HearAtLast Latest Clinic Co-Located in Wal-Mart's Dufferin Mall Opens to Immediate Success
July 21 2009 - 9:00AM
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(PINKSHEETS: HRAL) -- HearAtLast Holdings, Inc., a leading provider
of suitable affordable solutions to clients with hearing needs in
the billion dollar hearing loss market, announced today that the
grand opening of the Dufferin Mall Wal-Mart location on June 16,
2009 has shown immediate signs of success in one of Toronto's
oldest multicultural communities. With an established empty-nester
base to draw from, the research and demographic studies used to
select new clinics in Canada is proving to be quite successful,
stated Robert Oswald of HearAtLast Holdings, Inc.
With a high concentration of laborers and retirees, the
percentage of noise-induced patients is significant and many
benefit from Canada's world leading health care system and
workman's compensation programs. Noise induced hearing loss is
recognized as the number one disability facing the North America
workforce claims the World Health Organization (WHO;
http://www.who.int) at a cost of over 60 billion dollars annually.
Even after many years of OSHA-regulated efforts to conserve
hearing, and despite the ready availability of hearing protection
devices (HPDs), rates of noise-induced hearing loss continue to
rise. A recent National Health Interview Survey showed hearing
problems among individuals age 45 to 64 up 26 percent over the past
30 years.
The World Health Organization has called work-related
noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL), "the No. 1 hidden disability in
North America," and in Washington, D.C., the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) claims NIHL is the most common
occupational illness in North America.
OSHA regulations call for worker training, but clearly more
needs to be done in order to increase awareness of noise-related
hazards. There are some ways to take your hearing conservation
program beyond the required regulatory minimums and help hearing
conservation gain the respect it deserves.
About HearAtLast
HearAtLast Holdings, Inc. is a Nevada corporation that owns and
operates its wholly-owned subsidiary of hearing stores co-located
within select Wal-Mart stores throughout Canada. Their chain of
hearing stores specializes in the sale of digital hearing aids and
testing services. The Company is the affordable hearing solution
for Canadians, combining the most sought after retail space in
North America with convenience and location. HearAtLast provides
State of the Art Hearing Testing and Dispensing services to
individuals with all types of measurable hearing loss.
HearAtLast facilities sell a selection of high quality brand
name hearing aids and also offer complimentary screening tests,
clinical hearing tests, high end ear buds and assistive listening
devices. The Company's mission is to consolidate the highly
fragmented hearing services industry while providing unparalleled
service to the estimated 30+ million hearing impaired individuals
throughout North America. After a prescription is approved, the
independent on-site audiologists and hearing aid practitioners at
HearAtLast utilize a refined process to dispense the latest in Name
Brand digital hearing aids.
For more information please visit www.hearatlast.com
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Investor Relations: HearAtLast Holdings, Inc. Aldo Rotondi
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