April 18, 2024 | Family Hearing and Tinnitus Centre
Why is it important to get your hearing screened regularly? That’s because your general health can be significantly affected by hearing loss. Getting your hearing assessed regularly can help you detect hearing loss early, get care faster, and, improve your health, wellness, and quality of life. Who should get a hearing test? A loss in […]
March 20, 2024 | Family Hearing and Tinnitus Centre
There are a large number of reasons for muffled hearing. For most people, it’s a temporary experience. But muffled hearing can also be a sign that a more severe hearing problem is occurring. In part, that’s because, outside of sudden hearing loss, hearing loss is typically not a condition that develops suddenly. Symptoms appear slowly […]
January 18, 2024 | Family Hearing and Tinnitus Centre
Coping with cancer is awful. As a result, patients getting cancer treatment will sometimes feel compelled to dismiss cancer treatment side effects, including hearing loss, as trivial. But it’s essential to keep in mind that, for a lot of cancer patients, there will be life after your disease. And you want that life to be […]
November 9, 2023 | Family Hearing and Tinnitus Centre
You may think of your favorite sci-fi movie when someone mentions artificial intelligence (AI). But today, AI is a reality that we all need to get accustomed to. When it comes to hearing aids, this is especially true. The times when hearing aids simply increased the volume and were one-size-fits-all are gone forever. AI is […]
November 1, 2023 | Family Hearing and Tinnitus Centre
You know you’re feeling moody these days but you’re not exactly sure why. Well, it was irritating earlier today when you felt left out of the meeting at work. Last night your daughter seemed frustrated with you when you asked her to turn the tv volume up over and over again resulting in her suddenly […]
October 23, 2023 | Family Hearing and Tinnitus Centre
Subtle changes in your hearing can be difficult to notice because of how slowly hearing loss normally progresses. Even though children are regularly tested, most adults don’t even think about scheduling a hearing test like they would their vision. So why should your hearing be any less relevant than your vision? It’s essential to get […]
September 21, 2023 | Family Hearing and Tinnitus Centre
Determining hearing loss is more technical than it may at first seem. If you’re suffering from hearing loss, you can probably hear certain things clearly at a lower volume, but not others. You may confuse particular letters like “S” or “B”, but hear other letters just fine at whatever volume. When you figure out how […]
August 31, 2023 | Family Hearing and Tinnitus Centre
Cognitive decline and hearing loss, what’s the connection? Brain health and hearing loss have a connection which medical science is beginning to understand. Your risk of developing dementia is higher with even minor hearing loss, as it turns out. Experts think that there might be a pathological connection between these two seemingly unrelated health problems. […]
You’ve watched the videos on TikTok. Babies hearing their mother’s voices for the first time after being fitted for a hearing aid. Sometimes, at first, the baby is reluctant. When the doctor tries to put the hearing aid in their ears, they fight against it. They could cry before they smile with delight. They’re overtaken […]
It’s a normal first response – denial. Of course, my loved one’s hearing loss isn’t as bad as it seems. She’s not old enough for a hearing aid. Perhaps, it’s become a joke between the two of you. She is always requesting that you repeat what you said. You joke about it like it’s just […]
