Client Stories

I am very pleased with the Sidekick Personal Sound Amplifier from Access HEARS and the patience and courtesy of Shelley Stein who brought the device to my home about seven months ago to try out. I was so pleased with the performance that I chose to buy it before the trial period was up. My hearing is greatly improved plus the device is economical. A couple of years ago, while researching ways to improve my brain health, I learned hearing loss is a risk factor. While I felt I heard just fine I did ask my husband far too often, as we watched TV, “What did he (or she) say?” So I decided to have my hearing checked. I learned that I did not hear at high levels, and I was processing too much of what l heard by context. For example, hearing a word read from a list, I did not hear ending consonants, i.e., “cheap” sounded like “cheat.” I shared my distress over needing a hearing aid and the cost with a group I was facilitating regarding ways to improve brain health. One of the attendees told me about AccessHears. Thank God. I have used this device daily since receiving it. The volume on devices, TVs, and radios are significantly lower. I no longer ask my husband what was said and I no longer ask others to repeat questions or comments, a tendency I hadn’t paid attention to before. Plus, sounds around me are more pronounced–furnace, refrigerator, washer, and dryer, cars driving by, rain, chirping birds, phone rings, etc. Thank you for the device and your service.