Lexington Medical Center
Lexington Medical Center is a not-for-profit, privately owned facility with 94 licensed acute care beds. Our medical staff includes physicians who represent more than 20 medical specialties.
Lexington Medical Center is accredited by The Joint Commission.
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What's New at Lexington Medical Center?
Audiologist Joins Lexington ENT Head and Neck Surgery
August 10, 2011– Jaime Hampton, Au.D., a board certified audiologist, has joined Lexington Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Head and Neck Surgery.
Dr. Hampton joins Brandon Chapman, M.D., at the recently opened practice located at 106 West Medical Park Drive on the campus of Wake Forest Baptist Health–Lexington Medical Center. Her arrival expands audiology services in Lexington to four days a week, increasing access for patients. For an appointment, call 249-3551.
Dr. Hampton comes from Hearing Clinics of Virginia in Richmond, where she was practicing audiology. She has also worked as an audiologist and faculty associate at the University of Texas in Dallas and for an ENT office in Waco, Texas. Dr. Hampton earned a Doctorate in Audiology from the University of Oklahoma. She is certified by the American Board of Audiology, a member of the American Speech and Hearing Association, and is a Fellow in the American Academy of Audiology.
The practice will provide new, state-of-the-art technology to verify hearing aid settings. "This allows precise adjustment of hearing aid gain so that patients achieve maximum benefit from the hearing aids they purchase," says Dr. Hampton. "The equipment benefits patients who are fitted with new hearing aids as well as existing hearing aid patients," she explains.
Dr. Hampton became interested in audiology when her daughter developed a problem at the age of two. "After many years and appropriate hearing aids, her hearing and speech have improved tremendously," Hampton says. She also was involved in caring for her father who suffered from hearing loss.
People with hearing loss become isolated socially, she says. "They stop wanting to participate in social activities, and the burden falls to family members. Over time, that becomes wearisome," explains Hampton.
"I know first-hand the benefits of treatment of hearing loss," she says. "There has been a tremendous improvement in technology over the years."
Dr. Hampton gains satisfaction from the smile patients have when their hearing improves and the look of relief on the faces of family members.