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The Berkeley Hearing Screening

Beth & Sarah got caught on camera by Snap Halifax last week. They were doing hearing screenings at the Berkeley for May - Speech & Hearing month!...

Why I am excited to enter a career in audiology

The field of audiology began to interest me as a student at Acadia University. My degree at Acadia was a Bachelor of Kinesiology with a minor in Psychology. This involved lots of papers, research and lectures on anatomy, physiology, individuals with disabilities and the role...

Part 3 of Unexpected Causes of Hearing Loss: OTC medications may be affecting more than you think!

The routine usage of acetaminophen and ibuprofen has recently been linked to permanent hearing damage. A large scale research of 64,000 women found that women who used Ibuprofen 6+ days a week had an increase in risk for hearing loss of 24%, while those who...

Part 2 of Unexpected Causes of Hearing Loss: A smoking habit can affect more than your lungs

Smoking has been associated with many negative health effects, and one of the lesser known side effects of nicotine is hearing loss. Smokers are nearly 70% more likely to suffer from hearing loss than non-smokers, and exposure to second hand smoke doubles the risk of...

Part 1 of Unexpected Causes of Hearing Loss: Your little blue pill may be doing more than you bargained for…

Your little blue pills may have some side effects you didn't expect. One of these side effects may include rapid, sudden hearing loss. Viagra (and other similar performance enhancing drugs) have been linked to 47 cases of rapid, sudden hearing loss in a UK study (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/lary.21450/abstract)...

Hearing Loss is not just for Seniors! Part 2

Yesterday we were talking about causes of hearing loss. Here are some more causes of hearing loss. Congenital Hearing Loss: Hearing loss can be present at birth and can be genetic or can be caused by other factors such as maternal infections, low birth weight, prematurity, lack...

Hearing loss is not just for seniors! Part 1

Hearing loss is not just for seniors and individuals of all ages have hearing loss. There are 3 types of hearing loss: 1) Conductive, Sensorineural & Mixed hearing loss. Here is a quick description of some common causes of hearing loss. Hearing loss can occur...

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Stats on Hearing Loss

Hearing loss affects 1 in 10 of Canadians of all ages. Hearing loss is not just for seniors. Hearing loss affects 1 out of 6 Baby Boomers (ages 42-60) and 1 out of 14 Gen-Xers (age 30-41); this is a significant portion of the active workforce. More...