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Hi, my name is Barry N. I�m 60 years old. I lost my hearing about 18 years ago thanks
to Meniere�s disease. I�m a professional fund raiser and I think my success was based
because I couldn�t hear anybody say no. Then a few weeks ago, I showed up at Atlanta
Hearing Associates. And, Dr. Cassie Cohen took good care of me. She fitted me with a
Phonak hearing aid. It�s sitting behind my right ear now, you can�t see it. Heck,
people can�t see it at all. It just seems to be� It�s pretty invisible. It�s pretty
amazing. And, she told me it would take about a day or two or three to get really used to
it. I called her an hour after I got home and said I don�t even know the thing is
in my ear except that I can hear. And for the first time in 18 years, I felt like things
were like they were before, before I lost the hearing. And I got all teary-eyed because
it really was amazing. I mean, the stuff I�ve been missing for 18 years was just incredible.
And the stuff I�ve been able to hear now and what I really like about it is that there�s
no extraneous stuff out there. It�s just, you know what, when I�m driving in the car,
I don�t hear the wheels against the pavement. I just hear the car. I just hear voices. I�m
not turning up the TV so loudly anymore. As a matter of fact, I�m not turning it up
loudly at all. It�s just at a normal place. I�ve listened to concerts. I�ve been out
to dinner. I�ve had it about 3 or 4 weeks now and it�s really amazing. I just don�t
think about it anymore at all. But if I don�t have it in, I think oh wait a minute, oh yeah
I forgot my hearing aid so I have to run back. It�s just about as natural. I don�t feel
it at all. It�s just like it�s not there. So, I recommend it. I recommend them. I recommend
her. She did a great job fitting me. And, it didn�t take long. I sat down. I said
just tell me what to buy. I don�t know anything about hearing aids. She said this is the best
one. This is why. She put it in my ear. I was sold right away. I recommend them absolutely.