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Protecting Your Hearing Aids from Moisture and Heat: Essential Tips

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Hearing aids are a valuable investment in your hearing health, and taking good care of them ensures they function optimally for years to come. Exposure to moisture and heat can damage these delicate devices, but with proper maintenance and care, you can protect your hearing aids from these elements. Here are some practical tips to [...] Read More

How to care for hearing aids while travelling

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Travelling with hearing aids involves extra care to ensure they function optimally throughout your trip. Here’s how to maintain them effectively: Preparation Before Your Trip Hearing aid check-up: Have a pre-travel check-up with your Hearing Instrument Practitioner to ensure your hearing aids are in top condition. Travel kit essentials: Include all necessary supplies, such as: [...] Read More

Getting Comfortable with Hearing Aids: 6 Vital Tips

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Adjusting to life with hearing aids can be quite a change. These devices open up a world of sound that you might not have experienced in a while. But fret not; we're here to make this transition smoother. In this blog post, we'll guide you through six straightforward ways to help you adapt to your [...] Read More

Why Are My Hearing Aids Whistling?

Hearing Aids

Hearing aids are wonderful devices that help many of us with hearing loss continue to communicate with the world around us. However, sometimes these devices can produce an unwanted whistling sound. Many clients come to us and ask why their hearing aids are whistling. In general, hearing aids whistle, due to feedback--and there are three [...] Read More

10 Questions to Ask your Hearing Professional

Hearing Aids

Do you suspect that you have hearing loss and are interested to know what are the best questions to ask your hearing professional when you finally have your appointment? Your hearing professional is really an invaluable resource when facing the possibility of hearing loss for the first time. Knowing the right questions to ask your [...] Read More

Can viruses cause hearing loss?

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We commonly associate hearing loss with exposure to loud noises or old age. But did you know that hearing loss can also occur due to infections caused by viruses? These infections have an effect on the cochlea, the blood vessels in the ear or other parts of the body that relate to hearing, potentially causing [...] Read More

How Do I Support a Parent with Hearing Loss?

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Are you concerned because you’ve recently noticed your mother or father having difficulty understanding words when in a noisy environment? Is he or she muffling their speech or asking you to speak more slowly or loudly? You suspect that they may be experiencing the first signs of hearing loss; and you’re probably right. But bringing [...] Read More

It’s Cold! How to Care for Hearing Aids During Winter

Hearing Aids

Many of our hearing clinic clients have recently asked us this question: do I need to take care of my hearing aids differently during the cold, winter season? In short, yes! Here’s a list of things to do to make sure your hearing aids operate the way they should during the cold winter months: Avoid [...] Read More

Does Hearing Loss Affect Relationships?

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We all know that communication is paramount in a relationship. So what happens when you or your loved one begins experiencing hearing loss? Will it affect your relationship? In short, the answer is yes. To our clients, there is no bigger threat to their everyday routine than the breakdown of communication due to hearing loss. [...] Read More

How Do I Clean and Maintain My Hearing Aid?

Hearing Aids

Finally! Your hearing is much clearer now with your new hearing aid. The next thing you want to be sure of is that you’re keeping your hearing aid clean. Hearing aids are powerful devices made up of a few intricate parts. And let’s face it: they work because they are in your ear for most [...] Read More