Meet Treasure Valley Hearing and Balance * 1990—Treasure Valley Hearing was founded. Licensed by FDA to manufacture own brand of hearing aids * 1994—Expanded and added a second clinic located in Nampa * 2003—Received the Integrity Counts Award from BBB * 2005—Became one of only 112 clinics nationwide to receive Audigy Certification. Audigy-certification is given to those practices exemplifying an elite standard of service and care in the hearing healthcare field. * 2007—Expanded and added a third clinic located in Eagle, Idaho

2. As a company

3. As individuals

4. How long we’ve been in business

5. What our focus is

6. What do we mean to the Community

7. How we go about treating our patients

9. Licensed by FDA to manufacture own brand of hearing aids

10. 1994 -- Expanded and added a second clinic located in Nampa

11. 2003 -- Received the Integrity Counts Award from BBB

12. 2005 -- Became one of only 112 clinics nationwide to receive Audigy Certification *

13. 2007 -- Expanded and added a third clinic located in Eagle, Idaho * Audigy-certification is given to those practices exemplifying an elite standard of service and care in the hearing healthcare field. Receive more full-featured benefits, recognizing that VALUE means more just price alone.

15. Specializes in tinnitus and pediatric audiology

16. Has practiced audiology for over 30 years

17. Has been on the faculty of three universities and has owned private practices in Oklahoma City and Dallas.

19. Consultant to area Physicians and Hospitals providing expert advice and audiological services

20. Developed first and only newborn screening program at St. Luke’s and NICU, testing high-risk infants with Auditory Brainstem Response.

21. What do we mean to the communities in which we serve? Comprehensive hearing care Diagnosis and treatment of hearing issues. Offer only tinnitus treatment in our community. Closest other tinnitus treatment is Seattle. Offer pediatrics treatments. We will ensure our patients receive solutions served with integrity. 75 days of hearing retraining is offered to ensure all patients adjust properly to their new hearing devices. If not satisfied , they will receive their money back (up to 75 days)! We received the Integrity Counts award from the Better Business Bureau and we’ve been in business for 20 years. Both of these are indicators of solid business practices.

22. Treasure Valley Hearing & BalanceA new kind of hearing center Gaining an understanding of each individual’s lifestyle, job environment, recreational demands, day-to –day demands….. Our solutions are about OUR PATIENTS! Applying pillars of quality on top of what each patient’s life is about creates a more CUSTOM-FITTED SOLUTION, specific to each patient.

26. “Dye and Peak”: After 6 weeks of hearing aid utilization, people showed improvements in several areas of psychological function such as depression and isolation

27. “Mulrow”: significant increase in social, cognitive, emotional and depression measures within 4 weeks of hearing aid utilization.

29. Inattentiveness

30. Reduced participation in social activities

31. Difficulty working as part of a team

32. Loss of intimacy

33. Decreasing interest in work

34. Reduced Income

35. Growing irritability with others

36. Problems sharing complex ideas

37. Gaps in communication