How To Choose a Digital Hearing Aid
For most people with mild to moderate hearing loss, a device called a digital hearing aid will likely be recommended by your family doctor or the audiologist. Digital hearing aids vary in discreetness levels, size, look and the amount of amplification they produce. They are in fact a type of wearable micro-computers which are either programmable or pre-programmable, can suppress background noise and are very lightweight.
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Cybershopping: Protecting Yourself When Buying Online
With a few key strokes and the click of a mouse you can shop at home from your computer. Sounds great, right? No traffic. No parking problems. No lines or crowds. No hassles with the weather. Online shopping can give new meaning to convenience and choice. But before you visit your favorite boutique on the net, take care to make your cybershopping experience a safe one.
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Attention Cyber Seniors: Check Your Government Benefits Online
Seniors who are switched on, hooked up and connected can hop on the Service Canada Web site these days and get an excellent snapshot of their benefits without ever having to leave the comforts of home. The federal government has information about most of its programs and services on-line, including the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Old Age Security (OAS), and Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS).
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Telemarketing Scams
Project Colt, an international task force on telemarketing fraud, has identified the most frequent telemarketing scams aimed at seniors. Based in Montreal, the Project Colt task force was started in 1998 to reduce and prevent telemarketing fraud coming out of Canada. It includes members of the RCMP, U.S. Customs, the FBI, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Montreal police and the Quebec Provincial Police.
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