Virginia Hearing Consultants,
Dr. Theresa Bartlett, et al.
Before I begin my humble attempt of proclaiming excellent, professional, courteous, and a sincere concern for my hearing health regarding the service at VHC; I just wanted to make a few comments. Well more like disagreements to Dr. Bartlett’s, somewhat selfish statement…”If I have to hear it so should you.” Okay maybe not exactly those words but close enough.
First and foremost let me say that my lovely bride of some 40 plus years is in total agreement with Dr. Bartlett. So if in fact this were an argument I have already lost. So I am not arguing but just stating an opinion that may in fact not be consistent with my wife’s or the doctors. My wife asked, “What’s new?”
I do appreciate the fact that my neighbors no longer ask me to turn the TV down…that’s cool.
I’m not sure about the very loud and annoying click, click, click, click when I use the turn signals in my car. Now I understand why so many people change lanes without signaling. The audible warning that I have not yet hooked my seat belt…wasted engineering, the flashing light was annoying enough.
Oh yea, and the battery life. I hadn’t even had the first set of batteries in for three days when the “warning sound” went off. So I changed batteries. I was able to retrieve them later when I was informed that was the “refrigerator door open alarm” I was hearing. Somewhat confused…I had never heard it but I always knew the door was open, heck the light was on.
Oh for future reference, if you have a patient that plays the drums. WARNING: Remove hearing aids prior to playing or practice. And what is this with this constant clicking of the keys on my keyboard, totally unnecessary.
Have you heard this, well you may have, wind chill; you know that thing that makes it colder than what it actually is when the wind blows cold air. I’ve felt it before, but the other day on the golf course I got to hear it, not necessary. Speaking of golf, there is a sound when my Putter makes contact with the little white dimpled thing. How unique. I knew there was when I hit with the Driver but I thought the “P” was silent. That’s a (fě-ne-tik) reference.
Another thing, why is it necessary for paper to crinkle so loudly? Apparently I am supposed to hear water boil. I thought that is what the steam was for. And whose idea was it to put squeakers in my dogs toys, and why?
Two other things, I don’t need to hear the home phone…that is what voicemail is for; and the door bell. I don’t share in their religious beliefs and I don’t want to buy what they are selling. I had no idea we got that many visitors and phone calls during the day. In my little “Man Cave” over the garage that was two things I had never heard. The door bell scared the heck out of me. Thought someone was breaking in.
I could go on; the list at this point is pretty extensive and growing daily. So let me just say at VHC you are going to get excellent, professional, courteous, service and a staff that has a sincere concern for your hearing health. Oh yea…this opinion won’t change even after I get the bill. Something I’m sure if sound was applied to it would be as loud as the crashing waters of Niagara Falls. The sound that is replicated when a toilet flushes, also unnecessary.
P.S. Just for the record…I don’t know what you did for my wife but she has finally stopped mumbling.
