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HONORING SENIORS

Do You Need a

Hearing Evaluation?

A senior couple is sitting on the porch swing in the cool of the evening, At GRAND HEARING, we have a program that will aid you
and he tenderly tells her, “In the moonlight, your teeth look just like in knowing the devices that are needed. We will conduct a
pearls!” She gives a snort of disgust and responds curtly, “Who is short screening, or a complete test, and fit you with a trial set
Pearl, and what have you been doing in the moonlight with her?” of hearing aids, allowing you to use them in your home, or
business meetings, or around your children and grandchildren.
Many times, miscommunication begins when one party just These trial devices are at NO OBLIGATION; they are simply
doesn’t understand what the other has said. Miscommunication our way of trying to see if we might be the liaison to help you
can come from the missed inflection in another’s voice, or understand better in this noisy world.
background noises that muffle sound, or even a dimly lit room,
where lip reading is impossible. However, a more common We have a staff at Grand Hearing Center who has been serving
reason might be that one or both parties have a hearing loss that the South Plains area for 42 years. We are willing to work
has not been corrected with either a listening device or hearing with you to achieve the best possible solution. Our licensed
aids. personnel are ready to help you in any way to achieve the best
communication possible:
Ask yourself the following questions:
• Gayle Willson, BC-HIS, Board Certified in the Hearing
• Do you ever feel that others are mumbling? Instrument Sciences
• Do others seem to comment that your TV is excessively • Blair Willson, Licensed
loud? • Polly Wampler, Licensed
• Do you ever ask others to repeat what they just said?
• Do you struggle to understand a conversation on the Please contact us as we care about your hearing needs.
phone? Helpingmehear.com
• Do you have ringing or other sounds in your ears?
• Is it difficult to understand others when there are
background noises?
• Have you found that you avoid social situations because
you find it difficult to follow the conversations?
If your answer is “YES” to one or more of these questions,
please take a minute to call our office, and we can go over these
common difficulties with you and offer solutions.

There are many tips available to make hearing and
understanding easier to achieve. If you already have invested
in hearing aids but still struggle to follow communication, a
good idea is to take them to your hearing health professional
and explain in detail the various situations in which you still
find difficulty. We are here to help.

Some other great tips include:

• When dining out with a group, choose a restaurant that has
carpet, lower ceilings, and very soft music if any.
• Choose to sit against the wall instead in the middle of the
dining area.
• Always look directly at the person speaking to you, and
if possible, ask them to say your name first to get your
attention.
• Avoid trying to communicate from separate rooms.
• Use the MUTE button on the TV when talking or listening
so that all the focus is on the communication.

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