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Here you will find personal impressions and experiences of some hard of hearing people which tell you how the use of high-tech hearing instruments has changed their lives. Perhaps this will encourage you to try a hearing solution for yourself and be positively surprised?

Letter from Chloe

This letter to Phonak UK was written by Chloe, a seven year old girl. She was fitted with Claro hearing instruments at the age of six.
Dear Roger and all the people at the factory,
thank you for making my hearing aids. You are the kindest people I've met in my life. Thank you so much. How many did it take to make the Claro hearing aids. I can really hear everything. I can hear the falling rain on the roof, Mummy cooking the food, Tara messing up and Daddy playing on the play station. It must be nice to help children who can't hear and make them hear. I would like to be an actress, beautician and feed dolphins and look after them.
Your sincerely
Chloe



Bas Lammers

Bas Lammers, Netherlands:
Having been born with only 10% and 20% hearing in each ear, I know how crucial hearing instruments and communication are to living a normal life. With Supero and the FM system from Phonak I am able to live my life to the full. Even in the extreme situations I experience in my job as a professional Cart Racer, FM enables me to overcome my hearing loss.”


Lein Sturm

Lein Sturm, Netherlands:
“My work as an architect involves many meetings in both small and large groups. With Perseo I am able to function normally again in all of these environments. Even when riding my motorcycle, Perseo provides me with the comfort and security I need.”




Gea Klein

Gea Klein, 50, remedial teacher:
With Perseo I rediscovered many sounds. Not only can I hear water coming to the boil or my budgies grinding their beaks, I can also locate sounds. Thanks to the personal automatic of Perseo, noisy crowds are no longer a problem. Unwanted noises are suppressed and I can hear comfortably. The integrated FM receivers enable me to understand speech in very difficult situations.” Gea Klein wears two Perseo 311 dAZ FM and uses a HandyMic and a SoundPilot remote control. You may download the complete testimony of Gea Klein as pdf.


Cyril Dessel

Cyril Dessel, 29, racing cyclist, France:
The professional career of the French racing cyclist Cyril Dessel started in the year 2000. In the Phonak Cycling Team he represents people with hearing loss. Not only does his Perseo facilitate his communication in sports and at home, he can also enjoy his hobbies cinema and music, in which hearing plays a considerable role, more intensely. But let us give him a chance to talk about his experience:
"My wife is so glad that she no longer has to tell me everything twice. And in my profession as a racing cyclist it is essential for me to have a completely reliable hearing system which enables clear communication even in difficult listening situations." Cyril Dessel wears two Perseo 11 CIC.
Roy Bosier

Roy Bosier, 72, Choreographer at the Schauspielhaus in Zurich, Switzerland:
As a child, Roy Bosier had Mumps and has been hearing impaired ever since. Now he wears two Perseo hearing systems because he depends on optimum communication. During rehearsals he often gives instructions without intervisibility. And as a music lover he appreciates perfect sound quality. He describes his experience with Perseo in this way:
"With my new Perseo hearing instruments I can understand speech noticeably better than before. It is now easier for me to give instructions during rehearsals. Making phone-calls no longer causes difficulties either. I can even understand the car radio clearly.
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Roy Bosier wears two Perseo 311 dAZ Forte FM and uses a HandyMic.
Fred Allen

Fred Allen, 83, legendary Rugby coach of the "All Blacks" national team, New Zealand:
Fred Allen had a distinguished career as a rugby player, including being All Black captain, but it was as a coach that he gained an unmatched status. He coached the All Blacks through an unbeaten 14-test period from 1966 until 1968. He is the only All Black coach never to have lost a game. His hearing was damaged in World War 2.
He states about the Perseo and its accessories: "I appreciate the remote control as I can change the listening programs discreetly and easily if need be. And it is incredible how well I can hear with the new Perseo and how well I can understand speech now – even if there is lots going on in the sports stadium. Perseo is the best hearing system I ever had."
Fred Allen wears two Perseo 211 dAZ and uses a WatchPilot2 remote control.




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