Acquiring Hearing Aids
This article discuss how to chose and pay for hearing aids that you need.
I Care About Better Hearing
I describe why I care about better hearing and why you should too.
The COVID-19 Dilemma: Protection versus Hearing
With the occurrence of coronavirus in late 2019 (COVID-19) and subsequent Worldwide pandemic spread, we have been confronted with learning the history of progression and steps to protect ourselves while living our daily lives. We know the disease arose from Wuhan,...
Delaying a Hearing Test is to Deny Hearing Problems
The old saying, to delay is to deny is never more applicable than a person who should be considering the pursuit of better hearing. Some may make time for cleaning out a closet, organizing the garage, ridding the basement of excess stuff, completing paperwork, or addressing neglected chores. However, people with hearing problems will deny it and put off making the time for a hearing test.
This is Your Moment
For better or worse, our lives change in an instant. Whether those changes are something we make or have been thrust upon us, we adapt and move forward. These moments can be a new life, a death, an accident, a planned move, a new venture, unexpected news, or an idea....
I Care About Your Hearing
For almost three decades I have advised every patient to get their hearing checked annually. Many do. Most do not. Some never do. Why should I care?
However, I care and we should all care about better hearing









