“I’d got used to poor hearing but what technology can do is incredible”
Deaf in one ear since birth, the dad-of-two had spent all his life turning to one side during conversations after he was told nothing could be done to improve his hearing. That was before he went to Amplifon, where his audiologist used Bluetooth technology to solve his problem.
With no hearing in his right ear, Ian 59, had learnt to live with the problem, but that’s not to say he found it easy to cope with. He’d had hearing aids before but there was no device that would have restored the hearing he’d never had. After some time, Ian decided to have a free trial of some Amplifon hearing aids. As his ears were narrow, the audiologist arranged for the hearing aids to be shaped so they were a perfect fit. “It’s like I’ve been transported into another world where I can hear everything so much more clearly,” he says. “I don’t think people can quite understand what a difference it can make to your life when you can hear so much better and pick up things you couldn’t before.” Ian can also link the hearing aids to his iPhone, so the sound comes straight into his ears when he’s talking on the phone. “Some people haven’t even noticed I’m wearing hearing aids which is good because it shows that they are quite small and don’t stand out.” Ian says he’d recommend Amplifon to anyone. “I’d just got used to dealing with poor hearing for 59 years but what technology can do today is incredible. I’d say definitely try Amplifon because you don’t lose anything by seeing what they can do for you.”
Ian’s hearing loss made social situations frustrating.