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INDUSTRY INSIGHT YOUR HEARING SPONSORED CONTENT Having Difficulty Hearing Over the Telephone? InFoxViolin_Eartique 5/6/16 4:38 PM Page 1 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. Fox Chapel Area | Summer 2016 | icmags.com 29