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HEARING CARE KEN PREFERS THE OPN S “Having had one life changing experience as one of the adults in the series OPHF4YO*, I hardly expected another as I walked through Lark Hill Retirement Village. I noticed representatives from The Nottingham Hearing Practice, and having discarded other brands, I decided to make an appointment to have a test in my own bungalow. I could not have been more pleased. I was offered two of the best technical models on the market to try for a period before I fi nally made my choice. I now only need half the volume on my television, and I can now hear long forgotten sounds of birds. Alan and Joanna were meticulous, pleasant and understanding. I can recommend that you will be in safe hands.” Ken’s Audiologist says: “After fully evaluating Ken’s hearing levels and areas of diffi culty with regards to his current hearing ability I recommended that RITE style of hearing aid with a good level of performance should be the way forward. The fact that Ken’s hearing thresholds were signifi cantly better in the low frequency region meant that leaving the ear canal as open Ken has been on TV recently. He suffers hearing loss, just like many of us. as possible would be benefi cial for Ken allowing a good blend of both natural and amplifi ed sound to be delivered to the ear drum for the most natural overall sound possible. Ken decided he would like to try the best in range from the 2 leading hearing instrument manufacturers Oticon and Phonak over an extended period of 3 months. Allowing our patients to fully TRIAL and EVALUATE hearing instruments in their own time and in their own day to day environments is invaluable to satisfactory patient outcomes and I could not imagine any patients hearing journey following anything other than this course. For a 1st time user hearing aids are notoriously diffi cult to adapt and acclimatise to. Our trial and evaluation process over an extended period of time may include several adjustments/ adaptations throughout this period to maximise the likelihood of a positive long term patient outcome. For experienced hearing aid users our trial and evaluation ethos is equally as important whereby our patients can evaluate the very latest hearing technologies along side their existing hearing instruments to truly appreciate improvement in sound quality and performance in more challenging listening situations.” Would you like to meet Alan & Joe? Call them now on 0115 857 2900