Blue Ridge Hearing Aids & Audiology Services

Blue Ridge Hearing Aids & Audiology Services is the audiology division of Blue Ridge Ear, Nose, Throat & Plastic Surgery. Carole Read, formerly of Central Virginia Audiology Services, and Doctors of Audiology Alyson Lake and Peggy Warner work alongside Drs. Courville, Hutchison, Meshkinfam, and Cline to create Lynchburg’s only comprehensive audiological and medical hearing healthcare team.

Our caring, professional staff is available to provide a full range of diagnostic testing and state-of-the-art hearing aid services. The team of audiologists and physicians is dedicated to providing clinical excellence and unsurpassed patient service.

Carole received her Masters of Education degree in Audiology at the University of Virginia and has been practicing audiology in Lynchburg since 1982. Prior to her employment at Blue Ridge Hearing Aids and Audiology she was Director of Services at Central Virginia Audiology Services.

More About Carole Read

Education:

M.Ed. – Audiology, University of Virginia (1980)

B.A. – Psychology, Averett College (1975)

Certification/ Licensure:

CCC-A, Certificate of Clinical Competence – Audiology (No. 00863670), The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (1981 – present)

FAAA, Fellow of the American Academy of Audiology (No. 2917500)

Audiology License (No. 2201000170), Commonwealth of Virginia Board of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (1981 – present)

Hearing Aid Specialist License (No. 2101000316), Commonwealth of Virginia Board for Hearing Aid Specialists and Opticians (1981 – present)

Personal Information:

Carole has been practicing audiology and fitting hearing aids in Lynchburg since 1982. She helped establish Central Virginia Audiology Services (CVAS) for Drs. Gilmer and Hengerer in 1994 and served as its Director of Services until she and the two physicians joined Blue Ridge Ear, Nose, and Throat in 2009.

While at CVAS, she was instrumental in the startup of the neonatal hearing screening program for Virginia Baptist Hospital. Carole greatly appreciates the many friendships that have been made with so many people who have entrusted their hearing health to her care over the years.

Dr. Warner joined Blue Ridge Hearing Aids and Audiology in 2015. Prior to her employment at Blue Ridge Hearing Aids and Audiology she was selected for and completed a year-long externship at the VA in Seattle, WA where she had unique clinic opportunities such as vestibular testing and cochlear implant mapping.

More About Dr. Warner

Education:

Au.D. – Audiology, University of Florida (2015)

B.A. – Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Central Florida (2011)

Certification/ Licensure:

CCC-A, Certificate of Clinical Competence – Audiology (No. 14158168), The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (2015 – present)

Audiology License (No. 2201001605), Commonwealth of Virginia Board of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (2015 – present)

Hearing Aid Specialist License (No. 2101002168), Commonwealth of Virginia Board for Hearing Aid Specialists and Opticians (2015 – present)

Awards:

Warner, P.A. (2015). Thomas B. Abbott Scholarship, University of Florida.

Research Experience:

Protection Against Gentamicin Ototoxicity Using a Novel Therapeutic Agent MitoQ

Portable Listening Devices and Gender Differences with Usage

Novel Strategy for Protection from Ototoxicity using Localized Hyperthermia and Hypothermia

Personal Information:

Peggy enjoys camping, hiking, and playing with her two dogs, Bayou and Beignet.