Recently I became the proud owner (and wearer) of my new bionic hearing devices aka hearing aids. For months my husband was delicately (or not so delicately at times…) commenting on my hearing. For the sake of a happy marriage, and to prove him wrong, I set up a hearing test with audiologist, Christine Stangeland, of Oak Bay Hearing Clinic. To my surprise (and not my husbands) I had hearing loss that required me to get hearing aids.
Luckily I shared with a client the fact that I was getting my hearing checked. Her immediate response was sage advice -- if I needed hearing aids to not hesitate to get them. She said there is a direct connection between hearing loss and decline in cognitive functioning or dementia. Given that my mom had Alzheimer’s disease, and my grandmother likely had it too, this information piqued my interest.
To the audiologist’s surprise, I didn’t hesitate to say yes to getting my new ‘bionic hearing devices'. I recognize that it’s incredibly important in my work as a Notary to hear what my clients tell me. Now I can hear everyone so much better, realizing what sounds had subtly faded away.
Modernize your thinking! My new hearing devices are modern, sleek, and, almost invisible. They are easy to put in and most of the time I forget about them. They are custom to my unique hearing loss and have Bluetooth capacity, so I get any music or podcast or phone call direct into my ears.
