Hearing health tips, news, and resources from our registered audiologists across Nova Scotia.
The Halifax Jazz Festival starts on July 12th and runs to July 17th. For more info Halifax Jazz Festival Here are some tips for listening to music with hearing loss: Use a music program on your hearing aids Music and speech are very different...
We are so attentive to the care of newborns, and even moreso, the care of premature babies. But, are we forgetting to monitor the noise levels in the areas they’re living in? Read this article from a pediatrician who has concerns about the levels of...
Read this article here to learn about some new innovative technology that can simultaneously protect the ears from excessively loud sounds and assist communication in some noisy situations where previously, hearing protection was not an ideal option as it impaired communication. Once your hearing organ (the cochlea) has been...
A great question and one we get all the time at Hearing Institute Atlantic. Let’s first start off by saying that a hearing aid, is just that, an aid to hear better, not an immediate fix. A hearing aid is not magic and won’t give...
It is amazing how certain sounds can immediately soothe a person, or remind them of a happy time in their lives. Here is a list of ten of the most pleasant sounds in the world.
Hearing loss is the third most common health condition Canada. It can happen to anyone and can occur at any stage of life, negatively affecting everything from work-life to home-life, relationships with friends and family and even mental and emotional health. It is for these reasons...
Do you own a small business? Make sure to put hearing health on your radar! 5 Sound Reasons for Employers to Promote Hearing Health Many people with hearing loss are in the workforce. In Canada we are experiencing a demographic shift toward a maturing labor...
Need some hearing aid batteries? Our ever popular One Day Battery sale is coming up on Wednesday, June 22! Drop into any Hearing Institute Atlantic location and pick up our private label hearing aid batteries for half price. $40 for 10 packages, one day only, Wednesday, June...
What is an audiologist? What is an ENT? What are the differences in roles and practice? An audiologist is a health care professional who is educated and trained to identify decreased hearing and associated disorders, such as balance disorders and tinnitus (ringing in the...
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