Dear reader, fellow battler
I’m sharing my experience and opinions because I don’t want others to continue battling with the frustrations and misery of hearing loss OR, to end up paying a lot of money for a so-called ‘solution’ that doesn’t work for them…
I have struggled with untreated hearing loss for more than a decade.
And that means my family, friends and colleagues have struggled with me as well because I have misunderstood them or was forever asking them to repeat themselves! An extremely frustrating experience for all of us.
Oftentimes, in particularly noisy environments, I would stop trying to have a real dialogue and pretend I could hear. While not at all satisfactory it did at least spare all of us the aggravation.
I’d been to numerous audiologists to find a solution. But every one of them seemed intent on not just selling me a pair of hearing devices but their most expensive set. Answers to my questions were patronizingly scant on detail or dismissed as not relevant.
Then, in a last ditch effort I attended Hearing Sense. What a breath of fresh air!
- Explanations of hearing damage and permanent loss were comprehensive yet totally understandable.
- No question was irrelevant or too trivial.
- My needs and concerns were fully canvassed before any solutions were suggested.
- Even then, at no time was I or did I even feel, steered, obliged or pressured towards making a purchase. in fact, I was able to properly trial two (2) behind the ear devices and the in-ear Lyrics before settling on the Lyrics.
Let me say, no hearing device is perfect or as good as original hearing. But the Lyrics have made my life and everyone I engage with so much easier and more pleasant when it comes to conversation. They also give me more flexibility and independence than behind-the-ear devices I need for my life style.
Because Hearing Sense is not owned by a particular manufacturer, it is one of the very few truly independent audiology centres operating in Adelaide. And it shows.
I can say with absolute certainty that Kelly and the staff at Hearing Sense are committed to finding only the very best outcome for every one of their clients and that includes telling them that a hearing device is not necessary yet or it’s too late for one to make a difference. How good is that?
Honesty like that is rare and invaluable. It’s spurred me to refer several friends and family already.
If anyone reading this is struggling to hear conversations, suffering with tinnitus or recruitment, I’d urge you to make a free, no obligation appointment. You won’t be sorry you did. You have nothing to lose and much to gain.
