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Joe Weaver has been a patient of Treasure Valley Hearing & Balance for a number of years.  He had previous hearing aids from us which he recently upgraded.  Hear about Joe’s experiences with his new aids.  In this 4 minute video he will discuss:

• How it became embarrassing to not be able to hear clearly and difficult to perform his job well
• How he was becoming depressed because he couldn’t hear
• How his new hearing aids have made a big difference in his ability to hear and taken away  his depression
• How he can hear bees and birds he couldn’t before, and how this can affect his safety
• How children’s voices were previously difficult to hear
• His experiences with Treasure Valley Hearing & Balance go way beyond his expectations.  He enjoys the staff and says it is FUN to go there.

On the upgrading of hearing devices

Hearing aid manufacturers make improvements in their devices year over year.  The life of digital hearing devices is approximately 3-5 years.  After 3-5 years, the technology will have improved significantly enough that it will behoove patients to consider new devices.  Joe Weaver’s experiences are a testimony to this.

Ask us about how upgrades might benefit you.  We often run trade-up specials and will be glad to tell you if we have any running now.  See our website specials here.

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Google+ is getting another new look, this time one the company says will appear similar on mobile devices and large-screened computers alike.
The new look adapts from one to three columns based on what device you\’re on, so if you\’re accessing Google+ from a phone it will just be one, then stretch up to two or three if you\’re on a tablet or computer.The change to Google\’s nearly two year old social network was unveiled during the company\’s keynote at I/O, Google\’s annual developers conference in San Francisco.

At first blush, the design bears some resemblance to popular social networking site Pinterest when viewed on a large screen. However Google is giving certain types of media, like large photos and videos, even more exposure by making them stretch the full width of the screen.

Behind the scenes Google\’s also rolling out some new features like an automated system that adds related hashtags to posts based on their content. This adds up to three hashtags, something Google hopes will help people discover other related content, but that can also be removed or changed by users after the fact.

Google+\’s last big redesign came last April, with a move that put all the navigation on the left side of the screen and added more customization features. Google says this new version is rolling to users out later today.

By Salvador Rodriguez
May 15, 2013, 10:31 a.m.
Google took its first step into the music subscription service market Wednesday, announcing All Access — a Spotify and Pandora competitor.

The Silicon Valley giant said All Access, a part of its Google Music service, will allow users to combine their music libraries with the millions of songs that Google has obtained rights to.

All Access can be used to listen to any of the songs in Google\’s catalog in a way similar to how consumers use Spotify. The new service also will let users create \”radio stations\” based around songs they like, similar to what Pandora does.
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With the radio station feature, All Access users can preview the songs that are coming up and edit the play list, meaning they can remove any song they don\’t want or reorder the tracks. Another feature called Listen Now gives users \”Google-powered\” music recommendations.

The subscription service will be accessible from Android devices as well as the Google Chrome browser.

Google said All Access will go live for U.S. users immediately. After a 30-day free trial, the service will cost $9.99 a month — or $7.99 a month for people who sign up for a subscription by June 30.