Grand Rapids, MI

Working in a noisy environment began to take its toll on Judith’s hearing.

“My hearing suffered for many years,” says Judith. “Working in a manufacturing facility before there were earplugs, etc., I started with ringing in the ears and then the usual turning up the TV to hear it,” she recalls.

Steve became aware of the seriousness of his hearing loss somewhat unexpectedly.

He recalls, “It was a little scary, an alarm on a piece of equipment was going off and I didn’t hear it. Made me wonder what other warnings I may not be hearing.”

When it came to Tim’s hearing loss, he says the hardest part was “that I knew it would never get better.”

Additionally, he says, “I was somewhat worried that the process would be just to get me to buy hearing aids. But it was a very in-depth appointment that went far beyond just buying hearing aids.”

Antonio realized he had a hearing loss when he struggled with “hearing people correctly.” This made following conversations difficult in terms of understanding and feeling confident enough to voice his own thoughts.

Prior to visiting Beltone Hearing Center, he was concerned “that wearing a hearing aid would be noticeable.”

Hearing loss often develops slowly over time, as it did for Paul. “When I was asking people to repeat too many times, I knew I needed to do something,” he recalls.

Prior to his appointment at Beltone Hearing Center, he didn’t have any worries because he felt he had nothing to lose. He emphasizes, “The offer is a free, no cost hearing test.”

Herminio was first aware of his hearing challenges when he was struggling to hear other people in conversations.

He explains, “I had to make frequent requests to the speaker, asking him/her to repeat what they had said.”