Testimonials
“I am a vocalist who discovered a hearing problem in my mid-thirties, diagnosed as severe loss of the higher frequencies in one ear.
Some years ago, my drummer husband and I formed a trio and opened a jazz club in Suffolk. It was time to get more help with my hearing, so I purchased an in-ear digital hearing aid from The Hearing Care Centre. For a while this helped, but my other ear was now deteriorating. I was struggling to hear some of the higher notes and something as joyful as singing became quite stressful. In 2008, I came back to The Hearing Care Centre, but was not looking forward to the prospect of feeling ‘cut off’ with both ears blocked up by aids. Imagine my delight when Vicki Skeels told me about the brand new Phonak Audéo aids, which did not push right down into the ear and, what's more, looked good too. When in place, I hardly knew they were there.
When I collected the aids, I was quite unprepared for the wonderful surprise that lay ahead when I got back into my car and switched on the CD player. ‘Kind of Blue’ by Miles Davis was playing and I could hear the cymbals that I had not been able to for years!
At my next gig, I could hear myself and the band with such clarity that I was finally able to relax and enjoy it all. And the advantages don't stop there. Conversations in noisy situations are all so much easier, as Audéo cuts out background noise and room echo. I can also leave them in when answering the telephone, plus they come with a remote volume control small enough to fit on my keyring.
I really can’t live without them. Thank you to Vicki for all her help and to Phonak for making such a big difference to my life.”
Larraine features as a model in several photos on this website.