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Aid for the deaf is available - Local News - News | Express Advocate Gosford Edition
JILL Samek started going deaf when she was in her early thirties.
“One day someone asked me if I was hard of hearing and I was quite surprised,” she said.
“But gradually I realised I was finding it harder and harder to hear and sure enough, testing showed I was going progressively deaf.”
Now 77, Ms Samek has been classified as profoundly deaf for many years but doesn’t allow her condition to stop her from doing anything, including watching TV and going to the theatre and the movies.
“My hearing aids are wonderful,” she said.
“The only thing I won’t do is go to the opera because the noise is just too overhwelming. But there are so many aids available these days for the hearing impaired they really don’t have to miss out on much.”
The Better Hearing Australia Central Coast vice-president said one of the things she enjoyed most about her job was helping others to discover available aids - including TV and telephone adapters.
“Hearing loss can be very isolating,” Ms Samek said.
“When I first found out I was going deaf I decided to lead a very quiet life with my then young children and not go out much but after a short while I realised that wasn’t the answer.
“What we do here is help people handle their hearing loss - it’s all about self help.”
Better Hearing Australia is at 56 Mann St, Gosford.
JILL Samek started going deaf when she was in her early thirties.
“One day someone asked me if I was hard of hearing and I was quite surprised,” she said.
“But gradually I realised I was finding it harder and harder to hear and sure enough, testing showed I was going progressively deaf.”
Now 77, Ms Samek has been classified as profoundly deaf for many years but doesn’t allow her condition to stop her from doing anything, including watching TV and going to the theatre and the movies.
“My hearing aids are wonderful,” she said.
“The only thing I won’t do is go to the opera because the noise is just too overhwelming. But there are so many aids available these days for the hearing impaired they really don’t have to miss out on much.”
The Better Hearing Australia Central Coast vice-president said one of the things she enjoyed most about her job was helping others to discover available aids - including TV and telephone adapters.
“Hearing loss can be very isolating,” Ms Samek said.
“When I first found out I was going deaf I decided to lead a very quiet life with my then young children and not go out much but after a short while I realised that wasn’t the answer.
“What we do here is help people handle their hearing loss - it’s all about self help.”
Better Hearing Australia is at 56 Mann St, Gosford.