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En joym u sic,theater, con certs,socialeven ts...
HEAR BETTER FOR LESS
AAC offerslea d in g-ed ge,sta te-of-the-a rt hearingaidswithhighdefinition sound,so you can improvethequalityofyourlife. AND,throughAAC,you don’thaveto
sa crifice q u a lity forprice.The price for betterhearingmaybelessthan you think. A A C re c o m m e n d s o n ly le a d in g e d g e , premium productstoourpatients.We
u tilizea con su m erfrien d lyCOSTPLU S pricingstrategyand passoursavingstothe con su m er.There a re n o hid d en feesfor hearingevaluation and fitting,routine folow-upcareduringthewarrantyperiod, orreturnsforcredit.Manylocalhearingaid providerspricetheirhearingaidsbased on
M an u factu rer’sSu ggested RetailPrice
(M SRP).Thisisthe TO P PRICE on e m ightpa y in a largemarketwitha highcostofliving, in an area withlimited competition,or perhapsfrom a smalpracticewithlimited
pu rcha sin g pow er.W holesa le pricin g of hearingaidsislikeotherproducts... the moreunitspurchased bytheprovider,the greaterthemanufacturerdiscount.Little Rock isa very com petitive m a rk eta n d AAC offersexception a leveryd a y pricin g on ou r entireline-upofpremium hearingdevices asa resultofourbuyingpower.In addition, weoffermultiplein-officepaymentoptions aswelasaffordablenodown payment,no- in terest,orlow in terestpa ym en tpla n s.
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D IS C R E E T N A T U R A L S O L U T IO N
In thepasthearingaidswerecumbersome a n d n oticea ble.Tod a y,AAC “In teligen t
D esign”deepcanalhearingaidsoffer
d iscrete stylin g a sw ela ssu periorsou n d
q u a lity.These d evices
aremuchsmalerand worn deeperin the ea rca n a lfora n a tu ra l,com forta ble fit.Theyblend withtheshadowsofthe canaland areeasilyremoved bya clear, firmlyanchored removallinethatis
con tou red to folow the cu rve of the ea r tomakeitvirtualyunnoticeable.
DESIGNED FOR PERFORM ANCE
AAC ‘In teligen tD esign ’in stru m en ts representthemostrecentadvancein
sta te-of-the-a rtd esign techn ology for microhearingaids.Theyofferan unparaleled opportunityformany hearingimpaired individualswhomight notpreviouslyhavebenefitted from hearin g aid s.Theyu selead in g ed ge
m icro-techn ology to prod u ce a clea r, morenatural,vibrantsound.Theyare programmed bycomputerin theoffice usingintegrated realearmeasurement a n d visible speech m a ppin g to precisely fityouruniquehearingpattern.Our mostadvanced modelsdifferentiate between speechand noise.Theycan selectively en ha n ce speech,w hile
sim u lta n eou sly bu fferin g ou tsid e n oise interference.Thismakesitmucheasier tocommunicatein difficultlistening situationslikea busyrestaurantor crowded room.
C A N D ID A T E S
Thesedevicesaredesigned forthose tha tha ve d ifficu lty com m u n ica tin g in common,everydaysituations(groups, a u tom obile,orw ork pla ce)a n d those thatwanttoenjoylifetothefulest (thea ter,con cert,orw orship service).
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a d va n ta ge.Im provin g you rhea rin g hea lth ca n m a k e a d ifferen ce.F in d ou t
w ha tthou sa n d sof Ark a n sa n sa lrea d y know aboutqualityhearingcare.
C A L L T O D A Y ! W e ’r e r e a d y t o help.*
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to help!*
* Noteveryone w ith hearing lossisa candidate forhearing aids.Deep canaldevicesare
sm allerand requirem orem anualdexteritythan otherm odels.Benefitfrom thistechnology isdependentupon acom petentevaluation,typeand degreeofhearing loss,and other factors.AAC hearing aidsare available through ourguaranteed successtrialfitting program . A s k a b o u t o u r 1 0 0 p e r c e n t m o n e y - b a c k a n d lo w - p r i c e g u a r a n t e e o n a ll h e a r i n g d e v i c e s .
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The fall allergy season is near. What can I do to decrease my exposure to pollen and other allergens? Fall is the worst allergy season after spring. Stay indoors with
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