I GOT NEW HEARING AIDS November 28,
2012
At ROSS L.
WESTERN Board Certified Specialist at the Hearing Instrument Science located at
811 E. 12 St. Ogden UT 84404.
Ross is the
best! He wins lots of award. I first heard about him sometime back when the
Ogden Standard Examiner wrote an article about him, and an internet search site
said they game him their highest rating.
I now hear as
good as, or better, than I did forty years ago. It only took two visits. They are
a comfortable fit, and priced reasonably at only $800 an ear. My best Xmas
present was my new hearing aids; formerly the best present I ever got for Xmas was
a GE radio in 1945, which has been relocated to second place.
I am 77 presently,
but in 2004, while lifting weights, I suddenly lost hearing in my left ear.
During the subsequent examination, I also was found to have had some age
related hearing loss in my right ear. He was given hearing aids for both ears. I
have shrugged off any suggestion of a stigma; comparing them to eye glasses. No
one likes the idea of a device siting on their nose or poking out of their ear,
but on the other hand they are effective. “When it comes to hearing there’s not much I
miss out on.”
A common age
related hearing loss, known as pre-by-cutis, occurs slowly as tiny hair cells
in the inner ear that convert sound energy into electrical impulses to the
brain, become damaged or deteriorate. Once they’re damaged, they’re gone. That
may be difficult to accept.
Hearing aid
technology has become incredibly sophisticated, hearing devices cannot
compensate fully for the exquisite processing and temporal resolution of the
ear. Hearing aids are an aid to hearing. They do not fix the problem. That
makes prevention even more important. Turn the volume down and get a hearing
test by age 50. Hearing loss beyond what is expected for aging fifty
something’s, could be related to having spent 30 years listening to Walkman’s
and MP3s. Noise, particularly when it comes through ear buds or headphones that
let people blast music without bothering bystanders, may trump the effect of
aging when it comes to harming those tender inner ear cells. In cultures where
there is no noise, there is markedly less loss of hearing. The higher frequencies are the first to go,
and they generally are above the range crucial for conversational speech, so
many people can have a loss and not know it. Genetics, smoking, diet and drugs,
and health conditions such as diabetes and kidney disease can affect hearing.
Insults to the inner ear can be additive over time, such as loud noisy crows. Repetitive
exposure over a time can add up.
PS Ron Decko of
Chanel 2 News Should get hearing aids so he wouldn’t feel the need to talk so
loud.
Any questions: Ask Ross
Hearing Aid Manufacturer All
Make Repairs Telephone:
801-392-4310 Fax 801 392-0049 Toll free:
800-498-5364
