Brockton store (Beltone) gives Holbrook veteran gift of hearing

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Richard Holiver had difficulty getting batteries for his hearing aids from the VA.

Brockton store gives Holbrook veteran gift of hearing
Morning Minutes, June 23

BROCKTON – Lately, Richard Holiver has been having trouble with his hearing aids. Holiver, a 90-year-old veteran from Holbrook, started losing his hearing a decade ago. As a soldier attached to an artillery unit during World War II, Holiver stuck close to the anti-aircraft guns.

“In those days, you were a sissy if you put anything in your ears,” he said.

Last week, Holiver sat in the office of Daniel Carusi, a hearing specialist at the Beltone Hearing Aid Center in Brockton. He ended up at Beltone after struggling to get the correct batteries for his hearing aids from the VA.

After running out of his battery supply recently, Holiver said the VA sent him the wrong batteries and then insisted they were the right ones. He also said his hearing aids were more than six years old and he was having trouble setting up an appointment for new equipment.