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Show 18 New technology fights addiction and helps make positive changes in peoples lives Jjay, a parolee with a long history of violence and addiction, was living in a halfway house and struggling strug-gling to get his life back on track. It was all he could do to avoid the people and situations situ-ations that had gotten him liJiMtS! BECAUSE UTAH'S PREMIER MANUFACTURER OF NATIONALLY DISTRIBUTED HEARING AIDS IS NOW SELLING DIRECT TO THE PUBLIC i x JK r Robert Harris, BC-HISACA Dear Friend, Perhaps the biggest reason why many Wasatch Front hearing loss sufferers have postponed a hearing instrument purchase is, they believe hearing aids cost too much. NOT ANY MORE... My name is Robert Harris, President of Harris Hearing Centers, and we are the premier nationally distributed manu- facturer of hearing instru- ments in the state of Utah. We sell wholesale all over the country, to hearing profession- als who retail our products to their patients. But now- through this special program-you program-you can buy our hearing aids direct from Harris Hearing Centers, without a middleman mark-up... AND SAVE UP TO 50 I'll explain the special program, pro-gram, but rest assured, these in trouble with the law and pulled him back into addiction. addic-tion. Then his friend was murdered. mur-dered. "I was in a rage," Jjay said. "I wanted to kill somebody." Jjay was on his way to get revenge when his cell phone rang. It was an automated phone call from Victory-Seeker, Victory-Seeker, a new technology designed to help people make long-term change. Now You Can Get 2 Hearin Aids for the Price of 1 are first-quality hearing instruments, instru-ments, not seconds in any way. I'm talking top of the line, fully digital and programmable, programma-ble, state-of-the-art. This kind of savings-it could run into thousands of dollars-would be reason enough to choose Harris Hearing Centers, but there is more...much more. You see, at Harris, we are the only ones who eliminate elimi-nate virtually all the other reasons people postpone a hearing aid purchase. Let me explain... 1. IF YOU'RE NOT SURE YOU REALLY NEED A HEARING AID... I understand. Why get one if you don't need it? That's why I'm offering a FREE video ear scan and a FREE electronic hearing test. If your hearing loss isn't severe enough to warrant an assist, we'll tell yu straiSht UP and make rec" ommendations on what you can do t0 Protect and Preserve yur nearnig- 2.. IF YOU BELIEVE THAT YOUR HEARING LOSS IS TOO SMALL TO BE HELPED BYA HEARING INSTRUMENT.. you may be right. But vou mav be sur- prised to find that the right hearing aid can solve your specific hearing deficiency and bring remarkable new clarity back to your hearing. And the FREE video scan and hearing test are just the ticket to find out. 3. IF YOU THINK THE PROCESS PRO-CESS TAKESTOO LONG... you're right if you buy from anyone else. But because our manufacturing facilities are in-state and connected directly with our centers, you'll get your new hearing instruments in days, not weeks. SPRINGVILLE HERALD "VictorySeeker called and up came a 'got your back' message from my mom," Jjay recalled. "She said how proud she was of me." The call and the message from his mother reminded Jjay of what was at stake. I have 4. IF YOU'VE HEARD HORROR HOR-ROR STORIES ABOUT FIT AND COMFORT PROBLEMS...! PROB-LEMS...! won't deny these problems do occur, and hearing hear-ing instruments are too much of an investment to find them un-wearable after the normal 60-day warrantee has expired. That's why we offer you the industry's most aggressive guarantee. If you have any problems with the fit, the comfort, com-fort, the technology, or the sound quality of our instruments, instru-ments, anytime within six months of your purchase, we will refit you, change out the instrument, switch brands or otherwise do whatever it takes to make sure you are thrilled with your instruments and your hearing, and we will do it all at our expense, not yours. And if we still cannot make you happy, we will refund your money. 5. BUT THEY JUST MAKE ME LOOK LIKE AND "OLD GEEZER"... If this is what's really keeping you from getting the hearing hear-ing help you need, consider 2 things. First, our state-of-the-art, miniature technology allows us to make hearing instruments that are truly "out of sight," Second, what makes you look more like an old geezer: having a discreet instrument in your ear but being able to fully participate in the life going on around you...or not being able to hear and constantly having to bug friends, relatives and strangers to repeat themselves so you can "get it?" With these thoughts in mind, here is how you can get 2 hearing aids for the price of 1 (or one hearing aid for 49 off)... Set an appointment to come into my office at 330 West Center in Provo during my special open house, from June 13th to June 24th and I will give you the FREE video and Hearing Exam. Just call 373-6827 373-6827 to set up your appointment. appoint-ment. When you come in, I'll give you two beautiful daughters," he said. "I have to not lose fo- venge, Jjay sought professional profes-sional help workmg through his anger. "Jjay's story illustrates how VictorySeeker can pull cus. Instead of taking re- a special report from a national consumer organization that compares hearing aids. You'll see that our ActiveEar brand scores very well among the top instruments out there. Naturally, once your exam is complete we will recommend a course of action. If you don't need hearing help, or if our instruments are not right for you, we'll let you know. (After all, with the extraordinary guarantee and the exceptional pricing I'm offering, I can't afford to sell you something that won't fill your needs, or that you'll come back for a refund on six months down the line.) If we do believe we can help, we'll tell you that too, along with a price quote that could be up to 50 less than any local competitor on comparable equipment, and a delivery timeline that can bring your hearing back to normal weeks faster than the competition. competi-tion. With over 45 years of experience under my belt and having served many thousands of patients, nothing gives me greater satisfaction than restoring re-storing great hearing and the quality of life that comes with it. I look forward to doing that for you. Come in and find out why we were voted the Best Hearing Aid Center in Utah Valley. Robert Harris, BC-HISACA Harris Hearing Centers P.S. Remember, you can save up to 50 compared to the local competition, and it's all the best quality hearing hear-ing instruments you can buy. But you must act before June 24th to take advantage of this special offer, so call 373-6827, 373-6827, now to make your appointment for your FREE hearing exam. Singly y Thursday, June 16, 2005 someone out of a downward spiral," said Bruce Bennett, president of STAR, the Springville firm that developed devel-oped VictorySeeker. VictorySeeker Victo-rySeeker delivers daily support, sup-port, when and where it's needed the most. It's a huge boost so someone trying to overcome patterns of self-destructive self-destructive behavior." Counselors are now using VictorySeeker to help people peo-ple overcome serious addictions. addic-tions. Participants set a long-term goal with daily tasks and then identify times in the day when they need help. Victory Seeker calls at those critical times, prompts thinking about specific steps, gathers data about progress, and delivers support sup-port in the form of messages mes-sages from friends, family or professionals. One result is an increase in personal accountability. Kyle describes his experience, experi-ence, "VictorySeeker helps me to stop each day and ask myself wnat I have actually done today to reach the goals I know I want to achieve. It helps me to be accountable to myself and break larger lifelong goals into realizable steps." "A person struggling with addiction will typically schedule calls when they know they will be lonely and at high risk," Bennett said. "The schedule varies according to one's individual individ-ual circumstance." Mike, a VictorySeeker participant, observed, "Calls come at opportune times. When I'm alone it means the most. The phone call comes and changes my mindset to recovery. VictorySeeker calls are short, consisting of two or three questions about the person's behavior and effort put into hishere recovery plan. Each answer is instantly analyzed in the contest of previous answers and VictorySeeker Vic-torySeeker calculates the participant's direction and speed along the personal path of change. If help is needed, VictorySeeker Victory-Seeker will play a prerecorded pre-recorded message of sup- Eort-like the 'got your ack' message from Jjay's mom. If progress is posted, the voicemail celebrates the success. A single mother described de-scribed the messages left by her daughters by saying, "The messages became like candy. I looKed forward to them. I also felt I had to earn them by doing what was in the questions. If I didn't, I wasn't being honest with my daughters." "VictorySeeker helps people peo-ple heal faster and cuts therapy ther-apy time," said Robert Heaton, a counselor working work-ing with clients overcoming sexual addictions. John, one of Robert's clients, found that VictorySeeker provides pro-vides a great deal of motivation motiva-tion to excel." He credits VictorySeeker with, "helping "help-ing me maintain the positive routine that I want." Dr. David Cherrington, Dr. Stephen Bahr and Dr. Bert Burraston, all at Brigham Young University, are leading a two-year longitudinal lon-gitudinal study into the behavioral be-havioral impact of VictorySeeker Victory-Seeker among adults and juveniles ju-veniles on probation or parole. pa-role. The study involves juvenile juve-nile probationers in Utah Countv and adult offenders in Tillamook County, Oregon. Ore-gon. The study participants are assigned to one or several sev-eral experimental groups and interviewed monthly to track their behavior and attitudes. at-titudes. STAR comphted programming pro-gramming on VictorySeeker VictorySeek-er and applied for a patent in September 2004. VictorySeeker Victory-Seeker was developed to help people struggling with addictions. Since its introduction, intro-duction, people have found many additional uses ranging rang-ing from addiction recovery to weight loss, to establishing establish-ing a positive lifestyle. It's very exciting to see VictorySeeker make a difference dif-ference for people trying to make their lives better," said Bennett. AU names that do not include in-clude surnames in this article arti-cle have been changed. v |