As the end of the year approaches, so does the opportunity for all of us to spend valuable time with friends and family. While the holidays can be busy (and, yes, sometimes stressful!) it is also full of love, laughter, and the creation of new memories. Being fully present in these moments is a priceless gift—one which your patients don't want to risk because of problems with their hearing devices.

Making the Most of the Season

A little bit of preparation can help to minimize the potential stresses and frustrations over the holidays for hearing device users.

• Setting background music at holiday gatherings to a volume that is not distracting or disruptive.

• Having a designated cozy and quiet corner to step away to for a few minutes if the noise and bustle begins to feel overwhelming.

• For those with hearing devices that have rechargeable batteries, it can be important to set up a routine of when and where to charge them. For those whose devices use disposable single-use batteries, ensuring they have enough back-up batteries on hand is crucial to avoid missing important holiday moments—especially if traveling to visit relatives or friends.

When hosting seasonal festivities, it can be easier for hearing device users to set themselves up for success since they are the ones creating the atmosphere. However, even if they will be visiting someone else's home, they shouldn't be afraid to open up a conversation with the hosts about their needs. A good host always wants their guests to be comfortable, and will likely be more than happy to accommodate any requests.

How Can Ear Gear Help Over the Holidays?

Whether listening to children and grandchildren perform at a Christmas concert or sharing bright conversation over a full dinner table, missing even a moment can impact the joy of the season. We can help you to ensure your patients have the ability to enjoy the best of the holidays with no interruptions! Through electro-acoustic analysis, Ear Gear is proven to be acoustically transparent. This guarantees that sound quality will never suffer when you choose our products, and hearing device wearers who use Ear Gear will be able to savour every note and every minute of their holiday festivities.

Charging or changing batteries can be an easily overlooked task for hearing device users in the bustle of the season, but the use of Ear Gear can help to extend battery life. Your patients can go from Christmas shopping to family dinner and then out for carolling and hot cocoa, all without a worry.

As professionals, you know that hearing device loss or damage is always an unwelcome disruption for patients, but especially when it happens over the holidays. A device may become dislodged while someone laughs with friends on a hayride, or in the delightful chaos of sledding down a snow-covered hill. Thanks to Ear Gear's corded and eyeglass models, devices will be secure and unexpected loss won't take away from seasonal enjoyment. Even moisture from sweat or melting snow doesn't have to be a concern, as Ear Gear's unique double wall of fabric will absorb it before that moisture can pose a threat to devices.

Ear Gear Original Corded secures to clothing with a plastic clip. The sewn-in cord ensures that even if a hearing device becomes dislodged, there is no risk of loss. Ear Gear Original Cordless Eyeglasses includes rubber O-rings which secure over the arms of eyeglasses for another way to ensure security and comfort. Ear Gear Original Eyeglasses are also available in a corded model.

Ear Gear as the Ideal Gift

What can be a better gift for the holidays than peace of mind?

Ear Gear as a gift shows thought and care and allows the recipient to engage in all of the season's offerings without disruption. Don't want to wait for someone else to take the hint? Treat yourself! With a variety of fun colours available, Ear Gear brings extra joy to the season.

Wishing you the very happiest of holidays, from all of of us at Ear Gear! www.gearforears.com