Resveratrol, a substance found in red wine, may have the potential to protect against hearing loss. A study from an otologic lab at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit shows that rats are less likely to suffer from hearing loss when given resveratrol before being exposed to loud...
Check out this great video that demonstrates how we hear http://www.medel.com/ca/how-hearing-works/ ...
Kim, Katelyn, Mary, Kaitlin and Sarah learning at this years Sounds+ Conference. On Friday and Saturday all HIA clinicians attended the Sounds+ 2013 Conference here in Halifax. Topics this year included counselling, genetics & hearing loss and otoscopy (examining the ear canal and drum). Sounds+ is non-profit...
Myth: Living with hearing loss isn't a big deal. It's normal as I age. Fact: Beyond the auditory effects of living with a hearing loss (e.g. safety, missing conversation), there are many psychological effects of untreated hearing loss.These can include frustration, social withdrawal, depression, and anxiety....
Myth: "If I did have a hearing loss, I would be the first to know" Fact: Hearing loss can happen so gradually and the signs can be very subtle at first. We often start to adapt to overcome our hearing difficulties before we recognize that we...
Myth: Hearing loss, and hearing aids, are a sign of old age. Fact: The most common sign of hearing loss isn't wearing a hearing aid (most people don't notice that), but rather saying "what" and "huh?" over and over again. The best way to dispel the...
Myth: Wearing 2 hearing aids is not necessary. Fact: Our auditory system is designed to work with input from two ears, to assist with specific tasks such as sound localization and hearing in noise. Hearing with two ears is also more natural sounding to a hearing...
Myth: Hearing aids perfectly restore your hearing back to normal, much like your eyeglass prescription restores vision to 20/20. Fact: Hearing aids are not a cure for hearing loss, as they are unable to fully restore your hearing to normal. However, hearing aids do a fanastic...
Spring can be such a beautiful, hopeful, time of year. Not only do you hear birdsong every sunny morning, but you hear the neighborhood children out playing after a long winter spent indoors, the warm breeze ruffling through the grass, the buzzing of the bees, and a...
What is APD? For some individuals, hearing difficulties can go beyond the loss of acuity at certain pitches. In fact, some individuals with "normal hearing" results on our traditional hearing test can still exhibit significant struggle hearing in their everyday life. Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) was...
