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Counting Paperclips?…….By Dr. Richard Reikowski, Au.D Family Hearing and Balance Center

This is an old phrase that I’m unsure isn’t often used anymore. It’s typically intended to mean someone who is sensitive to expenses, frugal, or  someone who has too much time on their hands that may focus on meaningless things.  How do you interpret the phrase?

To me, I can see it as a healthy way of ensuring how a person does things is based on responsibility of time, effort, and money resources. Of course, people can become over complicated and anal retentive. In our practice, we understand that patients are quite busy in their work, as well as personal lives, even if retired. We do our best in being responsible with time and arranging appointments best suited for their needs. In addition, and often very important to most people, is a persons finances and money.  In helping people to make the best decisions,  we are conscientious to make the recommendations, with regard to hearing and tinnitus, to what is feasible and fiscally responsible. Yes, we do count paperclips, per se, but most importantly we take the time to discern the need and place the patients quality of life first.  By counting paperclips, this allows us to offer lower prices and costs on to patients.


 

Written by:
Rich
Published on:
November 13, 2019
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9 Comments

Categories: Balance, Blog Categories Go Here, Community Outreach, Educational, Hearing, Hearing Aids, Miscellaneous, Misophonia, New Technology, Patient care, Philosophy, Phone Numbers, Slider, Testimonials, Tinnitus, UncategorizedTags: Audiologist, Dr. Richard S. Reikowski, ear doctor, family hearing and balance center.cardinal hearing centers, Hearing Aids, hearing doctor, hearing loss, Misophonia, Ohio Academy of Audiology, Resound Quattro, Tinnitus assessment and Tinnitus Treatment, Unitron Jump

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  1. Dale Hansen

    November 13, 2019 at 11:47 am

    you were listening…:)

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    • Richard Reikowski

      November 26, 2019 at 7:23 am

      🙂

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  2. Marie

    November 13, 2019 at 1:17 pm

    Good perspective. We have the most colorful paperclips.

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    • Richard Reikowski

      November 26, 2019 at 7:23 am

      So true, we sure do!

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  3. Kelly Workman

    November 14, 2019 at 7:56 am

    I like that phrase!

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    • Richard Reikowski

      November 20, 2019 at 6:42 am

      Thank you!

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    • Richard Reikowski

      November 26, 2019 at 7:24 am

      Same here Kelly!

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  4. Gail

    November 18, 2019 at 7:48 am

    I never heard this expression, but I like how Dr. Reikowski interprets it. And I also like the colors!

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    • Richard Reikowski

      November 26, 2019 at 7:24 am

      Thank you Gail! Me 2.

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