What's
New:
Hearing
Aid Technological Breakthrough
The new Delta hearing aid by Oticon offers several
advantages over competing technologies. For one thing, the
Delta does not occlude the ear - thanks to the new
Open Fit technology. It is available in many
different colors to suit your personal taste and
lifestyle. Several patients reported that the Delta
doesn't feel like a hearing aid and doesn't look like
one.
To learn more about the Delta visit us online at www.assistech.com/hearing-aids.htm
and click on the Oticon logo.
Purchase any of the following items until November
5 and get an additional 10% off
of the marked price.
- Sonic Boom alarm clocks
- Pocketalker and Pocketalker Pro's
- YL talking calculators
To learn about this extended promotion go to www.assistech.com/promo.htm
Open
House (Announcement)
On November 17 we'll have an Open House for the Delta
hearing aids. A representative from Oticon will be
available to answer any questions you may have. For those
interested in trying the Delta, FREE hearing evaluations
will be conducted by our hearing aid specialist. This
event is for patients in the Tucson area only.
Appointments are required. For more information or to sign
up, go to www.assistech.com/open-house.htm
Prize
Drawing
All purchases $500 and up during the month of
November will be entered into a prize drawing. The
prize is a beautiful Bulova vibrating watch
- a $225 value! To view the watch go to www.azhearing.com/cgi-bin/shopper.cgi?preadd=action&key=98A The
winner will be announced in our next Newsletter.
Having
Trouble Hearing on the Phone?
Buying a simple amplified telephone can be
mind-boggling, especially when you consider all the
models and brand names on the market. With this in
mind, we developed a very useful shopping
guide for those in need of an amplified telephone.
Links to comparison charts are available to help you
choose the phone with the amplification level and
features that you need: www.assistech.com/amplified-telephone-guide.htm
(Also check out the new Digital Clarity Power™
telephones under Product Spotlight.)
Macular degeneration is a medical
condition in which the light sensing cells in the macula
malfunction and, over time, cease to work. According to
the American
Academy of Ophthalmology, it is the leading cause of
central vision loss (blindness)
in the United States today for those over the age of fifty
years. There are two basic types of the disease: Standard
Macular Degeneration (MD) and Age Related Macular
Degeneration (ARMD), with ARMD being the most common form
of the condition. Macular degeneration which is not age
related is most commonly caused by an inherited condition.
These forms are sometimes called Juvenile macular
degeneration (JMD). In macular degeneration the final form
results in missing or blurred vision in the central,
reading part of vision. The outer, peripheral part of the
vision remains intact. - Source: Wikipedia: the Free
Encyclopedia
We carry a large selection of items for macular
degeneration. Visit us online at http://assistech.com/low_vision/products1/Default.htm
Useful
Resources:
 Product
Spotlight:
Digital Clarity Power™ Telephones
Digital Clarity Power™ (DCP) is the new way
to hear your loved ones' voice. DCP is a brand new
technology that will allow you to hear voices louder and
clearer. The technology found in the telephones with DCP
is the same as the new digital hearing aids; it’s like
having a micro-computer right inside your very own phone.
Wondering how it works? Well, DCP first digitalizes the
incoming voice by converting it into sound, numbers, and
then back into sound again and eliminating background
noise via Multi-band
Compression, Acoustic Echo Cancellation and Noise Reduction. To
view the latest telephones with DCP phones by Clarity
visit the web links below.
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