Pete sat in the chair and turned on his new digital hearing aids for the first time. With a flick of a switch his eyes immediately widened. His weathered face brightened. A whole new world had just been opened up to him. Pete has been blind for many years. On top of that he had been diagnosed with a profound hearing loss. Back then he was prescribed basic hearing devices which were 6 years old. His family was inquiring about the new technology that is available today. He was told that because of the severity of his hearing loss, that he should not expect much help, but that it would be better than nothing.

Well nothing could have been further from the truth. Pete had been coming to our office for years and we could not have a casual conversation with him as he just could not make out what we were saying. His wife would interpret as best she could as he was more familiar with her voice but it was physically exhausted for her to do so.

The day of the fitting of his new hearing aids we put them on him, hook them up, tweaked the adjustments a bit and it was truly amazing how we could now sit and have a real conversation with each other. His wife and I teared up as it was truly amazing.

Since that first day when he experienced the new technology, he’s been back a few times as we’ve been adjusting and fine tuning hi new digital aids. After years of frustration, his life has drastically changed. He can now hear well enough to understand and communicate with his wife, kids, caregiver, and his many new friends. He is going for walks alone again and feels more confident to do that, he is back attending rotary which he had given up and he feels like a new man.
“This new technology has literally changed my life. I got my independence back as I stopped going out by myself and walking by myself. I can now have a conversation with my wife and family.”