Monday, November 7, 2011

Which Hearing Instrument is Right for YOU?

Since there are many different hearing instrument manufacturers and each produce many different models and styles, the answer is not as straight forward as you might think. This would be similar if someone asks, “What car is right for me?” If we continue with the car analogy, the answer would be “What style are you looking for? or “What features do you want and what manufacture would you prefer?”. Unfortunately, individuals are not as educated about hearing instruments as they are about automobiles or the manufactures.

Therefore, the approach we take is to work with the best hearing instrument companies in the industry. What we mean by that are the companies that have been around the longest, provide the best service, do most of the research and development for new technology and usually have an international presence. Next, we take time to figure out what is your “life style”, where do you spend your time, how do you function on telephones and any special considerations. In short, we focus on your needs and what will work best to accomplish the goals you have. Once we determine the most appropriate instrument, we typically can let you have a period to evaluate the instrument in your own environments to determine if this type of instrument truly meets your needs.

If you are looking for a replacement instrument or are new to hearing instruments, we look forward to sitting down and getting to know you. By working together we can get you back involved with activities you might be avoiding and make your relationships more enjoyable and less stressful.