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HONORING SENIORS

THE SIMPLE PLEASURES IN A STAR TREK WORLD

By Gayle Willson
The Legacy Lives On
Space…the Final Frontier….to explore strange new worlds…and to boldly go where no man has
gone before.” Yes, that is the opening to the TV series Star Trek. But have you ever wondered how
close we are to some of the technology the characters experienced in the TV show?

We watch with amazement as the captain and At Grand Hearing we have devices we are anxious
crew of the science fiction series use a video phone to demonstrate for you. We can evaluate your
to call home or communicate by means of tiny hearing aids or fit you with a trial set of hearing
earbuds and microphones. They travel to different aids, allowing you to use them in your home or
places or times, by just saying, “Beam me up, board meetings, in church buildings or around
Scotty.” We even sort of cringe, when we watch your children and grandchildren. There is NO
them eat supper from a pouch. OBLIGATION. They are simply our way of trying
to see if we might be the liaison to helping you
The truth is, we are already experiencing many understand better in this high-tech world.
of these scenarios in the world of technology in
2018. With the use of some basic understanding, We have a staff at Grand Hearing Center who have
and perhaps the help of a nearby 5-year-old, we been serving the South Plains area for 42 years. We
can communicate face to face on a smart phone are willing to work with you to achieve the best
or iPad. We even see toddlers enjoy a snack of possible solution. Gayle Willson, BC-HIS, (Board
applesauce, mess-free, from a pouch. And thanks Certified in the Hearing Instrument Sciences), Blair
to the impressive technology of “Bluetooth” Willson and Polly Wampler are also licensed. We
connectivity, we are enjoying tremendous benefits are proud of the “Wampler Legacy”!
in the use of hearing aids.

THE AMAZING STRIDES IN THE FIELD OF HEARING
TECHNOLOGY HAVE INTRODUCED A WIDE RANGE OF
DEVICES AND ACCESSORIES TO AID UNDERSTANDING IN
COMMUNICATION.

Bluetooth has enabled the sounds of the world
around us to come right into our ears. Telephone
conversation is more easily understood when
a streaming device is connected directly to the
Bluetooth signal in a cell phone. A person wears
or carries a “streamer”, and when a phone call You can forever be a part of a beautiful ine art sculpture tribute to Lubbock’s music legacy with a personalized guitar
occurs, the signal is received in the ear through pick as a permanent ixture at the Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences. Designed by Texas artist Brad
the hearing aid. The person can simply answer
and talk, hands-free. Some manufacturers have Oldham, the ine art installation will be comprised of 9,000 picks, creating a 30-foot by 120-foot stunning visual of the
developed the technology to have this option
without even using an additional streamer. Some iconic image of Buddy Holly and his Fender guitar on the south wall of Buddy Holly Hall, forever memorializing the
devices are also able to connect TV signals straight Lubbock area’s impact on Rock ‘n’ Roll across the world. The guitar picks vary in size, and will be cast of aluminum with
into the hearing aids, which allows other listeners
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music playlist, so a person could enjoy customized
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806/747/3200
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