Name: Richard Reynolds
Gender: Male
Chronological Age: 57 years
Diagnosis: Severe to Profound Hearing Loss
"Dear Mr. Doman,
I am a fifty seven year old male with hearing
loss diagnosed as severe to profound. Hearing
aids roughly equal in strength to the Grateful
Dead's amplifiers have enabled me to continue
as a productive business person and to function
at least passably in the hearing world.
The Listening Program was introduced to me by
Joanne Swanson over a great deal of skepticism.
Unfortunately I have no real baseline from which
to measure the success of the program, but I now
hear better and rely less on the hearing aids
in day-to-day activities.
The noticeable benefits include:
| 1. |
The ability to hear sounds (such as the
directional signal on a car) which previously
required the hearing aids. |
| 2. |
The ability to carry on a two way conversation
hearing more sounds and spoken words being
misunderstood less often. |
| 3. |
Reduction in the amount of hours daily that
I need to wear hearing aids. |
| 4. |
Renewed enjoyment in listening to recorded
music which I can now hear with amplification,
but without hearing aids. |
| 5. |
Increased sensitivity to ambient sounds
(telephones, door bells, other small sounds)
without aids. |
I really don't need the $6,000 special digital
hearing aid that the audiologist was pushing!
While I haven't shouted, "Eureka I'm cured!"
I am amazed at the significant improvement in
hearing brought about by The Listening Program.
Without professing to understand it all, I can
wholeheartedly recommend the program to those
with profound hearing loss that want to rely less
on hearing aids to hear more sounds clearly.
Thanks for your innovation and dedication in
making The Listening Program a reality."
Yours very truly,
Richard L. Reynolds
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