Family run, Hearing Aid Specialists in Dublin

Straight from the initial consultation I knew I had made the correct decision in choosing Audi-Lab. The aftercare service is amazing and at any stage I can ring or call in for advice. It was one of the best decisions of my life getting my Hearing Aids. They have dramatically changed me and my social life.

I was only 43 years old when I began to experience problems with my hearing. When tested it was discovered that I had hearing loss in one ear only. This meant that I also had trouble locating where sounds were coming from. As a teacher this presented me with difficulties during class discussions as I had difficulties telling where a voice, comment or question was coming from in my classroom. I tried a traditional hearing aid but experienced difficulties balancing the sound from the hearing aid and from my good ear. In addition classrooms can be noisy places and the traditional hearing aid picked up a large amount of this external noise and amplified it, which was not satisfactory. Finally,as my hair is short, I found I was very self-conscious about the hearing device, even though it was very small. I gave up wearing it and decided that my hearing loss was something I would have to put up with. I found I often missed out on conversations, and had to encourage my students to always raise their hand so that I could locate who was speaking. Now that I am using a Lyric devise my hearing loss is something that I no longer even think about. In fact the only way I can remind myself that I am wearing the devise is to switch it off, as that is the only way I can remember what life was like before Lyric. I cannot feel it in my ear and no-one else can see it. I exercise, swim, shower and carry on a fully normal life but without hearing loss. My hearing is natural, with no whistling or over amplification of sounds that would not be naturally captured by my ear. In group situations or when when socialising I do not have to worry that I will not be able to hear people and in the classroom the natural ebb and flow of conversation has been restored. I never even think about the devise any more, but more importantly I never think about my hearing loss any more either. It is absolutely incredible and I would highly recommend it to anyone.

Phil & Gerard, thank you both for the care and sensitivity you bestowed on me. You made the dreaded process painless and positive, I knew I was in safe hands. Gerard, your listening skills were most reassuring.