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949-273-2728 May 2009

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In This Issue

A Funny Thing Happened

Dead Hearing Aid Solutions

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A Funny Thing Happened On The Way Here...

WORDS

A husband read an article to his

wife about how many words

women use a day...

30,000 to a man's 15,000.

The wife replied, "The reason has

to be because we have to repeat

everything to men...

The husband then turned to his

wife and asked, "What?"

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Please remember our offer to give

you a six month supply of

batteries in exchange for your

humorous story about what

brought you, a friend or family

member to finally wearing

hearing aids. Be assured that

names will not be used in the

newsletter. Sharing your story may help others.

May is Better Hearing and Speech Month

One in six Americans

have a hearing,

speech, or language

problem - a condition

that makes it difficult

to communicate with

others on a daily

basis. Untreated,

these problems can

limit people at home,

school and work.

Treatment to

eliminate or minimize

communication

problems is available.

Advanced Ear Care

welcomes anyone

who suspects they have a hearing problem to

schedule a free hearing screening anytime this

month.

Advanced Ear Care, has been taking care of the

hearing health of South Orange County residents,

particularly those in the Laguna Woods/Laguna

Hills/Leisure World area, since 1982.

Stuart is a member of the International Hearing

Society (IHS), a nonprofit organization

representing hearing healthcare professionals from

all over the world. The Society provides

competency review, continuing education,

marketing support and state/provincial and

national government representation to its more

than 3,000 members.

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If you have a question about hearing, hearing aids,

hearing protection, or on any other topic in our

area of expertise, please write to Sherill at

sherillf@advancedear.com, or call our office at 949-273-2728.

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A hearing loss is more obvious than a hearing aid.

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Trouble Shooting:

Possible Solutions to

Common Problems

Hearing aids

always seem to act up at the most inconvenient

times. Here are some suggestions to help get you

by until you can get in to see us.

Dead Hearing Aid

1. Check for wax in microphone (a small opening,

usually above the battery door). Use brush to clean

it if you see debris, wax, dried skin, etc. Only use

the brush-- DO NOT pick at this area.

2. Check receiver (end that goes into the ear

canal) for wax. You may use the black stick with

the pick on the end of it to clean this area, then

brush.

3. If you wear a behind-the-ear aid, check the end

of the ear mold for wax.

4. Check your battery. It could be dead. If you

wear 2 hearing aids and one is working and one is

not, take the battery from the one that is working

and put it in the dead aid...that way you will not

waste a new battery.

5. Look in the tube on the behind-the-ear aid to

see if there is any moisture in the tube. Take to

your specialist if there is.

If you are physically active, it is possible that your

hearing aids may have built up moisture inside the

casing. Moisture can affect both behind-the-ear

and in-the-ear models. Having a Dry-Aid moisture

removal kit on hand and putting your hearing aids

in it each night when you go to bed may help

prevent having to send the aids in for repair. For

your convenience Dry-Aid kits available for

purchase at our office.

Remember, you are always welcome to come

into our office for assistance with any kind of

difficulty you are experiencing with your

hearing aids or your hearing, even if you didn't buy them from us.