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NewsletterFebruary 2008 |
Hello, everyone! |
|  Unitron's Yuu digital circuitLast month, Jim had the opportunity to fly to New Orleans to attend a seminar on a new Unitron product, the Yuu. This product is a premier digital 20 band circuit that adapts—and learns—your preferences automatically as you change environments. It's true!
A very sophisticated and versatile system, this product allows the user to adjust the various features to meet their listening preferences, and the hearing aid remembers!
As with other Unitron digital products, the Yuu also has the anti-shock feature which eliminates discomfort from sudden noises, and has excellent feedback control. It comes in all styles, including open-air.
Expanded Internet Presence
Starting March 1st, you'll be able to see our links throughout the online version of the Register Guard newspaper. We believe this will allow many more people to get to know us and what we're all about. We're very excited about this opportunity and want to let you know so that you can check out the RG online (it's always free) and find us placed throughout the online paper every day!
Hearing News
For some of us, multi-tasking is a way of life, especially when working in a busy environment. For many of us with children and grandchildren in our lives, we find that multi-tasking skills come in mighty handy! More specifically, being able to listen to more than one thing at once can be pretty important as well.
How many of you have tried to listen to a phone message while someone else is talking into your other ear? Most of us experience frustration with that. For some, though, it's possible to be able to listen—and comprehend—what is being said in both conversations! Quite an accomplishment, huh! Did you know that this skill has been found to be inherited?
Hearing difficulty: the role of auditory processing disorders (APDs)
Researchers of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), one of the National Institutes of Health, have found, by studying identical and fraternal twins, that this important communication skill is largely influenced by our genes. The researchers discovered this when studying auditory processing disorders (APDs). Individuals who suffer from APDs have difficulty in understanding sounds around them, even though they have normal hearing.
This further demonstrates the fact that we actually hear with our brains (see our article You Hear With Your Brain); our ears are instruments used to get the sounds to our auditory cortex. The brain's job is to decipher what the sounds are, what they mean, their locality, etc. Speech entering the right ear travels to the left side of the brain; conversely, speech entering the left ear travels to the right side of the brain. This is done through a pathway, called the corpus callosum, which connects the brain's right and left hemispheres.
APDs effects on children, older adults and stroke victims
APDs are believed to be oftentimes caused by a lesion, or disconnect, between the brain's right and left hemispheres. This disorder affects as many as 7% of school-aged children in the USA, and often occurs with learning and language disorders, including dyslexia. However, APDs can also affect older adults and stroke victims, which can limit the successfulness of hearing aids in the treatment of hearing loss.
Importance of a Speech Discrimination test relating to hearing loss
This is why having a Speech Discrimination test is very important in diagnosing hearing loss and determining the best course of action to take in pursuing hearing amplification. A Speech Discrimination test will determine the percentage of understanding someone has. This is important to understanding a person's hearing loss and ability to process and understand speech.
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We welcome comments and suggestions
If you would like to comment or offer suggestions for topics to be covered in our Newsletter, please feel free to contact me. I'd love to hear from you! Also, if our Newsletter has been helpful to you, please forward your friends and loved ones to our web site address: www.advancedhearingplus.com .
Beth Bell |
Quote of the Month
"A grudge is a heavy thing to carry."
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Reminders |
| If you last had your hearing instruments cleaned in August, it is time to get them cleaned this month! |
Assisted Listening Devices |
| For Assisted Listening Devices, please visit our associate's online store. We offer many products, including TV Ears, at competitive prices and shipped directly to your door. Satisfaction guaranteed. |
Referrals |
If you know someone who has been thinking about getting some new hearing aids and benefiting from newer technology, please send them our way. If they purchase a set of digital hearing instruments, we will gladly supply you with 1 free box of batteries.
We appreciate your referrals! As you know, we do not use telemarketing to acquire new customers. We rely upon word-of-mouth and media advertising. Not only will they receive the best care, but we can save them money, too! |
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| Do you have a question, comment, or concern? Do you have a testimonial that you would like us to include in a future newsletter? Please don't hesitate to contact Jim or contact me. |
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