I have now had my wonderful new hearing system for over a year and I am just writing to tell you what an amazing difference they have made to my life. As you know, I have quite a severe reduction in hearing and had always assumed that my level of hearing could never reach that of a normal person, but now I don't think anyone would believe that I am hard of hearing. A whole new world of sound has opened up.
I can hear birdsong, the rustling of leaves in the trees, dogs barking in the distance, friends talking across the room – I can even eavesdrop and my husband has to be very careful what he mutters under his breath! Listening to music is once again a pleasure and generally life is more relaxing. I don't have to strain to hear anymore and the quality of sound seems so natural that I am hardly aware that I am using hearing technology.
I have now had my wonderful new hearing system for over a year and I am just writing to tell you what an amazing difference they have made to my life. As you know, I have quite a severe reduction in hearing and had always assumed that my level of hearing could never reach that of a normal person, but now I don't think anyone would believe that I am hard of hearing. A whole new world of sound has opened up.
I can hear birdsong, the rustling of leaves in the trees, dogs barking in the distance, friends talking across the room – I can even eavesdrop and my husband has to be very careful what he mutters under his breath! Listening to music is once again a pleasure and generally life is more relaxing. I don't have to strain to hear anymore and the quality of sound seems so natural that I am hardly aware that I am using hearing technology.
Being relatively young and generally aware of how I present myself, I was really reluctant to entertain the thought of using hearing technology even though I knew I probably needed them. I somehow thought they would age me and lessen my self-esteem and confidence. How utterly and completely wrong I was!
They have transformed my life. I am so much more myself in company as I am no longer anxious about mishearing others and getting 'the wrong end of the stick'. I feel confident that I am able to converse easily and effectively after years of feeling stupid and anxious in many social contexts. I have become extremely fond of my rather trendy, sophisticated, compact, olive green aids! They work wonderfully well and I am so pleased "I took the plunge". I am myself once again.
S. Parker, December 2011
I should have dropped you a line ages ago to record my very grateful thanks for your great patience and help with my new ears. The Phonaks are really good and a big improvement on the old ones but with the addition of the Bluetooth iCom my hearing has moved to a different level as never before.
I believe I told you of a very special moment when watching the Albert Hall Rememberance Ceremony I realised I was actually hearing the poppies falling and the quality of the music was unbelievably moving.
Just a short note to thank you for making the transition to using hearing technology so easy. I was really worried whether I could cope with managing to use them. When I came back home I tried them in an echoing restaurant, a crowded tea shop and on the phone. I did not have any trouble with background noise.
My next door neighbour invited me in for tea, so I could experience the sound of nine people all talking at once around the table! I passed it all with flying colours.
I put this down to the fine tuning you did, and your patience in teaching me how to put the hearing aids in. It has made such a difference, it was great not to strain to hear my name called out at the Doctor's Surgery. It has helped to make life easier.
P. Tupper, July 2011
Just a short note to thank you for making the transition to using hearing technology so easy. I was really worried whether I could cope with managing to use them. When I came back home I tried them in an echoing restaurant, a crowded tea shop and on the phone. I did not have any trouble with background noise.
I came to see you with specific problems that my wife and I had defined after wearing NHS hearing aids for two years:
Being relatively young and generally aware of how I present myself, I was really reluctant to entertain the thought of using hearing technology even though I knew I probably needed them. I somehow thought they would age me and lessen my self-esteem and confidence. How utterly and completely wrong I was!
I am writing to tell you how pleased I am with my new Phonak hearing system and to thank you for the care which you took in fitting and adjusting them for me. My wife says that the new technology has changed my life because I hear so much better than with my previous digital hearing aids and I am so much less stressed.
I have a 92 year old father, who was having incredible problems with his brand new hearing aid that was not supplied by Audify. I had tried to get an appointment with the supplier of the new device, but they were really not interested. We had an older hearing aid that was working, and all that was needed in my mind was for a reset as his actual hearing had deteriorated not the product.
We were fortunate enough to find Audify Limited in Exeter on the internet. The phone call was taken by Lisa at reception, she was outstanding and was able to squeeze an appointment for us at very short notice. We drove from Mere Wiltshire to Exeter and the long trip was certainly worth the experience we had. We met Lisa at reception and were offered a cup of coffee, very nice touch, while we waited for Curtis Alcock, the Managing Director.