Ted Johnson

For the past 30 years, Ted has worn various styles of hearing instruments. He started with In-the-Ear (ITE) hearing aids and over time has switched to Behind-the-Ear (BTE).

Ted Johnson, age 80, binaural Yuu BTE Power wearer

With many of his previous hearing instruments, Ted had difficulty hearing individuals while driving in the car or in a noisy restaurant. However, Ted has noticed a difference with his Yuu BTE Power hearing devices. Not only can Ted understand conversations much more easily, but he can also fine tune his listening experience to what he likes.

“The sound clarity is excellent. I can hear my friends and family more easily when I am in the car or in a noisy restaurant. If I do have trouble hearing a conversation, I simply use the Comfort-Clarity Balance, as I need it, to help me understand different voices.”

This ability to fine tune his settings is useful for Ted when he attends various concerts and stage productions, a favourite pastime. He can adjust his hearing instruments to better hear the stage actors and to minimize the level of uncomfortable background noise, depending on his listening situation:

“When I’m watching a play, I switch my hearing aids to the automatic program and use the Comfort-Clarity Balance to better hear what the actors are saying. My previous hearing aids had difficulty picking up these different voices. During intermission, when the lobby is filled with people and is very noisy, the Comfort-Clarity Balance is very useful for lowering the level of noise, so that I am comfortable and not overwhelmed with noise.”

Ted’s audiogram illustrating his moderate to severe sensorineural hearing loss bilaterally.

Ted says, “I prefer using the Smart Control to adjust my hearing aids because of the big, easy-to-see buttons which light up when I press them.”

To make these adjustments to his hearing instruments, Ted uses Smart Control, a remote device. Not having to put his hand up to his ear to adjust his settings, he finds using the Smart Control is less distracting, important for Ted when he’s sitting in a quiet theatre:

“I like the Smart Control very much. I prefer using the Smart Control to adjust my hearing aids because of the big, easy-to-see buttons which light up when I press them – a useful feature in a darkened theatre,” Ted says. “I especially like the ability Smart Control has to change the settings for both hearing aids at the same time or individually.”