http://www.innovativehearingdevices.com or call directly at (619) 981-9822
Find the Williams Sound Pocketalker Ultra on that website and give it a try. Well, until next time … we’ll talk more about new listening devices.
My goal is to erase the stigma of not being able to hear. When I talk about hearing loss I actually feel empowered. Why? Because that means I care about people, I care about the world around me and what is happening.
It had been a long day of one errand after another, in and out of the car and I was struggling to catch my breath. When walking in with the grocery bags, I hear from the kitchen, “Would you like a cup of coffee?” How could Mindy have read my mind? I answer back, “Sure I’d love a cup” Just then she poked her head around the corner with a question on her face. “I asked you if you needed any help. “ I am beyond being embarrassed over these mistakes I make, but laughing to myself I think, “I really did want that cup of coffee. Now let me explain a little more about hard of hearing devices.
In this era of acronyms, H2O is probably the most common label. Water is the breath of life. We can’t live without it, plants can’t live without it and sharing a tall glass of cool water on a hot day is the best relief to quench your thirst. The phrase H2O, we all know, but do you recognize HoH? It stands for Hard of Hearing and it is the most cherished of all the senses.
Helen Keller, who was blind and deaf, was known to have said, “Of all the senses she felt hearing was the most crucial.” If you are blind the rustle of trees in a breeze, the crackle of paper, the opening of a door or any of the small nuances of sounds we hear continually pulls us into the world around us.
Right now in the background I hear a lawn mower, a dog barking, a train whistle, a hammer banging on wood, and the wind moving the trees. If I missed those sounds I wouldn’t know the world around me.
Let’s explore this world of HoH-( Hard of Hearing). This is my story. Is it your story too? I’m a baby boomer; the right age for physical difficulties to start showing up. My goal is to stay sharp by communicating and staying connected to the people around me. How can you do that when you shut yourself out because of hearing incorrectly, feeling inadequate and answering with a comment completely out of left field? It's easy to lose precious time with no social interaction or no anticipation of career plans. It was 6 years of hearing deficiency before I came to appreciate all the nuances of clear hearing due to the use of assistive listening devices and specified hearing technology.
