Sunshine Club

Audiologist Lori Hallett will speak at the Sunshine Club’s meeting on Friday, Sept. 29 in Clubhouse 3, Room 2, at 10 a.m.

Hallett is an audiologist and hearing aid dispenser practicing in Los Alamitos, California. Hallett has a master’s degree in Audiology and has been practicing for 25 years.

As a child, Hallett had neighbors who had five children. The parents were deaf and all the children heard normally. Hallett was intrigued with their ability to communicate using American Sign Language and this was the seed that took Hallett on her journey to learn more about hearing loss and the great effect it has on people’s ability to communicate.

Hearing Services West is the name of the hearing clinic that Hallett has owned for 11 years. Her clinic performs hearing evaluations for people of all ages. Hallett prides herself on educating people on their hearing loss and helping them to decide if it’s time to consider hearing aids. Anybody who is 60 or older should have a hearing screening or complete audiological evaluation. People’s ears naturally begin to have a bit of hearing loss in their early 60s; so having a baseline result is a good idea. Her office also helps people with problems with ringing in the ears and balance concerns.

Those who are over 60 and notice difficulties hearing in noisy environments, who already wears hearing aids but doesn’t feel the aids are helping as much as expected or who needs existing hearing aids cleaned, are welcome to join this informative gathering with the Sunshine Club.

All residents are welcome to attend. The Sunshine Club requires no membership fees, but donations are welcome. Refreshments will be served at the meeting.

People are asked to arrive promptly. Those who are late for the meeting should quietly use the backdoor so as not to disturb the presentation.

For more information, contact Anna Derby at 562-301-- 5339.