MISSION STATEMENT

The Place for Better Hearing is a hearing health care facility that is service-oriented and driven towards improving the quality of life for members of the hearing impaired community. We strive to provide the best possible care in the areas of:

- Identifying hearing loss
- Rehabilitating hearing loss with the latest digital hearing aids
- Preventing hearing loss with hearing protection
- Offering a variety of assistive listening devices
- Providing education and counseling about hearing health

The Place for Better Hearing uses the most advanced technology to assist patients while at the same time providing service with a personal and caring touch.

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Help Your Loved One Hear for the New Year

During your holiday visits with friends and relatives, did your loved one often misunderstand what was being said? Did he or she have trouble following the conversation at a holiday party? Were they hesitant to attend a family function because they were afraid they could not participate in conversations? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, your loved one may have a hearing loss. Hearing loss typically occurs gradually and sometimes can go unnoticed for years. Start 2010 with a bang; make it your resolution to help a loved one Hear for the New Year!

According to a recent Better Hearing Institute (BHI) survey of nearly 47,000 households, more than half (51%) of new first-time owners of hearing aids indicated that family members were a key factor influencing their purchase of a hearing aid in 2008. Fifty-five percent of new hearing aid users sought treatment once they realized through testing how serious their hearing loss was.

Hearing loss is one of the most commonly unaddressed health conditions in America today, and affects more than 34 million Americans. Six out of ten Americans with hearing loss are below retirement age. Numerous studies have linked untreated hearing loss to a wide range of physical and emotional conditions, including irritability, negativism, anger, fatigue, tension, stress, depression, avoidance or withdrawal from social situations, reduced alertness, impaired memory, reduced job performance and earning power, and diminished psychological and overall health.

A comprehensive hearing test at The Place for Better Hearing is the way to get started. This is the easiest way to determine if your loved one has a hearing loss; most hearing losses can be treated with hearing aids. Audiologists Dr. Laurie DeWine and Stefanie Godbey will perform a hearing evaluation and review the results of this evaluation immediately. “Half of people with untreated hearing loss simply aren’t aware of their hearing loss and the impact it has on heir lives and the lives of their loved ones- while others deny of minimize their known hearing loss,” states Dr. DeWine. “We are capable of explaining the results of your loved one’s hearing test in several different ways, even with the help of computerized demonstrations. This ensures that the severity of their hearing loss is understood to its fullest degree.”

Dr. DeWine and Ms.Godbey can help your loved one choose the best hearing aid for them. They will discuss their hearing test results, lifestyle, and communication needs. Remember, not all hearing aids are alike; hearing aids come in a variety of sizes, technology, and prices.

“Helping a loved one who isn’t willing to help himself is one of the most painful challenges a family can face,” says Godbey. “And helping a family member deal with hearing loss is no exception. However, the most loving course you can take with someone in denial over their hearing loss is to help them come to terms with it so they can seek treatment.”

The Place for Better Hearing provides state-of-the-art hearing aids to help your loved one hear better. They are currently working with the most sophisticated hearing aids available today- S Series by Starkey Laboratories. The precision and flexibility of S Series gives hearing aids the ability to more accurately tailor amplification for the hearing aid wearer’s listening and lifestyle needs. The Place for Better Hearing takes pride in working with Starkey Laboratories for their continued advances in providing groundbreaking technology and because Starkey is an American owned and operated company.

Make 2010 the year you help a loved one get motivated to address their hearing loss. By helping improve your loved one’s hearing, you can improve their quality of life. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call The Place for Better Hearing at (513)268-4532.

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Starkey's Sweep Technology Wins Consumer Electronics Show Innovations 2010 Award

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behind-the-ear hearing aid.

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Introducing the first hearing aid with touch control: Starkey’s S Series BTE. 
With new Sweep Technology from Starkey, traditional hearing aid controls
are gone forever.  An innovative touch surface replaces difficult-to-adjust
buttons and dials – so volume and memory adjustments can be made with
the sweep or touch of a finger. 
It’s smarter. It’s simpler.  It’s Starkey.

Let us be the first to introduce you to S Series by Starkey. 
Come in and test drive a super computer for your ear,
all in a high-tech, comfortable design that’s barely visible when worn. 
S Series by Starkey is the next generation of hearing aids available at
The Place for Better Hearing. 
For better hearing in a size and shape that meets your needs,
call 922-0123

WE HAVE THE MOST COMPLETE,
ADVANCED LINE OF HEARING AIDS:

The S Series with Drive Architecture is Starkey’s new line of hearing aids – where industry-leading technology meets real life to create an unparalleled listening experience.  More powerful and precise than ever before, S Series is patient proven to deliver maximum performance, comfort and personalization.  S Series offers a variety of styles and features designed to suit your unique lifestyle and hearing needs.  Our audiologists will assist you in choosing the device that is right for you. 

S Series Features
Thanks to Drive Architecture and the extraordinary new features it makes possible,
S Series is the most advanced line of hearing instruments, designed to fit your unique hearing needs and lifestyle.  Ask us about Prescriptfit…

S Series hearing devices come in a range of styles and colors
designed to match your hair color, skin tone or lifestyle.

Every hearing aid in the S Series family has been designed to perform
in the most challenging listening situations.  Drive Architecture allows
S Series to deliver maximum everything:

PERFORMANCE
Three times more powerful with multi-core technology for virtually no
whistling, better hearing in noise, and better telephone compatibility.

COMFORT
Comfortable, high-resolution sound with smoother, seamless transitions
between quiet and loud environments.  Automatically sets to situations for you.

PERSONALIZATION
Our individualized hearing and lifestyle assessment ensures your hearing
aids match your exact hearing loss and listening needs.

Our audiologists at The Place for Better Hearing will help determine the
best model, style and features for your individual hearing needs. 
Features vary by model.

Shown Right to left:
Receiver-In-Canal (RIC), In-The-Ear (ITE),
In-The-Canal (ITC), and Completely-In-Canal (CIC)

FEATURES OF S SERIES

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