Kurt Chappell’s Hearing Aid Blog

What to Expect When Using a Hearing Aid for the First Time
Using hearing aids for the first time can be an exciting and freeing experience, especially for those who have suffered from hearing loss for a long time. However, as with any artificial addition to the body, it can be hard to adjust to at first. Here are some things...
Picking the Right Hearing Aid
Hearing aids have come a long way, offering slimmer silhouettes and more features than ever. A hearing aid is a huge investment in the quality of life, making it essential to choose the best one. While your audiologist will help you find the right hearing aid,...
Hearing Aid Connectivity
We wear devices that connect calls and music in our ears, and wristwatches telling us respiration and take phone calls. Wait till you hear what today's hearing aids can do, you'll be amazed. Hearing Instruments today can play your favorite music from many devices like...
Musical Tinnitus
Imagine music playing all the time inside of your hearing apparatus (your ears) that never turns off. It's called Musical Tinnitus. Read on how we helped more than one person with this hearing impairment! We met Ms. Natalie in our office with her daughter. Natalie is...
Why We Carry Many Hearing Aid Technologies
I really love our family of hearing impaired clients, patients, friends, and family. Dedication to these folks, helping them to hear better, or to hear their best, and be immersed in digital technology doing so is heartwarming and completely exciting. Their smiles,...
2019 Hearing Mission to the Dominican Republic – Photo Gallery
In February, 2019, Kurt Chappell and Dr. Fred Sorrells traveled to the Dominican Republic to fit hearing aids for the hearing impaired. This gallery illustrates just a few of the patients helped by Kurt.
2018 Hearing Mission to Haiti – Photo Gallery
In February, 2018, Kurt Chappell and Dr. Fred Sorrells traveled to Haiti to fit hearing aids for the hearing impaired. This gallery illustrates just a few of the patients helped by Kurt.
Mission to Cap Haitian 2017
Operation Go Quickly travelled to Cap Haitian, Haiti, on February 15, 2017, and returned March 4. Traveling with Dr. Fred Sorrells were Kurt Chappell (hearing aid fittings), Larry Boyd (sports) and Glendoria Boyd (children and special needs) plus prison ministry....
Haiti Hearing Mission 2016
In February 2016, Kurt Chappell and Dr. Fred Sorrells travelled to Haiti with donated hearing aids and hearing aid supplies. Among the hearing impaired people they helped was Ninelle. Ninelle who absolutely overjoyed with her new fitting. It improved the quality of...
10 Hearing Aid Fittings a Day in Haiti
The Operation Go Quickly (OGQ) team of Kurt Chappell, Dr. Fred Sorrells, and Amol from Sudan are back from a very God-driven trip. The OGQ team saw 10 hearing loss patients daily at the Haiti Mission Hospital. Kurt Chappell, with 27 years experience fitting hearing...