Questions about hearing loss or hearing aids? Ask a Doctor of Audiology!4531 S. 7th Street, Terre Haute, IN 812-234-EARS (3277) or toll free 877-NOW I HEAR (669-4432)
4531 S. 7th Street, Terre Haute, IN 812-234-3277 or toll free 877-669-4432
"Professional hearing evaluation, high quality, best value products, with an emphasis on Care."
Our advice:
"For True Professional Hearing Care,
Ask for an Audiologist!"
Meet our audiologist:
Sheryl Boatz, Au.D., FAAA
Doctor of Audiology
Dr. Boatz is a native of Illinois. She and her family came to Terre Haute in 1998. She has practiced audiology since 1981. Her training and extensive experience includes:
Au.D. 2005
Arizona School of Health Sciences of the A.T. Still
University of Health Sciences
M.S. in Audiology, 1980
B.S. with high honors in Speech Pathology, 1979
Illinois State University
Fellow, American Academy of Audiology
Certificate of Clinical Competency in Audiology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Licensed audiologist, Indiana and Illinois
Clinical Audiology Experience:
Sound Care Audiology, Inc., Terre Haute, IN 2008-present
Indiana West, P.C./Complete ENT Care, Terre Haute, IN 2000-2007
Union Hospital, Terre Haute, IN 1998-2000
McDonough District Hospital, Macomb, IL 1987-1997
Central Association for Special Education, Mattoon and Decatur, IL 1981-1987
Related Experience:
Contract Audiologist, Federal Bureau of Prisons 2000-2006
Adjunct Instructor, Indiana State University 1999-2002
Examiner, Illinois Hearing Aid Dispenser Examination 1986-1992
Meet our receptionist:
Stacy Holley
Stacy's been with us for a year now! She and her family are Wabash Valley natives. Stacy comes to us from a varied customer service background. She's learning to do some cleaning and troubleshooting of hearing aids.
Our mission:
"It is the mission of Sound Care Audiology, Inc. to pleasantly and respectfully provide the best in audiologic care to the people of the Wabash Valley."
What is audiologic care?
"Audiologic care is the protection,
preservation, evaluation and treatment of
the hearing and balance functions of the
human audio-vestibular system and is
provided only by audiologists either
autonomously or as members of a
healthcare team for the purpose of
improving the quality of life for every
patient."
--- Audiology Foundation of America
"Au.D. means professional hearing care"
The advantage of true professional hearing care (audiologic care) from Sound Care Audiology:
Get a hospital-quality hearing evaluation. Rule out the need for medical treatment. If hearing aids are recommended, a Doctor of Audiology can help you get the right technology, with the right cosmetic features, at the right price. More importantly, you'll also get precise programming of the hearing aids for maximum benefit, follow-up fine tuning as the brain adjusts to hearing well again, and verification of aided improvement.
You can't get this level of care from hearing aid dealers or internet retailers. Periodic maintenance and analysis of hearing aid function is also included for the length of the warranty. Many products come with extended warranties.
Ultimately, it's not about buying hearing aids. It's about hearing as well as possible. How accurately do you want your hearing tested or your hearing aids programmed?
Our services and products:
Hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday Paperwork: Insurance, discount plans and other third party payors accepted:
8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
The following patient paperwork is available here for download:
new patient paperwork (contact, billing
and insurance information). See also:
audiology patient history form (please
complete if you are having a hearing
evaluation)
amplification questionnaire (optional for
patients getting or replacing hearing aids;
helps the audiologist more quickly find the
most appropriate ones for you)
our HIPAA privacy policy (in the new patient
paperwork, you are asked to sign that we
gave or offered this to you)
Please bring your insurance cards with you (or copies of both sides of them).
Government insurance plans: Medicare, Railroad Medicare, Tricare, traditional Indiana Medicaid, MDWise, Anthem Medicaid and Healthy Indiana Plan (physician referral required to evaluate suspected hearing loss or change in hearing).
Government authorized services: Veteran's Administration vouchers, VA/military contractor scheduled exams, and Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation authorizations.
Private insurance plans (in-network): Blue Cross/Blue Shield (Anthem and others), Humana, Indiana Health Network, United Mine Workers Association and Ford-UAW (American Hearing Benefits).
Private insurance plans (out-of-network): If your plan isn't listed above, don't despair! Some insurance plans have national contracts or policies that make it nearly impossible for us to join. But, if they have no local in-network providers, you may be able to get an exception to out-of-network policies. We also have a special offer you may qualify for. Please call for details.
Hearing aid discount plans: Siemens Employee and Family Program.
Discount plan not listed? Don't worry!
Our normal price may be about the same or better than a "discount" plan's price. Plus, we include important services, like real-ear measurement and medical quality hearing evaluation, that discount plans don't mention. Don't pay more, get more!
Payment methods:
We accept cash, personal check, debit or credit cards (Discover, Mastercard or Visa), the Citi Health Card and CareCredit.
Financing:
No-interest financing for up to twelve months is available for qualified applicants through the Citi Health Card or CareCredit. Low interest plans are available for up to 60 months. Click on one of the logos below to apply (or we can help you apply in the office).
This legislation would eliminate the current Medicare requirement for a physician referral before seeing an audiologist for existing covered audiology services. The current requirement preempts state license laws which allow patients direct access to audiologists. The Department of Veterans Affairs has allowed veterans to see audiologists directly since 1992 and has indicated that direct access to audiology services provides quality hearing health care and is "cost effective." Members of Congress and federal employees may also access audiologists directly through the Federal Employee Health Benefits Plan. Under the Medicare program, seniors should have the same choice to access audiologists for covered hearing and balance testing. Encourage your U.S. House Representative to support this bill.
