Hearing is One Thing…..LISTENING is Another! The Importance of Auditory Retraining Therapy We don’t really hear in our ears; we hear in our brain. Hearing aids can help a person detect softer sounds, but they don’t necessarily provide good…
What is Tinnitus? Tinnitus represents one of the most elusive mysteries facing audiologists and other hearing health care professionals. It refers to an auditory perception not directly produced by an external sound. Tinnitus is commonly described as a “hissing,…
Introduction The following hearing loss check is a means of quickly assessing if you possibly have a hearing loss requiring referral for an objective hearing test and possible hearing solution. This screening is related to objective measures of hearing…
THE SIGNS OF HEARING LOSS CAN BE SUBTLE AND EMERGE SLOWLY, OR THEY CAN BE SIGNIFICANT AND COME ON SUDDENLY. EITHER WAY, THERE ARE COMMON INDICATIONS. DON’T BE LEFT IN THE DARK! YOU SHOULD SUSPECT HEARING LOSS IF YOU…
How We Hear We need two ears Our two ears act like radar antenna to register acoustic signals coming from multiple directions. The complex structures of each ear process the received signals and pass them to the brain where…
The causes of hearing loss are varied and their impact on hearing is variable. Sometimes the cause or etiology is readily apparent, such as a wax build-up in the external ear canal or an ear infection. At other times,…
Are you interested in hearing instruments? As the kind and degree of hearing loss varies from person to person, there are different hearing instrument models which are tailored to specific hearing losses and which take into account personal needs.…
Oohey, Gooey Ear Wax!! What is Cerumen? Cerumen is a necessary, waxy material that helps provide the sensitive ear canal skin with a protective coating. It is thought to have some anti-fungal and antibacterial properties as well as…