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Hearing loss is the third most prevalent chronic health condition facing older adults.1 As the baby boomers age, the incidence of hearing loss is increasing substantially. Presbycusis, also known as age-related hearing loss, first affects the higher frequencies, reducing the … Continued
Zika virus (ZIKV) has become increasingly present in the news since 2015 when it rapidly spread across the Americas. Symptoms of the virus can range from a fever and rash to more severe symptoms including Guillain-Barré syndrome, hearing loss, and … Continued
Ear pain or discomfort is a common experience during air travel, especially during landings. Have you ever noticed your water bottle change shape during the flight? That’s what happens to our ears. The pressure in our middle ear is different … Continued
Long gone are the days when ear trumpets and animal horns were used to transmit sounds to the ear. Today, hearing aids are essentially mini computers custom programmed to your hearing loss. The signal processing speed of is so fast … Continued
Does your child have behavioural issues at school? Is your child being assessed for a learning disorder? Is your child seeing a Speech-Language Pathologist for articulation problems (speech difficulties)? Countless school age children are misdiagnosed each year due to an … Continued
We recently received a referral regarding a patient who was experiencing distress over a ringing sound in his ears. We saw him on an urgent basis at our centre as he was scheduled to fly out the next morning on … Continued
On occasion a patient will ask me if ear candling really works. The short answer is – No. Ear candling, also known as thermal-auricular candling or coning, is considered as an alternative medicine practice. Alternative medicine practice uses products that … Continued
What do William Shatner, Barbara Streisand, Steve Martin, Phil Collins and Ozzy Osbourne all have in common, besides the fact that they are all celebrities? They can no longer experience the solitude of silence. They are all suffering from a hearing related … Continued
Do you drive with your windows down or ride a motorcycle? Listen to your favourite music on the radio on your car ride up to the cottage? Do you take cycling or aerobic classes at your local gym? Maybe you … Continued
We have had a few of people in the past ask us if keeping a sound generator on throughout the night in their child’s room would cause a hearing loss. Recently, one of my friends sent me this article so … Continued