Lifechanging possibilities for today's ageless people

We live in a world of connectedness and today’s ageless population lead active lifestyles. Cell phones have become far more than just telephones, taking centre stage in life.

Today’s modern hearing aids not only let users hear well, but also support their active and unique lifestyle through Bluetooth streaming to any cell phone, car, TV, PC and even aircraft navigation – offering endless lifechanging possibilities.

Notwithstanding all this modern hearing aid technology, many people still delay seeking help and even people with a slight hearing loss have difficulty understanding speech in noise. Family gatherings or listening in noisy areas like restaurants becomes challenging and often people start avoiding social gatherings. This leads to people isolating themselves from family, friends and church gatherings. Add to this the frustration loved ones and friends experience by having to constantly repeat themselves or even being misunderstood.

Lives are changed daily at the Ear Institute, and the most frequent comment we receive is, “I should have visited you years ago!” This statement supports international research showing that people often wait years before they seek professional assistance, also for tinnitus (ringing in the ears).

The Ear Institute is a family owned, multi-professional Group Practice. From small beginnings in 1975, it has grown to a world-class hearing healthcare organisation with 24 Ear Institutes situated throughout South Africa and Namibia. Visitors from around the world are not only surprised by their excellent facilities and friendly staff but most of all by the outstanding professional service they receive. Since the beginning, the family has invested in the training of their staff, including ongoing continued professional development, as well as the world’s best audiological and hearing aid fitting equipment.

This combination ensure that every patient’s hearing is diagnostically evaluated, the results discussed with the patients and the correct hearing aids suggested, should it be required. By making use of ‘international best practice’, as well as their own developed testing and hearing aid fitting protocols, patients are guaranteed their hearing will improve, or their money refunded.

The Ear Institute goes to great lengths in offering patients consistency of service and care at every facility – no matter how large or small – in a friendly, safe and comfortable environment. Services that are offered free of charge include secure onsite parking, cleaning of hearing aids and ear moulds, as well as Nespresso cappuccinos – all forming part of the Ear Institute experience. All Ear Institute hearing healthcare professionals are registered with the Health Professions Council and all hearing tests are covered by medical aid rates. Ear Institutes offer a comprehensive range of hearing protection lifestyle products (sleeping plugs, swim plugs and custom hearing protection) as well as hearing aids and cochlear implants. Patients are encouraged to bring their loved ones along for the first appointment.

Only Phonak, Swiss-made hearing aids can stream to all cell phones. Phonak is available at Ear Institutes. Visit www.earinstitute.co.za for more information or phone the Ear Institute Hearing Helpline at 0861-10-20-30.