The ability to hear is a gift. It’s something to value and protect. After all, anyone can lose their hearing at any time in life. While many things outside our control can cause hearing loss, one thing over which we do have some control is noise. Noise...
We often get this type of question from clients in our clinics and it opens up a discussion about the effects of hearing loss on the brain. Our ears were built to receive or gather sound and evolution has done a great job of locating...
I have been an audiologist for 15 years now. I have had the privilege of interacting with many wonderful people over the years. I often learn more from my patients than they learn from me. Helping people to hear better is about more than fitting...
Hearing is the most spectacular of all our senses. It is through hearing that we are connected to our world and bonded with the people we love. Think of hearing laughter and music or a whispered promise. Its sharing happiness and joy and even sorrow...
Working as a Hearing Instrument Specialist for 30 years has provided me with an amazing amount of fulfillment and joy by being able to give the gift of better hearing back to my clients. The favourite part of my job is providing the service of...
My most memorable day at Hearing Institute Atlantic was when one of our patients was fit with new Oticon Chlili 5 hearing aids. He had been wearing hearing aids for over 40 years. He was amazed at “the new sound”. After he left our office...
My favorite part of my job is the people I encounter every day and the meaningful conversations I have with our patients. I love hearing about their lives and the things they can teach me. I have been given tips on knitting and carpentry, and...
After recently returning to the office after a one year maternity leave, I feel like I have a whole new appreciation for what I do as an Audiologist. I enjoyed my year at home with my daughter immensely and really had no concept of how...
Hearing is perhaps the most precious of all our five senses. It is the way we communicate with each other. It is the way we share in each other’s lives. We stay connected to the world around us through our sense of hearing. But what...
As a child I was plagued with horrible ear infections. I remember as a little girl, sitting in school with so much discomfort. Barely hearing what was going on around me. My family doctor referred me to a wonderful Ear, Nose, and Throat doctor and...
