5th Annual Dry Brik Sale Goes Through September!
July 30, 2009
As a part of our comprehensive program to keep our patients hearing as well as possible, Highline Audiology provides a Dry and Store hearing aid conditioning appliance with new hearing instruments.
This device employs a small fan that circulates warm air, drawing moisture from the instruments and a Dry Brik desiccant that absorbs moisture and odors. An ultra-violet light kills germs and sanitizes the hearing aids. Each Dry Brik lasts two months.
Our patients look forward to our annual sale, and it is on now!
If you have hearing aids and you don’t have a Dry and Store, you can buy one at our office to protect your investment. The Dry and Store will remove damaging moisture and humidity from your hearing aids, make it easier to clean wax from the aids, and can reduce itching in your ears.
Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act Re-Introduced
July 30, 2009
The Hearing Aid Tax Credit has been reintroduced in the House, and the Senate will soon follow! Please write your Members of Congress and ask them to support this important legislation!
You most likely know someone who has a hearing loss. Whether it affects a relative, child, friend or co-worker, or even yourself, hearing loss is a prevalent and often neglected concern. Hearing loss affects over 30 million Americans or 1 in every 10 people; in fact, it’s the second most common birth defect. Despite these staggering numbers and the fact that hearing aids could treat 95% of all hearing loss, Medicare and most insurance policies do not pay for hearing aids, making treatment an expensive endeavor. The Hearing Aid Tax Credit is legislation drafted with these real concerns in mind. If enacted, it would provide a $500 tax credit per hearing aid available once every 5 years for dependents and for those aged 55 and older.
Investing in better hearing, including fitting and follow-up, hearing aid treatment can result in unexpectedly high costs for the average American. The tax credit would help millions of people seeking hearing aid treatment. $1,000 ($500 per ear) can make the difference when deciding whether you can afford treatment. The tax credit has wide bi-partisan support, is supported by nearly every hearing health organization and advocacy group, and addresses a real and too often ignored healthcare need. Your support is needed, however, to let your Senators and Representative know that the Hearing Aid Tax Credit would make a real difference in your life. So please, contact your Congressmen and tell them how the Hearing Aid Tax Credit could help you.
To let Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell and your Representative in the House know you support this legislation, you can go to the website: www.hearingaidtaxcredit.org.
Or you can call our office (206-246-8677) for their addresses and phone numbers.
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