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TIM Rayner Audiology continues to stay at the forefront of hearing aid technology.
In 2015, Tim Rayner Audiology celebrated 25 years in business and continues to provide the latest improvements in technology to its clients.
The clinic has been involved in a worldwide trial of the new Widex Unique hearing aids, one of only two Australian clinics to be involved in such a trial.
The Tim Rayner Audiology clinic offers a unique service, covering most areas of audiology from newborn testing, paediatric testing and adult diagnostic testing for medical issues.
It also provides, a hearing aid clinic for private and publically funded patients through the Office of Hearing Services’ pensioner related hearing aid program.
Over the last 12 months the service has continued to grow and develop in terms of its regional clinics.
In 2016, the staff were joined by audiologist Michael Barsoum, who recently graduated from LaTrobe University. This has increased the complement of fully university qualified audiologists in the practice to four. This year has also seen significant upgrades to equipment, including infant diagnosis testing for children under the age of three months.
For all your hearing needs, whatever the concern and issues please feel free to ring Tim Rayner Audiology’s main office on 5560 5833 for appointments, or to consult with one of the audiologists in the team.
Strategies to help communication with those who are hard of hearing
Many people hard of hearing say their partner mumbles and won’t speak up, so just what are the characteristics of clear speech?
It involves speaking slightly slower, with more precise pronunciation, a little more volume, and most importantly, frequent pauses between key phrases.
It is these pauses that seem to provide considerable help to listeners because they give them the chance to process what has been said before the talker says more.
These pauses are not so long that they disrupt the natural flow of the conversation, but just long enough to give listeners a better chance of processing what is said.
Pauses are especially helpful for listeners, who often feel like they have difficulty understanding everything the talker is saying.
This is especially true in noisy situations.
The pauses help the listener figure out what the talker is saying before more information is added.
How can you help your loved ones learn to speak more clearly?
Simply ask them to do four things when communicating with you:
- slow down a bit,
- speak a tiny bit louder,
- say things as clearly as possible without exaggerating their mouth movements,
- pause at meaningful places so your ears can catch up with their mouths.
You will probably find that most of your family and friends will be able and willing to produce clear speech because it not only helps you, it benefits them.