Photo By Janice Erdlitz | Dr. Kelsey Hamilton, Clinical Audiologist explains the Retiree-at-Cost Hearing Aid...... read more read more
The Retiree-at-Cost-Hearing Aid Program, also known as RACHAP, is now available to retirees enrolled to Lyster Army Health Clinic (LAHC). Additionally, Retiree dependent spouses and previous RACHAP patients are also able to utilize the program.
The program provides retirees the opportunity to buy top-of-the-line hearing aids, the same devices offered to active-duty service members at significant savings. This program is not a TRICARE benefit. It is a program that functions at the discretion of the military treatment facility on a “space-available” basis.
“The tricky thing about hearing loss is that you don’t know what you’re missing until you get it back,” Dr. Kelsey Hamilton, clinical Audiologist at LAHC encourages retirees to get their hearing checked so they can participate fully in the world around them.
Retirees who wish to make an appointment with the Audiology Clinic must be registered at Lyster. Once registered, retirees can make an appointment to see an Audiologist for a full audiological evaluation and discuss individualized treatment options.
Even with the benefit of hearing aids, Lt. Col. Ellie Young, Chief of Audiology, recommends “Protecting your ears is important to preserve the hearing you still have and to prevent further damage.”
Try to protect your hearing by following these protective measures:
• Minimize exposure to noisy environments.
• Wear hearing protection around excessively loud noise.
• Protect the head to prevent trauma or injury.
• Don’t listen to headphones at more than 50% volume level.
To enroll at LAHC please call the Patient Administration Department (PAD) at 334-255-7056 or 334-255-7236. If you are currently enrolled at LAHC, have specific questions regarding RACHAP or wish to make an appointment, please call the LAHC Eye and Ear Clinic at 334-255-7185.
Once registered, retirees and their spouses can make an appointment to see an audiologist for a full audiological evaluation and/or discuss amplification options.
To learn more about audiology services at Lyster, visit https://lyster.tricare.mil/Health-Services/Specialty-Care/Audiology.
| Date Taken: | 06.05.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 06.05.2025 16:08 |
| Story ID: | 499772 |
| Location: | FORT NOVOSEL, ALABAMA, US |
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