Audiology Patient Stories

patient stories about audiology

July 12, 2024

Greenwood Officer Rediscovers Sound with Cochlear Implant

David Wise

Audiology patient displays cochlear implant device

Greenwood police officer John Michael O’Mara has been dealing with hearing loss since childhood. For years, he tried all manner of traditional hearing aids, but he just didn’t like the way they performed. “I was stubborn and refused to wear hearing aids,” O’Mara said. “I didn’t like the way that it sounded like a 1960s…


August 13, 2015

UAMS Audiologist Receives Second Cochlear Implant

Kelly Gardner

Audiologist Samuel R. Atcherson, Ph.D., has a more personal view of hearing loss than some in his profession since he began losing his own hearing at age 3. Atcherson has used a hearing aid in his left ear, a cochlear implant in his right ear and his lip-reading ability to perceive sounds and communicate. But with…


August 12, 2015

UAMS Audiologist Opens Up Whole New World for Patient

Kelly Gardner

At UAMS, we practice our mission of proving personalized service for our patients. When Jack Heinritz came to UAMS, he expected a simple examination and instead received individualized care that instantly made a difference in his hearing. Jack had purchased hearing aids from another clinic and needed an examination to check the operation of his…