In the article, ‘Coming to Terms with Hearing Loss’, we talked about dealing with grief and regret on your journey. One of the important stages that we all come to in the grieving process is that of acceptance. It is only when you…

For many of us, the ability to hear the sounds around us is an integral part of our lives. Unfortunately, our modern, increasingly noisy world has seen a rapidly rising incidence of hearing loss across all age groups. The Hearing Health Foundation cites…

Tinnitus is the name given to abnormal noises such as ringing, clicking, humming or whistling in the ears or head. They create discomfort and stress in varying levels for many people. According to the 2011–2012 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, around 15%…

Smoking is a dangerous addiction that raises for your risk of many diseases, conditions, and illnesses over time including various cancers, heart disease, lung disease, and, perhaps surprisingly, hearing loss. Scientists have not fully explored this link but a number of studies since…

Numerous medical studies, research ventures, and data trends have shown that there is a link between hearing loss in old age and the development of dementia but complete understanding of the reasons behind these trends has yet to be completely understood. Researchers are…

Many people are under the misconception that hearing loss only affects older individuals. This is not the case many people are experiencing hearing loss at younger ages for a multitude of reasons. This could be contributed to the heavy use of headphones or simply being exposed to louder environments on a continuous daily basis. Some individuals are born with hearing disorders that cause hearing loss and results in the use of hearing aids.

Hearing aids require a bit of care and maintenance in order to make sure that they’ll last. There are actually different types of hearing aids, so it’s only natural to have varying methods of hearing aid cleaning as well. If you’ve recently bought…

The Ear is Made up of Three Parts The Outer Ear Is made up of skin and cartilage on the outside and the ear canal, which leads into the head. Each individual’s ear canal will vary in shape and size. The most common…

Hearing aids can reduce communication difficulties and improve quality of life [1], yet of the estimated three million Canadian adults with a hearing problem, only one in six people who could benefit from a hearing aid currently have one [2]. This is a particularly troubling…