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We get it. Sometimes life goes speeding by so fast it seems like there’s hardly time to breathe. Little things get shoved to the side, until one day they become too big to ignore. That’s the way it is with hearing loss. Conversations get harder, particularly in crowded places. Your TV gets turned up louder and louder. And the sweet sounds of the natural world around you seem faded and more distant.

We can help. At Colonial Center for Hearing Audiology, we specialize in finding the perfect hearing solutions for people just like you. Our tailored approach combines advanced hearing testing, sophisticated technology and, most important, caring and experienced professionals dedicated to helping you get back what you have lost.

Forget everything you think you know about hearing loss and hearing technology. Thanks to the incredible advances we’ve made in recent years, hearing aids and assistive devices are less noticeable – and more powerful – than ever before.

It’s your life: don’t wait one more day to reclaim all of the beautiful sounds that surround you. They’re still there, just waiting for you to take action. Call or text Colonial Center for Hearing Audiology for an appointment today!

What is keto flu? Is it actually the flu? How is it treated? Our friend and dietician Caroline Fornshell answers these questions and more.

Caroline is a seasoned Registered Dietitian-Nutritionist, personal trainer and certified diabetic educator. She graduated from Virginia Tech with a hospitality degree. Her passions for cooking and eating led her to the science of food and nutrition. While Caroline obtained prerequisites for the Registered Dietitian Credential and a Masters Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from the State University of New York at Oneonta, she worked as a Certified Personal Trainer for many years. She completed the required clinical rotations through the Sentara Healthcare System throughout Hampton Roads. Later, Caroline found great satisfaction through her work in diabetes and obesity research at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore.

Bethany Tucker, Au.D. of Colonial Center for Hearing in Williamsburg, Va sat down with us to talk about Tinnitus and how it is treatable, contrary to popular belief.

Begun in 1965 as the Williamsburg Preschool for Special Children, Child Development Resources (CDR) now serves approximately 1,400 children and their families each year.

CDR is a comprehensive resource for physicians, teachers, and parents—in fact, for anyone who has a question about an infant or toddler—throughout the Historic Triangle.

The future of America lies in the children of today. By providing early intervention services and making affordable, high-quality early care and education a priority, we are helping to ensure that the children of today grow up to be productive citizens of tomorrow.

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"Everyone has a TMJ because that's the joint itself. But really it's a TMJ problem that we refer to as TMD, or Temporomandibular Disorder."

Dr. Stacey Hall brings her unique outlook on dental care and her personable optimism to the Williamsburg Center for Dental Health. With nine years of solid dental expertise as a dentist in Williamsburg, she decided in early 2011 to branch out and open her own local practice. After completing her undergraduate degree from Virginia Tech in 1998, Dr. Hall graduated from VCU’s MCV School of Dentistry in 2002, receiving her D.D.S. She is a member of the Academy of General Dentistry, the American Dental Association, and was awarded member fellowship to the International Congress of Oral Implantology in 2008. She leads the elite Tidewater Dawson Study Club and is a scholar with the internationally renowned Dawson Academy. As a Dawson ambassador, Dr. Hall also assists in the training of students in the Dawson Academy. Stacey and her husband Michael have been blessed with three beautiful girls, Lanie, Gracie and Abbie.

Naomi Plumley was born not breathing, a rare condition known as Anoxia. Doctors told her parents she may never walk or talk. Enter Child Development Resources, a private, nonprofit agency that provides services for young children with special needs and their families. CDR changed Naomi's life.

Jude Lyptak Au.D. debunks the myths of hearing and educates us on the real facts.

Colonial Center for Hearing’s founder and patient care award winning Director of Audiology, Dr. Jude Liptak, holds an Audiology Doctorate degree from Salus University in Philadelphia. He finished his graduate studies at Kent State University in Ohio, where he graduated Magma Cum Laude. He is a Fellow of American Academy of Audiology and a member of the Academy of Doctors of Audiology. Dr. Liptak has been practicing Audiology since the year 2000. As a Board Certified Audiologist and an expert in his field he has since helped thousands of people rediscover the joys of healthy hearing.