Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL) or sudden hearing loss is dramatic, occurring either instantly or over a 72 hour period. The term SSHL refers to the sudden and significant loss of 30 decibels or more of hearing.  A loss of thirty decibels is…

House of Hearing is proud to unveil our new logo! There is no change in operations or ownership, we are simply refreshing our look with a new logo to keep up with the contemporary theme of our offices.

Hearing loss is becoming epidemic in Canada but the associated side effects of hearing loss can be equally devastating if left untreated. The statistics are scary: 19.2% of Canadians aged 20 to 79 have hearing loss in at least one ear; 35.4% have…

The Workplace Safety & Insurance Board is cutting choices for quality care. Ontarians are sick of cuts. WSIB is hurting hard-working Ontarians when help is needed the most. It’s wrong. Ontario’s Workplace Safety & Insurance Board delivers services and benefits for injured workers….

The exciting recent developments in gene therapy and cochlear implants give us enormous hope that a full cure for many types of deafness may be found in the future but in many ways, we’re really only at the beginning of that journey. In…

Modern medical technology often achieves stunning results when it works with the body to promote the body’s own healing process. The potential of cochlear implants to restore hearing through gene therapy is an exciting example of this beneficial marriage between science and nature….

In this series we have explored how the brain constantly monitors and adjusts the amount of energy and attention dedicated to processing either sound or sight inputs. We have also touched on the extraordinary ability of the brain to adapt to injury or…

Previously, we looked at the way the brain constantly balances and prioritises the amount of energy dedicated to processing either sound or sight inputs. And that refocusing of the brain’s energy means that at any given moment either vision or hearing is compromised….

We live in a very visual age. Image, how we look and dress, and how people perceive us has always been very important and for some today it has even become an overwhelming obsession. Even our language highlights this apparent emphasis on our…