Hi! I am the Managing Director of AudioClinic. In the past few years I've seen some exciting developments in hearing health, but our design team in Denmark continues to look at ways of improving both the comfort and performance of our hearing aids.
New technology, new opportunities
There's no doubt that the advent of digital technology has made a massive difference to hearing aids. Apart from reducing their size, the main benefit has been that it is easier for wearers to distinguish various noises and engage in conversations. Our goal is to match natural hearing as closely as possible and, while I can't say too much yet, I think we will definitely be a step or two closer to that over the next couple of years.
The AudioClinic promise
Our whole focus at AudioClinic is to do everything we can to improve the quality of life of people with hearing loss.
Obviously a big part of that is being able to offer highly sophisticated hearing aids, but there's more - that's why we promise to:
- Provide a comprehensive and totally professional service throughout the lifetime of your hearing solution
- Understand your individual needs
- Invest in professional training and advanced technology
- Give you the choice of the world's finest hearing aids
In addition, our 30-day satisfaction guarantee means that our clinicians will ensure you're happy with the hearing solution they recommend. And our free on-going service means that you can call your local AudioClinic clinician for advice, rehabilitation and service on your hearing devices.
I'm very happy to be able to share with you some of the other things we're doing to help people with hearing loss get the most out of life in this edition of AudioNews.
Enjoy!
Regards,
Peter Carstensen
A NEW intelligent hearing solution is here
Agil (pronounced 'agile') is an intelligent hearing solution that supports your natural ability to organise sound and focus on what you want to hear. It introduces new groundbreaking features designed to make you feel confident about playing an active role in conversations, even in difficult situations.
The unique 'Spatial Sound' concept helps you locate sounds and make sense of your surroundings. This makes it much easier to focus on exactly what you want to listen to.
In conversations, 'Speech Guard' takes the hard work out of following and understanding voices, and enables you to engage with people in a variety of environments. With these unique features, Agil forms a natural partnership with your brain. It puts you in control, so you can actively participate in virtually any professional or social situation you encounter.
There is a complete range of Agil hearing aids - whatever your degree of hearing loss, you can enjoy the unique benefits that Agil has to offer. What's more, with seven skin and hair colour tones, and a wide variety of in-the-ear or behind-the-ear fittings, Agil caters for all your personal style and comfort preferences.
And of course, Agil works seamlessly with the ConnectLine system, giving you unparalleled sound quality and hasslefree control of devices such as your home phone, TV, mobile phone and MP3 player, as well as a long list of other information and entertainment options.
Call your local clinic for more information.
$500 Discount
Because we recognise the importance of hearing health, we want to make it as easy as possible for people to have regular hearing checks. A check is completely painless and usually takes less than hour, and it's the best way to ensure your hearing is as good as it can be.
- $500 OFF a pair of the latest hearing devices (check with your local clinician for discounted models) - Download coupon here.
- This special discount can also be used in conjunction with Government.
- Vouchers, so you can get the very best hearing technology available.
- Call Freecall 1800 057 220 Offer expires 31 December 2010.
Free Hearing Services
Most Pensioners and Veterans are entitled to fully-subsidised hearing aids under the Australian Government Hearing Services Program.
You can choose from a selected range of digital hearing aids, at effectively no cost to you. This subsidy is worth around $1,600 and covers the cost of a hearing check, a pair of hearing aids and on-going care.
To find out if you are eligible for free services, visit our Government Subsidies page
Berry Cupcakes
(Makes 36 cupcakes)
1 egg
150 g sugar
1 tsp vanilla sugar/1 vanilla pod
8 tbsp sunflower oil
3/5 cup buttermilk
250 g flour
3 tsp baking powder
200 g berries
Icing and sprinkles for decoration
- Whip together egg, sugar, vanilla and oil
- Add buttermilk
- Fold in flour and baking powder and mix into a dough
- Pour dough into cupcake tins and press 1 or 2 berries into each cupcake
- Bake at 180^0C for 10 minutes
- Decorate with icing and sprinkles to serve