The 6 Steps to Hearing Satisfaction
6. Post-Fitting Care (How can you be sure to get long-term hearing satisfaction?) At Hearing Center of Long Island, we continually update our implementation of these steps based on the latest research, combined with years of experience helping real people deal with real hearing difficulty. Like any tool, hearing aids must be properly selected, used, adjusted, and maintained to work effectively. That’s the task of your hearing care professional — and the reason these steps are so important. Over the next few months, we’ll break down each step one at a time right here in the newsletter. That way, you can fully understand what goes into a truly positive hearing aid experience and ensure you experience the wide range of benefits that come with properly addressing your hearing difficulty.
When anyone first receives a recommendation to use hearing aids, they almost always ask one of a few typical questions. “How much will they cost?” or “How will they look?” are two that I hear often. However, in my experience, very few candidates for hearing aids ever ask their audiologist the most basic and important question of all: “What are you going to do to ensure I get the best possible results with the most appropriate hearing aids for me?” When answering this question, your hearing care professional should be breaking their answer down into the following six separate steps. These are the six steps recommended as best practice by national professional organizations such as the American Academy of Audiology. At Hearing Center of Long Island, we continually update and fine-tune our
implementation of each step based on the latest research and our experience: 1. Assessment of Needs (What do you really need to solve your hearing problems?) 2. Hearing Aid Selection (What is the most appropriate choice, from among the myriad of options, to match your highly specific needs and preferences?) 3. Verificashion of Hearing Aid Performance (Are the hearing aids really doing what they should be doing for you?) 4. Orientation and Counseling (What guidance should you get to ensure maximum benefit?) 5. Outcome Validation (Are you getting the real-world results you should be experiencing?)
Gina’s Manhattan Clam Chowder
On Listening
Ingredients
• 5–6 medium potatoes, peeled and diced • 6 bacon strips, diced • 1 small onion, finely chopped • 2 celery ribs, chopped • 1 garlic clove, minced • 2 (6-ounce) cans, minced clams • 2 cups water
“You can’t fake listening. It shows.” - Raquel Welch
Patient Care Coordinator (and chef) Gina
• 1 (15-ounce) can tomato sauce • 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained • 1 teaspoon pepper • 1/4 teaspoon salt • 2 teaspoons fresh parsley, minced
The Sound of Laughter
Instructions
1. Place the potatoes in a soup kettle or Dutch oven and cover with water. Bring to a boil and then reduce the heat. Cover and cook for 10–15 minutes or until tender. 2. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crispy. Using a slotted spoon, remove the bacon to paper towels. Drain the grease, reserving 2 tablespoons of the drippings. In the drippings, sauté the onion, celery, and garlic until tender. 3. Drain clams, reserving the liquid. Set the clams aside. Drain the potatoes and return to the soup kettle. Add onion mixture, bacon, and reserved clam liquid. Stir in the water, tomato sauce, tomatoes, pepper, and salt. Bring to a boil. 4. Once it boils, reduce heat and let simmer uncovered for 30–35 minutes or until heated through. Add clams and parsley; simmer for 5 minutes.
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