Ears to improved hearing
The elephant with monarch butterfly ears has flown to a new home. Monarch Ear Care is now in the Broadtop Shopping Centre at Terrace End.
“You can’t miss us with the big elephant on the front of the building,” owner and registered nurse Donna Isaacson says.
She started Monarch Ear Care in May 2020 and has been providing ear health services for eight years.
As patients relax in the adjustable dental chair, they can look at the TV to see inside their ears before and after treatment. Donna uses a suction machine to remove the wax — it’s safer and gentler on the ears than syringing.
It’s a satisfying process. “It’s like they are wearing natural ear plugs. You take them out and they hear so much better.”
She enjoys meeting new people and how they are a lot happier when they leave with improved hearing. Patients comment how friendly Donna is and how she makes them feel relaxed. Children can watch a movie on the TV while undergoing the treatment.
Some people need their ears cleaned every six weeks, others every three, six or 12 months.
Some never have a build-up of wax and even a person’s own ears can be different. It’s all about the shape and size of the ear canal. Everyone makes wax but in some people natural cleaning is not effective.
Donna can also clean hearing aids — wax in the device’s tube can cause whistling and reduce their effectiveness.
There’s plenty of off-street parking and the treatment room is spacious. Lori is the full-time receptionist.
Monarch Ear Care also provides onsite hearing tests for businesses and the Defence Force.
Donna has a postgraduate certificate in nursing and in 2015 became an audiologist’s assistant in amplification and diagnostics testing. She says advertising in the Manawatu¯ Guardian is worth its weight in gold. “I have had many new clients come to the business who have seen my ad.”
Monarch Ear Care is at 341 Broadway Ave. Ring 0800 557 757 for an appointment or book online at monarchearcare.co.nz.