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Laing House Masquerade Ball 2012

Our president, Nona, and Serena Graham-Dwyer volunteered at this year’s Laing House Masquerade Ball.  This year $175,000 was raised for youth living with mental illness. 

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HEARt in Motion

Virginia ran 5 km in 25:07 in the Runway Run. There is a new runway at the airport and this was a chance for runners to enjoy it. All proceeds went toward Lung Diseases. “It’s a great feeling when you can open up your lungs and breath...

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Music & Hearing Aids

Hearing aids are designed to provide clear speech  and improve communication. Both musicians and music lovers with hearing loss can enjoy music while wearing hearing aids. Audiologists can manipulate the settings of the hearing aid to improve music listening and many hearing aids have special...

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Musical Hallucinations

  Tinnitus  is the perception of sound within the ears or head when no external sound is present. Tinnitus is generally experienced as a ringing, buzzing or humming sound. Tinnitus is a symptom of wide range of underlying causes but most often it accompanies hearing loss and/or...

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HEARt in Motion

I am proud to say that on October 14th 2012, I Ran 10km in 51:10 in Lower Sackville. This run was not only for the good of my health but it was a Fund Raiser for the Cobequid Health Centre. It was the 19th Annual...

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Continuous Learning as an Audiologist

Jessica, audiologist in our Lower Sackville clinic, recently attended the Canadian Academy of Audiology 2012 conference in Ottawa to learn about the latest developments in hearing healthcare. Topics of the sessions she attended included: the use of the internet for providing useful information to patients, how to set hearing...

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Who are the 10 most famous musicians with hearing loss??

Often musicians don’t think about their hearing until it is too late! Hours of practicing and performing loud music can lead to hearing loss over time. Here are 10 famous musicians with hearing loss. 10. Neil Young 9. Ozzy Osbourne 8. Phil Collins 7. George...

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