Having worn hearing aids for many years since, Jo found herself becoming progressively frustrated with her existing provider, a “generic audiologist who worked from one of the many chain organisations you see in shopping centres”.
“My past experience was that I was never guided in the technology best suited to my specific hearing loss, and instead I was directed towards the most expensive hearing aids,” said Jo.
“This is clearly detrimental, because as with anything we all have varying needs and preferences. Having initially gone to an audiologist affiliated with specific brands, it was not possible for me to test a variety of models which narrowed down my search for the perfect aid significantly.”
Having worked with the likes of Griffith University, The Hopkins Centre, Menzies Health Institute Queensland and other organisations within the health and disability sectors, it was through a colleague that Jo first learnt of Hear and Say’s then newly established Adult Hearing program.
