Fantastic February Hearing Event
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04 February, 2013
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Part 2 of the Evolution of the Hearing Aid
In Part 1 of the Evolution of the Hearing Aid, we looked at the first attempts at aiding hearing with acoustic amplifiers such as ear trumpets and conversation cones. The first electric hearing aids hit the market after Alexander Graham Bell's telephone was designed in 1876....
04 February, 2013
Why I Chose a Career in Audiology
I have always enjoyed working with people and I decided a career in health care would be a good fit. Family members with hearing loss gave me an appreciation for the power of communication from an early age. My grandmother had a profound hearing loss. As...
31 January, 2013
Part 1 of The Evolution of the Hearing Aid.
As long as people have been communicating verbally, people have been having trouble hearing that communication. The first "generation" of hearing aids surfaced in the 17th century, and all of the aids were designed to be held over the ears. The first "brand name" hearing aid...
30 January, 2013
Blog Shout-Out
Check out this blog by a hearing impaired audiologist as he chronicles both personal stories and professional stories of living and working with a hearing loss. His honesty, creativity and humor make it an interesting read, but also his willingness to share information makes it...
29 January, 2013
Monthly Clinic at Ivany Place
The last tuesday of every month, Hearing Institute Atlantic runs an in-house clinic at Ivany Place located at 123 Gary Martin Drive in Bedford, NS. You can find Jessica, the audiologist who runs the Ivany Clinics, in the medical office on the main floor. Appointments are...
24 January, 2013
How does a musician cope with hearing loss?
Musicians rely heavily on hearing to create music, but what happens when their ability to hear is reduced due to hearing loss? Read below to get Michael Berkeley's (a hard-of-hearing musician/composer) opinion on composing music with hearing loss. http://blog.oup.com/2012/12/beethoven-how-does-a-musician-cope-with-hearing-loss/ Hearing loss doesn't have to stop you from doing what you...
22 January, 2013
Why your genetics may put you at an increased risk for developing age-related hearing loss
There is currently a lot of research dedicated towards understanding the genetics of hearing. While some genetic disorders cause hearing loss to emerge in childhood, the researchers at the University of South Florida's Global Center for Hearing & Speech Research have identified a gene sequence...
18 January, 2013
Is your cell phone compatible with your hearing aids?
With so many cell phone out there today it is important to know which features will work best with your hearing aids. Cell phones are tested on how they work with hearing aids in relation to static, interference and how they work with a hearing aid...
16 January, 2013
FEED NOVA SCOTIA Food Drive 2012
This year we collected 265 kg of food and raised $207.69 for FEED NOVA SCOTIA! Thanks to everyone who helped us make our 2012 food drive a success! For more information on FEED NOVA SCOTIA http://www.feednovascotia.ca/index.html...
15 January, 2013
