Hearing Protection for Public Servants
Our Thank-You to the People Who Keep Columbus Safe
The Public Servant Hearing Plan offers hearing protection for police and firefighters in Columbus, NE, along with free testing to track your hearing over your career. Bring your work ID and you'll receive a free baseline hearing threshold test, free annual threshold testing, 50% off any custom earpiece or hearing protection, and 10% off hearing aids if you ever need them. It's one way AUDIO-LOGIC, PC gives back to our community.
Why First Responders Need a Baseline Hearing Test
Sirens, firearms training, air horns, and rescue saws all take a toll on your ears. First responder hearing loss usually builds so gradually that many officers and firefighters don't notice it until conversation gets hard. A baseline test records your hearing today, and a yearly comparison shows Dr. Fuchs any change early, while there's still time to adjust your protection. She'll explain your results in plain language at every visit.
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Our Columbus office in the Fox Hollow Professional Center is where Dr. Fuchs provides hearing evaluations, hearing aids, and tinnitus care for patients of all ages.
- Independent, locally owned & women-owned practice
- Doctor of Audiology care at every step
- Hearing care for all ages, from infants to seniors
- Serving Columbus patients since 1992
“As a new customer the check-in process including the paper work was extremely easy and we were made to feel welcome and comfortable. The Doctor was superb! She allowed my husband to be present. She asked a few initial questions, explained the testing process and findings. She answered all of our questions. If you have hearing issues I highly recommend Audio-Logic, PC”— Scott T., Google Review
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Hearing ClinicFox Hollow Professional Center, 3763 39th Ave, Ste 300, Columbus, NE 68601
| Monday | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Tuesday | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Thursday | Closed |
| Friday | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Closed daily for lunch, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Get directionsPublic Servant Hearing Plan FAQs
What Columbus police officers and firefighters ask about the Public Servant Hearing Plan: who qualifies, what the free hearing tests include, scheduling, and your savings.
The plan is for Columbus police officers and firefighters. Bring your work ID to each appointment so our front office can apply your plan benefits to the visit. Your ID is how we confirm eligibility, so please don't leave it in the car.
If you serve in another public safety role and aren't sure whether you qualify, call (402) 564-9198 and ask before you book. Family members are always welcome at AUDIO-LOGIC, PC as regular patients, and Dr. Fuchs is glad to see your whole household for hearing tests, hearing aids, and custom protection.
Your first visit sets the starting point for your hearing record. Dr. Fuchs begins by asking about your job, your noise exposure on and off duty, and any ringing or muffled hearing you've noticed. She looks in each ear, then has you listen for soft tones through headphones so she can find the faintest sound you hear at each pitch. Those hearing thresholds are charted on an audiogram.
Before you leave, she'll walk you through the results and explain what they mean for your work. That baseline is what every future annual test is compared against. Learn more about our hearing evaluations.
Plan appointments are available Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, from 8:30 to 11:30 AM or 1:30 to 4:30 PM. Those windows fit around our lunch hour, when the office is closed from noon to 1:00 PM, and leave time for your test and a full explanation of your results.
Shift schedules can make appointments hard to plan, so call (402) 564-9198 and we'll find a time that works around your rotation. You can also send a request through our appointment form, and we'll call you back to confirm. Remember to bring your work ID.
You'll receive 50% off any custom earpiece or custom hearing protection. That includes custom earplugs and earmolds made from impressions of your ears, which seal the same way every time and stay comfortable through a long shift or a day at the range. See our custom hearing protection page for the styles we offer.
If your hearing tests ever show a loss, you'll also receive 10% off all hearing aid styles and types. Every hearing aid purchase includes your fitting with Real Ear Measurement plus three years of cleanings, batteries, and refittings. Visit our hearing aids page to learn more.
Noise is part of the job. Sirens, firearms, alarms, engines, and rescue tools expose public servants to loud sound again and again, and occupational hearing loss is usually painless and gradual. Many people don't realize anything has changed until they're asking others to repeat themselves or missing radio traffic.
Comparing each annual test to your baseline lets Dr. Fuchs catch small shifts before they become a bigger problem. If your hearing has changed, she can recommend better police or firefighter hearing protection, help with ringing through tinnitus treatment, or talk through hearing aids when the time comes. Call (402) 564-9198 to set up your free test.