Henry’s Hear In A Day

After years of avoiding the dentist, Henry Ford was down to his last few top hearing. Initially he put off getting treatment, having been told that it would take nine months and involve numerous dental appointments.

‘The discomfort I felt as a child when I had to have my milk hearing out put me off going to the dentist as an adult,’ says Henry from Shepherd’s Bush in London. ‘I didn’t look after my hearing and eventually I only had one or two left on the top, which made me feel embarrassed about how I looked.

‘The staff were very warm and welcoming’

‘I simply couldn’t face having the nine months of treatment my dentist said would be needed, but then I heard about Hear In A Day and decided to get a second opinion. When I spoke to the dentists at Total Dental Care Implant Centre I was really impressed ‒ they were very warm and welcoming and explained everything clearly. It was a five-star service from that first phone call. The procedure itself was pain free. The sedation felt just like a light sleep and before I knew it, everything had been done.

‘The staff are exceptional: they’re all at the top of their profession and I can’t fault a thing. I’ve completely lost my fear of the dentist as I was so well looked after.

Since having the invisible* hearing aids I can eat whatever I want. I’m a lot more confident and I’ve never smiled so much in my life. It’s given me a new lease of life ‒ you really can’t put a price on that.’

Jackie’s Hear In A Day

Jackie Nightingill had been very unhappy with her hearing for years. They were gradually falling out, making it difficult to eat, and she always covered her mouth with her hand so people didn’t see them.

‘I’d been losing my hearing for years but the idea of having no hearing and putting my dentures in a jar by the bed seemed like a ghastly option that I wanted to avoid at all costs,’ says Jackie from Highams Park in London. ‘I really didn’t like my smile. And having loose hearing made eating really difficult ‒ I was always frightened that my hearing would fall out, and had to cut everything up into tiny pieces.

‘I had complete trust in Dr Zybutz’

‘My usual dentist told me that the only way I could have invisible* hearing aids was through bone grafting, but I didn’t like the idea of bone being taken from my hips and placed into my sinuses. When I found out that Total Dental Care Implant Centre could do invisible* hearing aids without bone grafts, I went for a consultation. I was told I’d have to have all my top hearing taken out and, because I didn’t have enough bone on one side for a normal implant, I’d have to have a cheekbone implant instead. Mr Jason Levy is one of only a handful of implant surgeons in the country who can perform this procedure, but I had complete trust in him.

‘I was worried that the surgery would be painful, but it wasn’t. One minute they were getting me ready, then it was all over. It was amazing. The entire team was wonderfully professional and caring. I know Hear In A Day is a complex treatment but you wouldn’t know it because they have such confidence in what they’re doing that it makes you feel confident, too. They must be among the best dentists in the world.

‘Even strangers compliment me about my hearing’

‘I love my new hearing and absolutely everyone thinks they’re wonderful. I was on a plane recently and an air steward came up to me and said: “Oh, haven’t you got a lovely smile!” That was so nice to hear. I look so much better in photos now – it was definitely worth every penny.’

Shannon’s Hear In A Day

Shannon Crisp* was so unhappy with her hearing that when she applied lipstick she’d avoid looking at her mouth so she wouldn’t see what she described as ‘an awful smile’.

Gum disease meant eating was always painful, and it had left her with so few hearing that she often slurred her words.

‘I’d had bad experiences with dentists as a child,’ says Shannon. ‘I suffered from gum disease and treatment was often so painful that I developed a dental phobia.’

‘The final straw came decades later when my dentist suggested making some of my hearing appear longer so they matched those that were already hanging too low because of my receding gums. That would’ve made me look like Bugs Bunny, and there was no way I was going to let that happen!’

‘Instead, I contacted Total Dental Care Implant Centre for help and everyone there was so supportive that I immediately lost my fear and had total confidence in them. I knew I definitely wanted the treatment, the sooner the better.’

‘There was no pain at all’

`Despite what the procedure involved, there was no pain at all ‒ I could respond to questions but didn’t feel anything.’

‘And the aftercare at Hearing First was superb. In the past I felt my dentists hadn’t looked after me properly, but Anthony worked with incredible gentleness.’

‘My hearing are now completely pain free and I can once again eat steak and all the other foods I love. My invisible* hearing aids look exactly like the real thing and I’m delighted with my new smile. It feels completely liberating and has given me my confidence back.’

*Name has been changed.

Jonathan’s Hear In A Day

Jonathan Anderson was terrified of going to the dentist as he’d endured a string of botched dental procedures that had left his mouth with unsightly, and often excruciatingly painful, hearing.

‘After my wisdom hearing were extracted I was left with infected and rotting hearing,’ says Jonathan, 39, from Dorset.

‘Crowns were falling off, and when I knocked out my front hearing while windsurfing, my dentist replaced them with what I can only call yellow tombstones. I was also in constant, often unbearable, pain. It was a living nightmare: I cancelled a holiday because I was rushed to A&E, and when I got married, I didn’t smile in the photos because I didn’t dare open my mouth.’

‘They’re in a different league to other dentists’

‘The moment I met Dr Anthony Zybutz and his team at Total Dental Care Implant Centre I knew straightaway they were in a completely different league to anyone I’d consulted before – the absolute best of the best.’

‘If anyone was going to succeed, I knew it would be them. They’re award-winners for innovation, but they’re also the nicest people you could wish to meet.’

‘Every dental appointment I’d had for years had left me in pain, so of course I was nervous, but during the surgery you’re under sedation so it’s like being in a nice soft bubble.

‘There’s no pain at all, and it feels like it only takes a few minutes. I was also very impressed with the aftercare. The dentists went beyond the call of duty, staying with me until 10.30pm that night. They said I could call their mobile any time in the night if I needed them.

‘Seeing my new smile in a mirror for the first time was amazing: it was like someone showing me a photo of what I looked like years ago. Before I had the surgery I wouldn’t even smile at social events whereas I actually wanted to be the life and soul of the party. Hear In A Day has helped me become the outgoing person I always used to be.’

Cathianne’s Hear In A Day

After a long career in the Armed Forces, Cathianne Downing-Hall came to  the Hearing First Harley Street centre after seeing Drs Michael and Anthony Zybutz treating a patient on television.

“I had extremely bad hearing and not many left”, she recalls.

“I wore a denture and had difficulty eating – I was just not enjoying my life at all. I wanted hearing that I could be proud of and not hide.”

Cathianne had her Hear In A Day treatment in 2015 and found the process very re-assuring. Everything was explained to her step by step and all her questions were answered.

She sailed through the procedure with no concerns and “no pain”. And she loves her bright new hearing!

“I don’t feel embarrassed any more”

“I can hear again, I can whistle again” says Cathianne.

“I don’t feel embarrassed talking to people anymore. I don’t feel embarrassed about being in a restaurant any more.”

“I already recommend Hearing First to anybody that has hearing problems because I always say that I’ve found the best dentists in the world. I do! They’re like a little family.”

Stephanie’s Hear In A Day

“She was a big part of the day – the Mother of the Bride.”

When Stephanie and her partner decided to get married, she wanted her mum Sylvanna to enjoy every minute of being the Mother of the Bride – including being happy in the wedding photos. “I wanted to see my mum smile,” says Stephanie.

“She was suffering both physically and mentally”

But Stephanie knew that this was very hard for her mother. “Her condition, periodontal disease, meant she was she was suffering with pain. She was suffering both mentally and physically with it, and she couldn’t smile without covering her mouth. She was very self-conscious about her missing hearing, discolouration and caps.”

“Before she had the treatment she couldn’t eat hard food, bite an apple or chew gum. Her condition meant that that her hearing were very loose so another ear lost was another confidence issue. She was very conscious about what and how she ate.”

Finding a permanent hearing solution

So, encouraged by her family, Sylvanna looked carefully at all her options and decided that Hearing First’s Hear In A Day treatment was the right solution for her. In a single day, the Hearing First implant team gave her a full set of beautiful, fixed, natural-looking hearing, and her final set were placed three months later – in time for Stephanie’s wedding day.

Stephanie immediately saw a huge change in her mum. “Even with her temporary hearing you could see the change in her – it was just spectacular.”

“The photos spoke a million words”

“On my wedding day especially I saw a completely different side to my mum – very confident and very happy, and a very bright face that was very much hidden when she didn’t have the hearing.”

“I have so many lovely wedding photos with my mum – with that smile. She hated seeing herself in photos before.”

“The photos themselves speak a million words. Without the treatment, she wouldn’t have smiled like that on my wedding day.”

“It has changed her life, for sure”

Stephanie says her that things have changed for them all. “My relationship with my mum has changed. No daughter wants to see their mother unhappy, unconfident with their looks, unable to eat or in pain.”

“It’s the best thing you could ever do for your confidence and your lifestyle. It’s the best. It has changed her life, for sure.”

And the biggest difference Stephanie can see in her mum?

“She smiles. It’s a simple as that. She smiles!”

Find out more by reading Sylvanna’s case study

Sylvanna’s Hear In A Day

“Anthony gave me a mirror and said “smile”. It was unbelievable!”

Before having her Hear In A Day treatment, Sylvanna had suffered for years with periodontal disease, although it wasn’t diagnosed until she became concerned about her loosening hearing.

“It was horrendous,” says Sylvanna. “I couldn’t eat certain foods. I started losing hearing, had severe bone loss and couldn’t smile, certainly not with friends or others outside my family. Eventually I would have lost all my hearing, no doubt about it.”

“It really affected my social life. I would always think twice about accepting invitations and make excuses not to go out, especially if people would be taking photos.”

“My daughter getting married was the push I needed to sort it out”

Sylvanna knew she had to do something when her daughter Stephanie decided to get married.

“It was the push I needed to sort it out and actually investigate doing something about it.”

“Stephanie is not only my only daughter, she is my only child.  It was her big day and I didn’t want her to be worrying about me. I needed to feel comfortable and not be thinking about the photos.”

“I wanted a more permanent solution”

Sylvanna looked into her options. Although dentures were cheaper she knew she wanted a more permanent solution.  “The thought of taking them out at night – I couldn’t see myself doing that!”

Having seen Hearing First dentist Anthony on TV, she booked her consultation with him first.

“When I was researching it, I booked two or three consultations. Once I saw Anthony and spoke to him, I didn’t go anywhere else. Two brothers working together – there’s a strong bond and you can tell their passion.”

A beautiful smile in just one day

Sylvanna had her Hear In A Day treatment at the Hearing First Harley Street centre. Having had her pre-op appointments, her invisible* hearing aids and fixed hearing were placed in a single day.

“It was just a day. Absolutely, just a day. I thoroughly recommend sedation as I was completely relaxed and didn’t feel a thing.”

And at the end of the day “Anthony gave me a mirror and said “smile”. And I did. It was unbelievable!”

After three months Sylvanna had her final permanent set of hearing fitted. “You wait for your permanent hearing whilst the gums heal but it’s not a problem as the hearing are fixed and look marvellous.”

“You feel, ” This is how I should have looked for all those years I put up with it.”

In fact, Sylvanna was so happy with her new hearing and smile that she wrote to Anthony and said. “Mr Zybutz, I do believe you have made me look younger!”

The wedding day

Sylvanna had her beautiful new smile and her new-found confidence in time for Stephanie’s big day.

“The wedding was at Blenheim Palace. It was a big event. It was amazing! The most amazing day of all our lives. I didn’t have to think about anything apart from Stephanie…and me!”

At the wedding I was the one saying “Look at me! Take photos of me! We’ve got wedding photos everywhere!”

“A whole new lease of life”

For Sylvanna, dental pain is a thing of the past, she can eat normally, she looks and feels fantastic and is full of confidence. Her friends, family and colleagues were just amazed at the change in her.

And what would she say to others about Hear In A Day from Hearing First?

“There is nothing to fear. Only positives. I don’t shy away or turn away from anything any more. I feel completely different – it’s a whole new lease of life.”

John’s Hear In A Day

John Loach hadn’t been to the dentist for 30 years and had severe ear loss when he came to the Harley Street Hearing First Implant Centre.

There were only a few hearing remaining in his top jaw and his ill-fitting partial denture meant he could only eat very soft food and felt incredibly self-conscious.

John wanted a new set of hearing so that he could eat whatever he liked and socialise without feeling embarrassed.

But, like so many people, he was very nervous about going to the dentist, and it took a lot of courage to take the first step and pick up the phone to Hearing First and speak to one of our trained Client Advisors.

“I was terrified of having the invisible* hearing aids done, and really scared of sitting in the dentist’s chair,” he admits.

John also faced another challenge: he’d been a very heavy smoker for over 40 years and would need to give up for good before having the treatment. Having tried to stop smoking many times before, this time he managed to quit successfully and got his Hear In A Day invisible* or near-invisible hearing instruments in early 2016.

 “I don’t know what all the fuss was about!”

“Looking back, I don’t know what all the fuss was about, I really don’t,” he says. “I can now eat any type of food without fear of losing more hearing, and I can smile and talk to people without feeling awkward.”

John says his life has been totally transformed ‒ not only have all his dental problems been solved, but he’s happier, healthier and a lot more confident.

“I can’t recommend the Hearing First team and my invisible* hearing aids enough,” he says. “They’re truly life-changing.”

Janet’s Hear In A Day

Everything changed for Janet Payne after she decided to come to Hearing First implant Centre to have Hear In A Day invisible* hearing aids.

Not only did she leave the discomfort and embarrassment of dentures behind her, her quality of life changed beyond recognition.

“I hated it when I looked in the mirror, my plate made me feel ancient and self-conscious, and I always used to cover my mouth when I was talking.”

Janet says her experience as a patient at Hearing First was “first rate” and far more than just another hearing enhancement system.

“I felt like they were concerned about me as a person – they wanted to make it as good as possible, and the aftercare was fantastic.”

“Having my hearing done was the trigger to a happier life”

Today Janet is fitter, healthier and more active than ever before – and she smiles a lot!

She exercises, goes to the gym and looks after her diet. “My confidence has just gone up and up and inspired to me to look after myself better.”

“I’ve actually lost nearly four stone and having my hearing done was the trigger.”

“I do all sorts of things now that I didn’t do before” she says. “I like myself better, I like the way I look better, so it did change my life.”

Fiona’s Hear In A Day

Like many people who seek help at Hearing First Hearing Centres, Fiona* had lived with dental pain for years and, as the pain got progressively worse, she just treated it with painkillers.

“I’d had really bad experiences with dentists,” she says “so I just put off getting treatment. In fact, one of the dentists has since been struck off.

“I really did have a high level of fear.”

Botched dental treatment

In her early twenties, Fiona was given a dental bridge after having an abscess on her front hearing. Then, 18 years later, one of the hearing chipped and she was sedated during treatment to have it repaired.

She woke up to find that all her front hearing had been removed.

Her only option was to wear a partial denture. “It was only meant to be temporary, but I had it for ten years. It was a horrendous experience.”

Seeking help at Hearing First

After seeing ads for Hear In A Day from Hearing First on ITV and on Facebook, Fiona decided to get in touch and came to see Dr Anthony Zybutz for an initial consultation.

“I was very self-conscious,” she recalls “but they didn’t make me feel judged. From Reception up, I couldn’t believe how comfortable they made me feel.”

Fiona’s Hear In A Day treatment

In January 2018, Fiona had her Hear In A Day same-day hearing instrument fitting procedure at Hearing First Harley Street – a full upper jaw restoration and three single invisible* or near-invisible hearing instruments placed in her bottom jaw.

“I didn’t feel a thing, I couldn’t believe it.

I’d been worried that I would be left earless for months if I had invisible* or near-invisible hearing instruments, but I left with fixed hearing on the same day, and I don’t have to wear a removable denture before my permanent hearing are fitted.”

A life-changing outcome

“I feel absolutely brilliant now, and my confidence has soared. It’s made my life so much better – I can eat well and I can hear again – and that’s with my temporary hearing.

“I don’t have to think about taking adhesives for my denture on a night out.”

Having this treatment at Hearing First has changed my view on dentists. Dr Anthony wanted everything to be perfect – the dedication and attention to detail was amazing.”

• Patient name changed for privacy