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Case Study 1

Our first case study (CS1) is Colin age 53 and living with Usher Syndrome Type 3 the rarest of the Usher types. Colin has worn hearing aids since he was 40 years old and is currently severely deaf and has been registered severely sight impaired (blind) for several years.

Colin was fitted with GN Hearing ReSound LiNX Quattro smart hearing aid on 16 November 2019.

Saturday, 26 October 2019 11:28

Sometimes ignorance is bliss!

Written by Colin

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I’m on the train home after a long day 3 trains and a 3 hour journey . I was just about first on so I placed my rucksack on the seat with my harness over it and put Frankie on the floor under the seat . I then thought I heard a gent mutter something under his breath so I tuned my aids in on the outdoor setting and sure enough he was. If he had only had the decency to ask I would have gladly given up my seat for him or his wife. There was no need to call me under his breath. I was dying to say something but sometimes somethings are better not said. I guess I got the last laugh.

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