INDUSTRY INSIGHT
YOUR HEARING
SPONSORED CONTENT
Having Difficulty
Hearing Over the
Telephone?
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D
o you have difficulty hearing and understanding people
over the telephone? If so, there is good news for people with
hearing impairment who have difficulty over the phone! There
is a completely free federal program that is changing the lives of
people with hearing loss. Think about how your quality of life would
improve if you could easily communicate with friends and loved ones
over the telephone.
The phones are called CapTel phones. They work like any other
telephone with one important addition: they show closed captions
of everything your caller says. You can listen to the caller, amplify the
sound, and also read the captions on the screen display. It is not only
word-for-word captioning, but the phone also has four times the
amplification of a regular telephone. CapTel is easy to use. It works
the same way you’d use any other telephone. If you can’t hear what
someone says, simply read the captions.
HERE’S HOW IT WORKS:
• You talk to the other party –
who in turn talks back for you
to hear.
• Everything the other party
says also goes through the
captioning service, which
transcribes their words into
captions for you to read on
the CapTel display.
How do you get a CapTel
phone for yourself? If you or
anyone you know is having
difficulty communicating over
the telephone, call Eartique
at 412.422.8006 to make an
appointment. The audiologists
at Eartique can test your
hearing (which is covered by
most insurance plans).
If we certify that you do
have a hearing loss, we can
apply for a free phone for you.
You must have Internet service
in your house. A specialist will
then come and install the new
phone, free of charge, and
show you how to use it.
Fine tune your hearing.
Oticon Alta2. Better hearing by design.
Debra L. Greenberger, M.S., CCC-A
Serving the Pittsburgh area for over 25 years
The last stop you’ll make in successful hearing aid use
Call today for a FREE consultation!
Squirrel Hill ~ 2703 Murray Ave. ~ 412.422.8006
This Industry Insight was written by Debra L. Greenberger,
owner of Eartique. She received her master’s degree in
audiology (hearing science) from Washington University in
St. Louis, Missouri, and she is certified by the American
Speech and Hearing Association. Debra has been diagnosing
hearing loss and fitting hearing aids for over 25 years.
Allison L. Chase, Au.D., CCC-A, earned her Master of Arts
degree in audiology from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, in
2004. She completed her clinical doctorate in audiology from
Salus University in 2008. Allison is certified by the American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association and has been practicing
in the field for seven years.
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