Best of Mount Pleasant 2016

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2015
55 MARKETING CONTENT BEST OF 2016
The Best Decision for
Improving Hearing Health
Advanced Hearing Care
Advanced Hearing care
isn’t concerned about selling hearing
aids. Instead, the doctors at the
longtime East Cooper business
concentrate on developing long-term
relationships with their patients and
providing “the highest quality hearing
health care services in the Lowcountry,” according to
Audiologist Dr. Mary Anne Larkin.
That, most likely, is the major reason the readers of
Mount Pleasant Magazine chose
Advanced Hearing Care as the Best
Audiologist and Best Hearing Aid Provider for 2016.
“It all comes down to taking care of our patients,” said
Dr. Larkin. “We listen to them, find out what their concerns
are and formulate a plan to
improve the quality of their life
through better hearing.”
Advanced Hearing Care,
founded by Dr. Larkin in
1993, offers a comprehensive
plan that includes much more
than simply fitting people
with devices that help them
hear better. Dr. Larkin pointed
out that many of her referrals
come from local health care professionals.
“Physicians know we’re not going to just sell their
patients hearing aids,” she commented.
Dr. Larkin earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at
Purdue University and her doctor of Audiology degree at
the University of Florida. She gained valuable experience at
a speech and hearing clinic in Florence, South Carolina, and
at two ENT offices in Charleston before opening Advanced
Hearing Care. Her associate, Dr. Casey Adkins, did her
undergraduate work at the University of Kentucky and earned
her doctor of Audiology degree at Purdue University.
Neither of them plan to finish learning about hearing any
time soon. They both earn 30 to 40 hours of professional
continuing education in the field of Audiology each year.
Dr. Larkin has garnered several professional honors,
including the national Leo Doerfler Award for excellence
in clinical practice; the Southeast Audiologist of the Year
Award; and the Elizabeth P. Wade Memorial Award for
dedication to the profession.
Dr. Larkin was quick to point out that she and Dr. Adkins
listen to what their patients are saying. Here are just a few
testimonials from the people who depend on Advanced
Hearing Care to help them hear as clearly as possible:
“The doctors and staff have always been very thorough,
caring and generous with their time.”
“My life changed the minute I began wearing hearing
instruments. I started noticing sounds I had never noticed
before, such as the birds singing, cars passing me along the
road and the hum of my refrigerator.”
“Coming to Advanced Hearing Care was the best
decision I have made to improve my hearing health. I saw
other audiologists, but Dr. Larkin
was the first one that really listened
and validated my concerns and
then immediately helped me.”
These patients and others
have come to count on Advanced
Hearing Care to maintain their
hearing health. According to
Dr. Larkin, though, not enough
people pay attention to their
hearing issues. That’s why the
practice offers free hearing screenings for everyone over
the age of 50.
“You have your eyes and teeth checked annually;
check your ears often as well,” Dr. Larkin and Dr. Adkins
recommend. “If it’s been years – or decades – since you
have had your hearing tested, now is the time. Seek the
professional advice of an audiologist and find out the status
of your hearing. If a change in your hearing is discovered,
do something about it. The earlier you receive treatment,
the easier it is to keep your ears and brain stimulated and
improve your health and quality of life overall.”
Advanced Hearing Care is located at 900 Johnnie Dodds
Blvd. in Mount Pleasant. To learn more, visit
or, to schedule a free hearing screening,
call 843-606-5658.
Photo by Brian Sherman.
Dr. Casey Adkins runs hearing tests on patient Lib Tiller.
By BRIAN ShERMAN