What The Papers Say
The following extracts highlight a few of the many stories
about Cubex to hit the headlines. Full versions are available
- simply click on the 'Further Information' link and e-mail
us telling us which one you'd like us to send you.
Cubex installs OtoWizard - ENT News, March/April 2001
….first centre in the UK to install OtoWizard, the
latest and most advanced hearing instrument testing and fitting
available….including video otoscopy, audiometry, real
ear measurements, master hearing aid, loudness scaling, test
box, real time HIPRO programming, speech mapping and hearing
loss simulator…….huge improvements in our fitting
capabilities….
Presbyacusis - Family Medicine, November 2000
….Presbyacusis is an age related hearing loss, which
must be diagnosed in its early stages….. can impact both
the physical and psychological wellbeing of an individual
resulting in withdrawal from social situations…. technical
advances mean that hundreds of clients have benefited from
accurately prescribed hearing aids at Cubex…
Hearing aid that homes in on voices - Daily Mail,
March 2000
…More that eight million people in the UK have hearing
difficulties….a new type of hearing aid automatically
senses the difference between a quiet and noisy environment
by 'listening'…"it has improved my hearing at meetings
- I now get the whole message"….the London based
hearing specialists, Cubex, have noticed tremendous results
with over fifty patients fitted so far.
How I learned to hear at the age of 27 - Daily Express,
June 2000
…born 70% deaf she has lived life in a cocoon, unable
to participate fully in her social life or job….I couldn't
focus on one person speaking as the background noise drowned
them out…digital technology is the biggest advance for
deaf people in years… the hearing aids have changed my
life, before I could hear, now I can listen and participate
more.
Just the job - Evening Standard, March 2000
…an estimated 1.3 million are at risk from damaging
their hearing at work…I hear deep sounds but have trouble
picking up female voices and because speech has different
pitches I can miss what's being said…my problem is using
the telephone and meetings where there's a lot of background
noise…as a public speaker the Q&A session was a nightmare…he
now has hearing aids which modify and adjust sound rather
than simply amplifying it…looking back you realise what
a difference they've made. |
