"Now I can hear all the little everyday sounds, and it makes me feel safer"
A 59-year-old Kindergarten teacher with 18 years of hearing aid experience. Jette has children and grandchildren and enjoys an active social life.
"I can only say that since I got my hearing aids I feel much more like a normal-hearing person. I don’t get any headaches and I’m really enjoying the fact that I can hear everything again. Just like I used to when I had a normal hearing."
"Being able to hear again has given me some wonderful experiences. Even all the quiet and seemingly unimportant sounds are enhanced – such as the refrigerator and my kitchen clock at home. Everything has become easier to hear. When I’m driving my car all the noises outside sound louder – apart from the wind. It’s a huge advantage that windy weather doesn’t cause interference now."
"In one of the rooms in my Kindergarten we have two high tables and behind them there’s a very long shelf with lots of boxes full of toys. And if I’m standing at the other end of the room I don’t have any problems whatsoever hearing whether it’s Frederick, Sarah or someone else that’s talking, even if I can’t see them. And that’s in spite of the noise from the other kids playing and talking."
"With my previous instruments my assistants knew that it was no use standing in the bathroom talking to me because I couldn’t hear them. But with the Epoqs I can. We can actually have a conversation, and even if my assistant turns her head away from me while she’s talking I can still hear what’s she’s saying. And that’s really great!’
"Recently something amazing happened that I’ve never experienced before: there was an ambulance coming towards me, and before I even saw the flashing blue lights I could actually hear the siren. Wow! I was so excited, because this was yet another new experience with sound. I feel that my capacity to hear has broadened now – and because of this I get to hear some extra dimensions.'