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dI I dl ldtlhapioni, I uesuoy, May 2, 2006 - A HearSay Speech &y Hearing rentre Jmprng Yiu ~uiy f Cfe DId you know that May is Better Speech & Hearlng Month? At the HearSay Speech &Hearlng Centre we care about your speech, language and hearlng needs. 'Maiiy people ar, ueaware of flec impact spcccli ianguayc andi hearina difficultics liave on dailu lite skîiivs Imagine not biicna able to cornmunicatc gour feelings or necds. What if Wou could flot hear what someone icas sayîng'» Your quality of flivould lic grcatly affcted. Almost one year has passed sînce the HearSay Speech & Hearing Centre opened its doors ta the cornmunity of Milton As the incidence of speech, language and hearing dîffîculties continue to rise, owners Rui and Yvonne Oliveira, and staff mark together ta service the Idnguage and audiology needs of their clients, Says Yvonne Oliveira, *Parents in the Milton and Haltan region hase been frustrated by încreasîngly lengthy waît lIsts for publîcly funded speech programs and have faund it difficuit ta access consistent speech therapy' Oliveira is ose of only sesen dually certifîed Speechi-Language Pathologints and Audiologîsts in Canada, and has worked extensîsely on speech, language and listening goals, bath with hearing and deafened or hard af hearîng clients, from children ta aduits, Also certified as an Auditory-Verbal therapist, Yvonne works wîth families and chîldren with a goal ta încreasîng the use af their residual hearing by svay of amplification and/or cochlear implant technology Rai Oliveira, a certîfîed Audiologist, and Ysonne's business partner and husband. prosîdes complete diagnostic hedrîLg esaluatis ris, Ircîr hearing testiîie ta the lîttîng af hearing aîds, Accordîng ta Ruî, a growîng number of baby boomers are reachîng retîrement age and fîndîng they cannot hear as well as they used ta, be that lrom the saturai agîng process, work related hearîng loss, or from mereiy havîng attended tao many loud concerts in their younger years Says Oliveira, "Many people are sot esen aware that they have hearîng loss because it has happened gradualiy oser the years. Add ta that the fact that audîology services are no longer covered by OHIP, people are dîscouraged [rom havîng their hearîng esaiuated on a regular havis It iv for thîs reason, that HearSay iv affering free hearing testîng for a lirnîted tîme only The cost of hearing aids, aiong with the technoiogy in hearîng aîds has împraved sîgnîficanty oser the last few years. There are a variety of styles and prîce ranges whîch cao fit any budget Many people also do vot realîze that despîre delistîng dudiology testîng fees. the gavernment does stîli caser the fîrvt $500 cf the price of a hearîng aid ($1000 if two hearîng aîds are neededi. HearSay also offers a 30 day trial perîad when purchasîng hearîng aîds ta assure customer satisfaction. Nancy Oliveira, Speech-Language Pathologîst, and sîster of Rui Oliveira, aise works at HearSay makîng the clînîc truly a famîly affaîr A recent graduate of the Speech-Language Pathology program at the Uniîversity af Toronto, Nancy services the speec h and language ricsds of chiidren and aduits Hier areas aI interest include statternig, voîce disorders, apraxia, articulation and language dîsorders The HearSay Speech & l-earing Centre offers a wide array of services încludîng speech and language avsessments and therapy as well as hearing testîng, hearing aid evaluatians and fîttîngs and auditory processîng testîng A number of ongoîng workshops are aiso avoulable înciudîng: s Orientation ta hearîng aîds for nem hearîng aid avers and their familles , Parent-chîid language pragrams for preschaoiers and chîidren wîth language deiays e Specialîzed music-speech programs for chîidren and teens wîth language deiays, as mvii as varions speciai needs populatians e Parent-chîld sign language programs. HearSay has in stock hearing aid batteries, and can service and prescrible hearîng aîds from any of the numerous hearîng aid manufacturers. Ear flushîng as weli as custom var protection lvwimpiugsî and musîcian earpiugs are aise avaîlable. Feel free ta stop in and meet the friendly staff Office Manager, Karen Barcomb, has knossledge cf Amerîcan Sîgn Language IASLi and iv avaîlabie ta answer questions and book appoînîments Improving your quality of life. Hear More. " Hearing Testing " Hearing Aids (prescriptios and fttîvgs ond lifetme service) " FM Systems and Asstive Listening Devices " Counseiing antd Aurai Rhabilitation " Wil. DVA, ADP Authorizeti Dispensary * Auditory Processing Testing Say More. " Speech and Language Assessment " Individual andi Group Therapy " Articulation/Speech Sounds " Language Development " Auditory-Verbai Therapy * Stuttering " Voice Therapy " Autism/PDD " Oral Motor Skills and Apraxia " Chilti and Parent Workshops 311 Commercial St, Suite 109, Milton Tel: (905) 875-3345 www.hearsay.ca ~$1.95 srt MAY 149,2O A"# &9t îurdn onUd SSu*uANuIm $18-9ý021 95 9M3 Guelph Li,, Let's talk about o INSURANCE. Dave Peers, Agent 917 Nipissing Road Milton, ON L9T 5E3 Bus: 905-876-1667 dave.peers.qg7i@statefarm.com Office Hours Mon. - Fr1. 9-5, Sat. 10-2 Evenings and Weekends by appointment LIKE A (,OOD NEI(,HIIOLR ST.IIE FARNI IS THERE. " Priiiig /,iiru ci-i,ad J illitii il .5, uis-e i Siai, Farm Masail Aomoble Ins,,ance opn ïjs4 1 c ia n aa Head Office. 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