Hearing Care by Gina Bulletin

HCbG Bulletin: Articles & Resources

We celebrated 7 years in business as of

August 20th, 2025. So we decided to do a special event and hearing aid giveaway this year.

The Winner of our FREE top level hearing aids is:
Ann Stark

Thank you to the community for doing business with us and referring friends and family, helping to keep our small business going strong.

Here is to many many more years! - Gina & Tina

Keep an eye out for our new Prospect Mailers in 2025, hope to see you soon, even if it's just for a baseline hearing test.

Our Gift of $250 off New Aids in 2023

BUY NEW or TRADE UP with this new special offer.
~If you get one of our new postcards offering $250 off your next purchase, bring the card in to collect that gift. If you get a card and don't have hearing loss, but know someone who would benefit, give the card to them. You could be rewarded too.~
~Give the gift of hearing this year!~

Revive Relay for Life Giveaway & Walk Fundraiser 2023

Click image for link to Relay for Life page to donate and enter your name for the drawing and/or participate in Match a Mile. You can come join us at the Relay 4 Life Walk event, June 9th @ 5p-11pm.

Are Bone Conduction headphones safe?

The latest trend could come at a high price, and I'm not just talking monetarily. Bone conduction headphones might be good for some reasons, but they can still cause hearing loss. So please be careful not to play them too loud (greater than 90-110 dB) or for too long. The long term exposure ( greater than 45-60 min) at high volumes can lead to greater risk of damaging the cilia in your cochlea. Please educate yourself before following the flow of trends. If you have questions about your hearing, call us.

https://www.headphonesty.com/2021/03/bone-conduction-headphones-safe/#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20CDC%2C%20the,hearing%20loss%20if%20used%20improperly.

There is 3 Types of Hearing Loss:

We are TruHearing Providers!

As of last week, we have officially joined the TruHearing network. They are a third-party source that you can get hearing aids from at discounted prices, usually through your insurance provider. If you have any questions give us a call or call your insurance provider. You can also call TruHearing and they can check your insurance for you and put you in contact with us for an appointment. Best of luck!

Federal Employee Program & Retirees

Federal Government Employees: Your FEP plan pays for your hearing aids! (and for family members too.)

The Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO Federal Employee Program typically covers hearing evaluations and essential hearing aids under the program for U.S. federal government employees and immediate family members. Final determination of benefits is made by Blue Cross Blue Shield and we check benefits to confirm coverage prior to ordering.

Hearing Care by Gina is an in-network provider with BCBS PPO plans.
Schedule a hearing evaluation appointment for hearing aids.
Plan benefits are available to BCBS members in the Continental United States.
Plan partners with TruHearing or pays for essential hearing aids, privately, up to $0-2500.
- You can pay to upgrade to higher level technology hearing aids (anything beyond the $2500 - $6500).
3 year warranty, supplies and services package and deductible for 1-time Loss or Damage each.
45-Day Trial period in Minnesota. (Varies based on state services are rendered.)

Medicare: Cover Hearing, or Hearing Aids?

A common question we get when people are looking to schedule an hearing appointment is, does Medicare cover it? The answer is a resounding NO. Usually the coverage for hearing, vision and dental falls to your supplemental insurance policy. However, they are not required to offer benefits. If they do, what are they? How do you find out? The best thing you can do is speak with a professional who knows what they are looking for. Call your insurance provider and check on specific services. You want to know if a hearing test (out patient service) and hearing aids (durable medical equipment, purchase) are covered. If they don't offer it, do they work with someone (a network) who does (like TruHearing, a third-party hearing aid supplier). Follow the link to learn more, or don't wait and call us today to get your questions answered.

Retrain Your Brain

Congratulations on taking the next step to better hearing. Good communication effects everything. The National Council on Aging reports that hearing loss negatively impacts quality of life, personal relationships, communication ability, and it can cause depression. Although no hearing aid can restore your hearing to 100% normal, they have evolved over the years and are quite amazing tiny devices.

*Click the picture for a link to the Starkey website and read about 4 important steps to get the most out of your hearing aids.

Hearing Losses Affect on Mental Health

Can hearing loss affect mental health?

Hearing loss and tinnitus (ringing in the ears) can increase one's risk of developing mental illnesses including depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, and dementia, and can trigger episodes of extreme anger and suicidal ideation.

*Click the picture for a link to the Hearing Health Foundation and their article.

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How to Find Your Zen with Tinnitus from Widex

Come see us about our Tinnitus solutions from Widex! Well known for their products, Zen is their new Tinnitus program. We just might have what you have been waiting for!

https://www.widex.com/en-us/tinnitus-zen

Personalized Hearing Protection (Custom Earplugs)

Our new ad, coming out soon on custom ear protection, a.k.a. Personalized Hearing Protection, are just as, if not more, effective for the prevention of noise-induced hearing loss as are disposable earplugs.

Just as hearing loss is known as the invisible disability, sound is known as the invisible threat. Without even being cognizant of it, the sounds we expose ourselves to might be causing permanent hearing loss that grows irreversibly over the years.