In the first of our Now Hear This series, we feature one of
our patients who has kindly agreed to talk about why she chose The Hearing CareCentre.
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| Mum - don't you think your TV's up rather loud? |
Daphne from Framlingham, Suffolk
Why did you decide to have your hearing checked by The
Hearing Care Centre?
Well to be honest it was my family, well my daughters
actually, they persuaded me to finally go and get it checked, they said ‘You
know mother your TV is up too loud!’ Up until that point I didn’t think I had a
problem. I think it’s because with me it came on gradually. I didn’t realise until I met Karen and her
team how my life had changed and what I was missing out on. For the first time
in well, to be honest I couldn’t tell you how long, I could hear things like my
stomach rumbling! And, well I’m not sure I should say this but when I went to
spend a penny it was like Niagara Falls! What I didn’t realise was how tired I
was getting just trying to keep up with everyday conversations. You have to
concentrate so hard without the hearing aids to support you that by the end of
the day you feel absolutely wiped out,especially in a group of people. I
volunteer in a charity shop and so hearing when there’s several voices all
talking at once was becoming just a babble – now I can hear them again and it’s
like I’ve come back into the picture. When you can’t hear properly you sort of
fade into the background. My daughters are happy because when they come to
visit me my television is also back to normal sound levels too!
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| The Hearing Care Centre, Upper Brook St, Ipswich |
What would you say to others who are unsure about having
their hearing checked?
I’ve had the hearing aids now since March 2013 as my granddaughter
was due to marry in May 2013 and I was determined I’d be able to hear her say I
will – and I could!! It’s as simple as that - you miss out on so much. Events even if they are just everyday ones
won’t happen again and I was determined not to miss out on anything else. It’s
given me a new lease of life and my family are much happier too. It’s hard for
them to understand why Mum can’t hear so well and so they either don’t speak
clearly or just don’t bother to say it at all – but now we are back chatting away together and
it’s easier for us all.
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