Rugby legend and pundit Tony Ward suffered a crisis of confidence when his hearing went into decline. This is a common occurrence in people with hearing loss, and often the sense of insecurity increases as hearing ability decreases. We recently fitted Tony with Oticon More hearing aids, and he tells us it's restored “an inner confidence” he had lost. Restore your hearing and confidence. Take a free hearing test with Hidden Hearing and rediscover a more confident you!
Tony Ward
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Well, I’d heard in advance, the expression was used, game changer. To be honest, I just didn’t think it was possible. |
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Since I put these in it’s just like it’s the specifics you can hear and it's all around you. You can pick up every little sound but you’re comfortable with it. |
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And whether it’s bird singing now, whether it’s the water lapping, sounds that I kind of lost and it’s a lovely feeling.
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It’s just normality has returned to my life and I didn’t think that was possible. |
Tony walking on the street |
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You don’t need batteries anymore because they’re charged. |
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So, you have a charger beside your bed, or wherever you put it, and literally you just put them on charge, and they’re charged all the time. So that’s made it much easier. |
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I thought it’s like being seen with a Zimmer frame. Psychologically, that’s what I was thinking. What I’m trying to do is to draw on my experience and encourage other people not to make the same mistake. |
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So, to them, I would say, look, shake off any inhibitions because the difference to the quality of your life in doing the things that matter in life simple again, I use the word interaction, verbal interaction, whatever it is, just life. There is a better quality of life guaranteed on the back of it. |
Tony walks on the beach |
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It’s given me an inner confidence that I’d think I lost to some degree, particularly when I’m talking to my own girls and grandchildren as it is. |
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Certainly, the Oticon More has been an absolute game changer for me in every respect, different quality of life. Thank you Oticon More |
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