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October 25, 2016 by Dave Taylor

It’s Okay to Cry

2016-10-20_thanks-outsidePeople react to better hearing in a wide variety of ways. Recently one of our patients came in for maintenance on a hearing aid. She brought a thank you card which expressed her appreciation and she cried as she described how precious better hearing is to her.

We don’t see that level of emotion every day, but we certainly appreciate all the cards we get. What is more common is the gentleman who has an obvious hearing loss, but who is in denial of the problem. Other people mumble. His wife turns away as she’s speaking and he doesn’t understand. It’s not his problem. I’ve probably put this next anecdote in a previous post, but it bears repeating, if only to point out how far some people will go in their denial. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Communicating, Hearing loss, Story Tagged With: hearing, hearing aids, patients

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I became an audiologist in 1998 and found what I love to do in life. I love to help people hear better. I started Ears to You eight years later and that love is still going strong.


13784 Warwick Blvd.
Newport News, VA 23602
Office: (757) 877-4000
Cell: (757) 344-5030
dave@ears2you.net

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