Enhance Your Hearing Even With Your Hearing Aid!

(I-Newswire) March 31, 2010 - If you’re bothered by not being able to hear people on the phone or in the movies or theatre, or you have to blast the TV, there are new assistive listening devices to greatly improve your quality of life. And if you are among the 50 million Americans who suffer from tinnitus (ringing in the ears), a remarkable hand held device is now available. What's more, many of these devices are not expensive and are easy to use.

In honor of Better Hearing Month this May, Advanced Hearing Center in Albertson will hold a free program for people who wear hearing aids and those who don’t but have some difficulty hearing in public places or at home.

It will be held on Tuesday, May 4th at 11 AM or 6 PM at their facility – 1163 Willis Avenue, Albertson, LI. Refreshments will be served.

For a reservation, call AHC at 516-484-0811.

During the event, audiologists Dr. Amy Sapodin and Dr. Alison Hoffmann will demonstrate the latest assistive devices and allow participants to try them. They will also offer free video otoscopic screenings to detect if you have wax in your ears and evaluate whether your hearing aids are compatible with the hearing “loops” now found in many public areas. They will also discuss the rights of the hearing impaired and provide insight as to how to communicate more effectively with others.

“These exciting advances help people tremendously," says Dr. Sapodin. “No longer does someone with hearing loss have to avoid social situations, withdraw, get depressed or feel left out of situations,” adds Dr. Hoffman.

Some of the devices Dr. Sapodin and Dr. Hoffmann will introduce at the program are:

- CapTel Telephone – A captioned phone with free service that allows you to listen to what a caller said and also displays every word the other party said at the same time on a 5” screen. The latest addition is the digital CapTel 800i that uses your existing phone service with a high-speed internet connection for faster service.

- Lifetone Technology – A fire alarm and clock that can save your life during a fire. It will wake you during a fire in case you sleep through a high frequency smoke alarm. Older adults and people with hearing loss have difficulty hearing high frequency sounds. Most smoke detectors present a 3100 Hz tone, while Lifetone is 500 Hz and much louder.

- Infrared System – The infrared technology transmits an amplified sound from your TV to a wireless headset. It is used at home with your TV and without hearing aids. Plugs into your audio output jack in the of your TV and power outlet and can transmit the signal up to 100’ away. You can even have your TV on mute and still hear the voices clearly without disturbing those around you.

- Personal Loop System – a simple device that can be installed in any TV room, office, place of worship that turns hearing aids into Personal Speakers. If you’re within the area of the loop and your hearing aids or personal loop listener is switched to “t” – telecoil, you will hear the signal at a clear a comfortable volume.

- The Inhibitor – New FDA approved treatment for tinnitus. A new hand-held device that emits a 60-second ultrasonic signal when held behind the ear for one minute. It provides temporary relief that can last from minutes to hours to days or weeks.

During the month of May, Advanced Hearing Center will also offer free hearing screenings. Those who attend the program will get a complimentary brochure on Coping with Hearing Loss that includes many valuable tips.

Advanced Hearing Center, diagnoses and treats hearing loss as well as performs hearing aid evaluations, testing, and maintenance and dispenses hearing aids, assistive listening devices, and custom ear molds. Advanced Hearing Center has offices in Albertson and Floral Park, Queens. They also offer a free guide to “Coping with Hearing Loss.” For more information, call: 516-484-0811 or visit the website at www.ahearingcenter.com.

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