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Welcome to our websiteGhzayel Hearing Healthcare Center was founded in 2005 by Mr. Wassim Ghzayel. The practice has grown to become Lebanon, and Middle East, premiere hearing facility. The specialists at Ghzayel Hearing Healthcare Center are renowned for their skill in comprehensive hearing assessments, and prescribing and individually tuning every type of digital hearing instrument using the latest technology. Defining hearing lossHearing loss is often classified by means of different categories. The same definitions are not always used, but the following are among the most common. Mild hearing lossOn average, the most quiet sounds that people can hear with their better ear are between 25 and 40 dB. People who suffer from mild hearing loss have some difficulties keeping up with conversations, especially in noisy surroundings. Moderate hearing lossOn average, the most quiet sounds heard by people with their better ear are between 40 and 70 dB. People who suffer from moderate hearing loss have difficulty keeping up with conversations when not using a hearing aid. Severe hearing lossOn average, the most quiet sounds heard by people with their better ear are between 70 and 95 dB. People who suffer from severe hearing loss will benefit from powerful hearing aids, but often they rely heavily on lip-reading even when they are using hearing aids. Profound hearing lossOn average, the most quiet sounds heard by people with their better ear are from 95 dB or more. People who suffer from profound hearing loss are very hard of hearing and rely mostly on lip-reading, and/or sign language. 
A better life with hearing aidsTo many people adapting to hearing aids can be a challenge. But most often, the reward for overcoming initial difficulties is a significant improvement in quality of life. The study found that 56 percent of hearing impaired people suffer adverse effects in their daily life because of their hearing loss. Many isolate themselves and feel that their quality of life is diminished. 58 percent feel embarrassed and 64 percent feel handicapped. Hearing aids and advice can improve the quality of life. Using hearing aids on a daily basis, more than 30 percent experience improvements in six months. Fewer hearing aids end up in the drawer. According to the study, the number of people wearing hearing aids has increased sharply – by between 69 and 90 percent - over the most recent 20 years. This is due mainly to modern hearing aids becoming miniaturized, less obtrusive and easier to fit to the individual hearing aid user. This combined with improved counseling makes the hearing aids experience more comfortable. 
One in six suffering from hearing lossJust a small minority of people needing hearing aids use them even though hearing aids can be vital for holding employment and improve quality of life. In Europe, about 71 million adults aged 18 to 80 years have a hearing loss greater than 25 dB, the definition of hearing impairment recognized by the World Health Organization, WHO. In the EU alone, the number of people with hearing loss is more than 55 million. The data on hearing loss in Europe is reported in the scientific Survey, “Evaluation of the Social and Economic Costs of Hearing Impairment”. “Hearing loss affects every family. It has now been documented that one in six adults suffers from hearing loss and that only a fraction of those with hearing impairment actually use hearing aids. This is sad, because hearing loss is inexpensive to treat, and surveys have demonstrated that modern hearing aids promote general well-being and improve the quality of life of those who use them,” says Kim Ruberg, Secretary General, Hear-it AISBL. Numerous scientific surveys show that the satisfaction among hearing aid users is high, and several studies have concluded that the use of hearing aids causes significant improvement in the quality of life. Some examples:
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