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LOCAL HISTORY

antibiotics, illnesses for everything they do at Grand
such as Covid Hearing. They provide excellence
and diabetes, and in service and technology, and
certain treatments compassion and understanding
like chemotherapy. for their patients. Gayle and Blair
Persistent presence Willson are outstanding in their
of loud noises or a chosen field.
one-time incident
of a gunshot or Be watching for the announcement
th
firecracker are about Grand Hearing’s 50
also harmful. Anniversary Party later this year.
Hearing continues Gayle says, “Everyone is invited!”
to deteriorate over Grand Hearing is a provider for
time, so don’t put third party Medicare supplemental
off the valuable insurance and also for Texas Workforce
options would be.” Those options assessment. Commission.
include everything from traditional The Willson's three children are
hearing aids to a device called a grown up now and have given them The clinic is open in:
pocket talker which is independent six beautiful grandchildren. Their
of a hearing aid. Grand Hearing daughters, Lauren (Tyson) Snow, Plainview (812 W 8th St.)—Tuesday
also offers TV speakers to amplify the Frenship Middle School choir and Wednesday from 9:00 AM to 4:00
sound or project it into hearing aids. director, and Lisa (Kyle) Burnam, a PM
All levels of hearing aid technology project manager of interior design Lubbock (3711 20th St.)— Monday and
now include Bluetooth connectivity, for the TTU Health Sciences Center, Thursday from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
allowing the wearer to have a live in Lubbock. Son Joshua and his
phone or TV stream directly to his family live in Idaho.
ear. Other technology like tinnitus Josh never let his
maskers in hearing devices can hearing impairment
help calm the annoying sound of slow him down.
“ringing” in ears. He graduated from

Gayle says it's important for people Coronado High
to get an initial screening to set a School where he
baseline. Basic screening is free at played football,
Grand Hearing. So many factors ran track, and
contribute to hearing loss over participated in
a lifetime like genetics, strong marching band. He
was also a member
of the Goin’ Band
at Texas Tech
where he earned a
degree in Chemical
Engineering. He
met his wife in
Silent Raiders, an
American Sign
Language club at
Tech. Both Joshua
and Rebecca are
proficient in ASL.

"The Wampler
Legacy" is more
than a tagline. It
is the foundation
and philosophy

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