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949-484-4310 Get a package of batteries www.advancedearcare.com when you schedule an FUNNY BONE appointment for: “A cheerful heart is good medicine ...” • Updated hearing screening A funny thing happened on the way to better hearing... Stuart Spencer, • Lifestyle assesment Our patient, Maureen, explained
BC-HIS • Measurement of how well she had noticed a marked differ- Board Certified your hearing aids are ence in the way she was hear- Hearing Instrument functioning ing, even with her hearing aids. © AUDIOGENIC, INC. – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Sciences She gave us some examples: 1) Maureen’s daughter, Susan, SPUNNY FOONERISMS Answers on pg. 3 Now ‘Ear This from the Expert was down in bed with a bad Counseling Goes Beyond Basics See if you can untwist the word contortions (aka cold. Maureen was quite con- CHARGING INTO THE FUTURE “Spoonerisms”) below and unwind these verbal fused when Susan told her that Fitting hearing aids to a patient for them 1) ...the ear canals are clear, clean and Rechargeable hearing aids are floor and you step on it, sticking it gymnastics to reveal their correct and intended she had “matted another queen here! to the tile. phrases. next to the tile on the floor”. Ac- to attain successful results isn’t as simple healthy before testing tually Susan had said she had as one, two, three. A proper fitting goes With all the incredible new features With the introduction of recharge- 1. ....a half-warmed fish... 2) ...there are no medical red flags “added another Kleenex to the well beyond the basics. There are many that hearing aid manufacturers are able batteries, many of our pa- present, such as dizziness or pain —————————————— pile on the floor.” important elements involved to ensure providing the hearing-impaired tients have already said good-bye 2. Is the bean dizzy? each patient’s success for their unique 3) ...a complete hearing test—including community today, one of the most to those inconveniences forever! 2) Watching one of her favor- the “beeping tones” with air conduction —————————————— ite TV dramas, Maureen was hearing loss—starting with the Three long-awaited and convenient is Now when they remove their and bone conduction testing—is 3. Go and shake a tower. baffled when the character said, Basic Steps. It’s critical the hearing care the onset of the “rechargeable” hearing aids at night, they sim- performed, and that speech testing hearing systems, using internal ply set them in a slot on an easily “We just don’t have any spying professional makes sure that: —————————————— Cont. pg 3 rechargeable batteries. accessible recharging box. The power.” Her daughter explained, 4. Go help me sod. power cell in the hearing aid fully “That’s because he said, ‘Let’s How many times have you found —————————————— that your hearing aid battery has charges overnight. In the morn- just agree, this isn’t everyone’s fallen out of the battery holder ing, these lucky patients remove 5. It’s roaring pain today. finest hour’.” Remembering The King of Tin Pan Alley and is sitting in the bottom of the their hearing aids from the small —————————————— 3) Maureen was surprised when charging station and put them on, box where you store it at night? 6. ...a blushing crow... her husband told her they had the Ziegfeld Follies or the the youngest of eight ready-to-wear all day long. No U.S. Army. On the other children. His family fled Perhaps you’ve experienced —————————————— gotten a free water system for worries about the hearing aids their home. But she was shocked hand, when one hears Russian persecution, leaving extra batteries at home 7. God is a shoving leopard. needing a new battery in the mid- when he told her, “A friend the name Irving Berlin, coming to America in when you were gone for the day, dle of a movie, an important com- —————————————— gave it to me; he stole them in Siberia never comes to 1893. Poverty forced or changed your batteries before pany meeting or their daughter’s 8. ....a well-boiled icicle... the past and had this left over.” mind ... but Alexander’s them to settle in the Lower you left home just to be sure your wedding. hearing aids stayed working while —————————————— “Why would you accept stolen Ragtime Band, the East Side of Manhattan Nearly all the new over-the-ear merchandise?” Maureen asked you were out? 9. Please sew me to another sheet. Ziegfeld Girls (A Pretty where every member style hearing systems offer a re- Bob in horror. Truth was, Bob’s Girl is Like a Melody) of the family was on Then there is the simple frustra- chargeable option. These have —————————————— friend had sold the systems in and Gee, I Wish I Was the streets of New York tion of peeling the small, sticky tab been found to be extremely useful 10. It’s your turn to fight the liar. Irving Berlin at the Piano the past. Back in the Army (from selling daily newspapers. off of the battery before inserting for our patients who also struggle —————————————— Hearing loss is a thief of easy When one thinks of it in your hearing aid. (Not easy with neuropathy, vision limitations “Holiday Inn”) does. His father, Moses, a 11. The lovely lass slopped her dripper. conversation. If poor hearing Siberia, thoughts turn for people with limited vision or or dexterity problems. Irving Berlin, was born cantor (chanter of songs) dexterity.) Once you’re success- has stolen into your life, call to frozen landscapes, —————————————— Israel Baline on May 11, in the local synagogue, ful with that, you must find some- Call us today for an appointment us for a hearing test today. Siberian husky dogs or 12. Coffee always weeps me a cake. 1888 in Siberia, Russia, introduced Israel to the where to put the tab—before it to demonstrate our rechargeable We’re here to help. exile...not ragtime bands, joy of music. falls off your finger onto your tiled hearing systems. This may be the —————————————— 4 solution you’ve been waiting for! Cont. pg 2 1 Cont. From pg. 1 Remembering The King of Tin Pan Alley — LOONEY LAW — Counseling Goes Beyond Basics Châteauneuf-du-Pape in south- Cont. From pg. 1 is conducted to evaluate how much Cafe, where he became a hit with No Business Like Show Business; eastern France has decreed to the patrons, singing his own words to Easter Parade; White Christmas—the “immediately take into custody improvement a patient can expect popular tunes of the day. At age nine- best-selling single of all time—and any aircraft known as a [UFO] from wearing hearing aids. teen, Izzy published his first original last, but not least, God Bless America, which should land on the terri- The “Basic Three” steps above are song, Marie from Sunny Italy, sign- a song he wrote from his deeply patri- tory...” essential to the fitting process, but ing the work “I. Berlin”, the name by otic heart of gratitude for his adopted hardly all-inclusive—or conclusive. which he eventually became known country. After those pieces are put together, around the world. No one knows why Irving Berlin wrote more than 900 — POTPOURRI — an appropriate hearing aid system or how Israel chose “Irving Berlin” as songs and the scores for 18 films and SEPTEMBER IS A is selected. One of the most critical his pseudonym. 19 Broadway musicals before he died MONTH TO REMEMBER ongoing interactions between • How do I know when the hearing the patient and provider will be Working odd jobs in the New York at age 101 in 1989. At Berlin’s 100th September 11th...we promised: aid is in the proper position on my programming the hearing system, Israel loved music. As a naturally neighborhood known as “Tin Pan Al- birthday tribute, Walter Cronkite stat- We Will Never Forget. ear? gifted singer, he began singing on the ley”, Berlin developed a unique per- ed Berlin “helped write the story of Let us remember the fallen and counseling on how to use it, and • What should I do when I’m in a East Side street corners for pennies. sonal style of composing on only the this country, capturing the best of who the lost with humility, gratitude and making future adjustments. situation where I can’t hear? Self-taught on the piano, he would black keys of the piano. His works we are and the dreams that shape our respect. America the beautiful— Sometimes patients don’t understand • How long am I supposed to wear pick out original tunes, entertaining became famous on Broadway and lives.” American songwriter Jerome it’s not just the landscape, but the necessity of follow-up the hearing aid(s) each day? family and friends. By his later teens, eventually led him to Hollywood. His Kern said, “Irving Berlin has no place also the hearts of her people. appointments after being fitted with • How do I keep them clean? “Izzy” became a singing waiter at a fame spread over five decades and in American music—he IS American hearing aids. While the new patient mobster’s cafe/saloon, the Pelham included such popular hits as There’s music.” Grandparents’ Day is isn’t aware of the questions they’ll • What happens if my aid gets wet? Sunday, September 8th. encounter as they begin to wear their These issues and many others should When grandparents have an aids, a long-term hearing aid wearer be discussed with your provider. In arsenal of silly riddles to draw on, can mistakenly believe they are so our office, we ask people to be critical Buddy’s Bio—Buddy’s Found a Buddy they can usually count on getting familiar with wearing a hearing system about reporting their experiences with a chuckle (and possibly an eye roll that there is no reason for follow-up their hearing systems. Don’t be afraid season at the Spencer and fit over 400 people for a few more weeks, then or two) out of the little ones. Here visits. to tell us the volume seems too loud, are a few for your little people: house. We traveled back with hearing aids. What a she heads off to college Hearing devices have become or there is a certain person that you to the Starkey “Summer rewarding experience! at the University of San 1. Q: What often falls but extremely sophisticated in their still struggle to hear clearly. The most Sounds” celebration event While we were gone, Luke’s Francisco. (Luke will be never gets hurt? electronics and digital processing valuable part of your successful fitting in Minneapolis. girlfriend, Emma, stayed at attending Northern Arizona A: Rain capabilities. This makes follow-up will be attributed to the counseling and At that event, Arizona our house and took care of University.) counseling extremely important. Here adjustments made with your provider, Cardinals’ football star, Larry Buddy. Now Buddy doesn’t Sorry Buddy, but after that, 2. Q: How can you drop a raw are some common questions patients one-on-one! Fitzgerald, was honored want to be with anyone but it’s back to trying to win egg onto a sidewalk without ask: If you have questions, PLEASE CALL cracking it? Buddy Likes Our New for the time and support Emma! He has found a true over Mariela’s heart. Good • When and how do I make changes OUR OFFICE to make an appointment Houseguest... he’s given to the Starkey friend. She will be with us luck with that! A: Don’t worry; sidewalks are in the settings by using the Multi- for these important discussions! Hearing Foundation. Also very hard to crack! Memory buttons? Helping you is what we do. Remember, As you know, with all the honored was famous it’s never a bother to take care of you grief that Buddy gives 3. Q: What looks like half an • When is the best time not to change movie star, comedian anything? and your hearing. Mariela, he is literally in the and humanitarian, Bill(y) apple? doghouse with her most Crystal. People from all A : The other half. of the time, for one reason over the world came to Answers to Spunny Foonerisms or another. With Buddy’s celebrate. track record, getting a dog From pg. 4 1. ...a half-formed wish... 8. ...a well-oiled bicycle... sitter is not always easy, but Then, to top off the Spencer — FUN FACTS — Family fun this summer, 2. Is the dean busy? 9. Please show me to another this summer we’ve needed When the Constitution was signed the four of us went on a seat. someone we could count on September 17, 1787, Philadel- 3. Go and take a shower. Starkey mission trip to 10. It’s your turn to light the fire. on more than once. phia was the nation’s largest city, 4. So help me God. Puerto Rico in early July. This has been a very busy— with 40,000 inhabitants. The Unit- 5. It’s pouring rain today. 11. The lovely lass dropped her Together, we worked with slipper. ed States’ population was 4 mil- and exciting—summer the University of San Juan 6. ...a crushing blow... lion. It is now nearly 330 million. 12. Coffee always keeps me 7. God is a loving shepherd. awake. 2 3