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Contact us from 6th July
for advice or to book an appointment
Protecting members and their families
We're delighted to announce that Hearing Star's phone lines will be open on Monday 6th July. Audiology services will commence later in July, as we progress with updating policies that are robust to keep members safe.
Although the economy may be impatient to commence business as usual, we are much more cautious. The main causes of transmission of COVID-19 are touching surfaces followed by proximity to others. Looking at the evidence, it will therefore be safer to avoid high traffic areas, especially where they are small with no through ventilation.
Companies who have an eye on profit per square meter of floor space, now find their hearing test rooms barely larger than 2 x 3 meters, often at the back of a hearing centre, opticians or pharmacy with no window. Clearly in a post COVID-19 world, these are not attractive design features. Not that they ever were! We find that purchasing hearing aids at home, now to be the safest way to hear better especially if you're in the vulnerable category or if shielding on medical advice.
There is a need to be realistic about the risks involved. What are your chances of becoming infected and how good are the treatments available going to be if you're unfortunate enough to have severe symptoms? The virus is here to stay and we all agree; if you're going to catch the virus it's better to do so at a much later date. So even if a vaccine has not been made, any treatment will hopefully be more successful in time.
Personally, retired relatives of mine have decided to continue on with a daily walk and stay at home for another month. However, they are waiting for a relaxation of the rules, so they hopefully will no longer have to limit the number of people they have visiting. They will be giving visitors hand sanitiser and maintaining no less than one meter distance and aiming for two meters where possible.
When visiting members at home, we will take similar sensible precautions, but with the addition of opening a window to improve ventilation, limiting the number of people in the room and we'll use gloves and masks as required. Any hearing aid boxes or other items are sanitised, placed in a plastic bag and not opened until in your home and we've sanitised our hands and put gloves on.
The above measures will reduce an already small risk still further. We don't sell to the public and we're not a high volume sales company. We consult with just one or two members at home in any one day. We hope that this information and our careful approach to serving members will give members confidence and see us deliver another ten years of quality, safely.
Kevin Howlett
Director
Although the economy may be impatient to commence business as usual, we are much more cautious. The main causes of transmission of COVID-19 are touching surfaces followed by proximity to others. Looking at the evidence, it will therefore be safer to avoid high traffic areas, especially where they are small with no through ventilation.
Companies who have an eye on profit per square meter of floor space, now find their hearing test rooms barely larger than 2 x 3 meters, often at the back of a hearing centre, opticians or pharmacy with no window. Clearly in a post COVID-19 world, these are not attractive design features. Not that they ever were! We find that purchasing hearing aids at home, now to be the safest way to hear better especially if you're in the vulnerable category or if shielding on medical advice.
There is a need to be realistic about the risks involved. What are your chances of becoming infected and how good are the treatments available going to be if you're unfortunate enough to have severe symptoms? The virus is here to stay and we all agree; if you're going to catch the virus it's better to do so at a much later date. So even if a vaccine has not been made, any treatment will hopefully be more successful in time.
Personally, retired relatives of mine have decided to continue on with a daily walk and stay at home for another month. However, they are waiting for a relaxation of the rules, so they hopefully will no longer have to limit the number of people they have visiting. They will be giving visitors hand sanitiser and maintaining no less than one meter distance and aiming for two meters where possible.
When visiting members at home, we will take similar sensible precautions, but with the addition of opening a window to improve ventilation, limiting the number of people in the room and we'll use gloves and masks as required. Any hearing aid boxes or other items are sanitised, placed in a plastic bag and not opened until in your home and we've sanitised our hands and put gloves on.
The above measures will reduce an already small risk still further. We don't sell to the public and we're not a high volume sales company. We consult with just one or two members at home in any one day. We hope that this information and our careful approach to serving members will give members confidence and see us deliver another ten years of quality, safely.
Kevin Howlett
Director
