Handing Hearing Aids to the Rescue
1898 heralded the first electric hearing aid, invented by Miller Reese Hutchinson. 121 years on, we experience continuing technological advances in hearing aids that bear resemblance to spy devices with intuitive artificial intelligence. Technology has indeed moved ahead in leaps and bounds and, at Impact Hearing, we fit hearing aids featuring the latest technology. With these developments comes hearing aids that can be paired with Apple and Android apps to provide a complimentary range of added features at your fingertips. Some of the latest features available with hearing aids and apps include: Phonak myCALL-to-Text app. When paired with Phonak Marvel hearing aids, this feature allows you to read in real time what the person on the other end of the phone is saying, and in 80 languages. The Resound Smart™ app features a Remote Fine Tuning function. Using the app, you can request remote assistance from your Audiologist, who can make adjustments to your hearing aid settings and send them to you, so you can save directly to your hearing aids. The Oticon ON app features a linkable ‘If This Then That (IFTTT)’ channel. Incorporating IFTTT technology means hearing aid users can increasingly make the most of wireless technology. For example, if you have a wireless doorbell you can programme your hearing aids to alert you when someone rings the bell. More outrageously, you can set your hearing aids to notify you when a an Astronaut enters space! The Starkey Thrive™ app features Healthable™ technology. This includes body activity tracking, fall detection alerts and heart rate tracking. It also gives you personalised control over your hearing aids and settings. These are just a few of the latest features available through
apps paired with certain hearing aids. If you would like to make the most of the latest hearing aid technology and apps available please contact us at Impact Hearing on 3289 5563 to make an appointment.
Depression Support Group at your Service
The Lions Club Samford QLD is delighted to officially announce the launch of the Samford Lions Club Depression Support Group, and are seeking interest from the wider community to join the group as formation members. When you are experiencing mental health issues, supportive and reliable information can improve the quality of life for sufferers and carers alike. The group will be a community-based service essentially to educate, support, and provide information to sufferers and their families and carers by health professionals and health advocates, through awareness days and social forums. The Lions are keen to hear from the following businesses interested in collaborating with them on an ongoing basis: • Mental Health Professionals. • Wellness Practitioners. • Yoga, Pilates, PT Instructors. • Lifestyle Support Service Providers. • Health Retreats. If you would like more information or would like to get involved in some way, please email lionsdsg@gmail.com or call Alice on 0408 772 103. You can join the group on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ samfordlionsdepressionsupport/.
• Quality Sound • Confident Lifestyle • Enriched Relationships
Impact Hearing is a local independent hearing clinic located in the heart of Samford Valley. Owned and operated by Chief Audiologist Dendra Cole – a university trained audiologist with over 15 years experience.
COMPLIMENTARY HEARING SCREENING & HEARING AID TRIAL
(07) 3289 5563 | 18b/19 Main Street, Samford Valley, Qld 4520
Web: www.impacthearing.com.au | Email: info@impacthearing.com.au
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