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Blackminster
Hearing Centre
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& expert service with amazingly low, fair prices
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Making An Appointment
BOOKING & CANCELLING APPOINTMENTS
My practice is NOT staffed full-time, as
I split my work between two sites. Accordingly it is ESSENTIAL that you
make an appointment prior to ANY visit.
To make (or cancel) an
appointment please email me on
info@blackminster.co.uk
I work
Monday-Friday 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM - but unlike many dispensers I can be available at other times too.
Easy parking right next to my building is available. My office is
on
the ground floor.
THE INITIAL HEARING TEST APPOINTMENT
As a first step you will
need to make an appointment
to visit my office at Vale Park in Evesham for a hearing
test.
This
testing & evaluation session can last
typically 30 minutes to one hour so please allow enough
time.
(Please note
that your
ears need to be totally wax free in order to
perform the hearing test etc. If in doubt, please visit the Practice
Nurse at your local GP's surgery prior to your visit - thanks)
Depending
on the hearing test
results, I may recommend that you purchase one or possibly two hearing
aids.
I am a great believer in the benefits of the latest tiny &
discreet Open Fitting & Loudspeaker
In The Ear models - and I can often fit these at
this initial appointment.
If
we take this route I will set up an appropriate physical fit,
and also "program" the micro-computer in the digital
hearing
aid to match your hearing situation.
You will then be able to leave my
practice wearing your new almost invisible hearing aids!
Note:
The fitting of one or more hearing aids can take a further 30
minutes to one hour, so you should allow up to two hours total for your
first visit to my offices.
(Before you go
I will arrange for a further Follow Up appointment
- see below.)
However if you need a custom made In The Ear
hearing aid or a custom made earmould for a traditional Behind
The Ear aid, then I may take some resin "impressions" of
your
ears - a quick and simple process. With your
agreement, I will then order your customised hearing aids from the
manufacturer
which will take 5 to 15 days to arrive back at our
practice. We will then need to book a further Fitting
Appointment (see below)
THE FITTING APPOINTMENT
If you were fitted with Open
Fitting & Loudspeaker In
The Ear models at the initial appointment then you
won't need a separate Fitting Appointment.
However
if you are being fitted with a custom made hearing aid or earmould then
you will need a dedicated Fitting Appointment.
When your custom made aids or
earmoulds arrive at
our practice from the
manufacturer I will ask you back for another visit so that we can
check
the physical fit, and also so I can "program" the micro-computer in the
digital
hearing
aid to match your hearing situation.
This session can last typically 1
to
2 hours.
THE FOLLOW UP VISIT
I will offer you a
free-of-charge follow up
appointment so that we can check how you are getting on with your new hearing
aid. We can carry out any fine tuning needed at that point.
This visit will normally be about 2 or 3 weeks after the fitting -
and
certainly
within 6 weeks.
This session will typically last 30 minutes to 1
hour.
"FINE TUNING" VISITS
Further fine-tuning sessions after the
follow-up will will be
chargeable. Allow around £30 for a typical fine tuning session.
This session will typically last 30 minutes to 1
hour.
You
will probably only need a couple of such sessions in the life of the
hearing aid(s) so the total costs will be nominal.
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Blackminster Hearing Centre is a trading name of Augmentics Ltd
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