HEARING ADVICE AND TECHNOLOGY
What Should I Expect at My First Hearing Appointment?
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Being proactive with your hearing health is a great help to your general well-being. With all medical appointments, it’s helpful…
The True Cost of Hearing Aids
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The value of hearing aids, like many other products, is comprised of more than just the initial purchase price of…
Why Upgrade your Hearing?
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If you are aware that you are having difficulty hearing, it’s probably time for an upgrade. Don’t let the word…
Understanding Different Hearing Loss Tests
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Whether at home or in a doctor’s office, there can be numerous tests that used to find out if you…
The Connection Between Diabetes and Hearing Loss
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Diabetics suffer from several additional medical issues that often accompany the disease (comorbidities), one of those being hearing loss. A…
Listen Up: A Helpful Guide to Caring for your Ears
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Our ears are a sensitive and vital part of our body and it is important to be aware of the…
How Treating Hearing Loss Impacts the Quality of Life
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Hearing is a vital part of how we experience the world around us. All too often we take it for…
How Do Hearing Aids Work?
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The sense of hearing is an aspect of everyday life that may easily be taken for granted.The process of capturing…
How Colder Weather Might Affect Your Hearing Aid
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During the winter, the biggest threat to hearing aids is moisture. The problem with cold weather is that it often…
Hearing Aids and Brain Waves
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Although it may sound like science-fiction, researchers have had success using brainwaves and artificial intelligence to essentially determine what voice…
Dementia and Hearing Loss
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In the past decade several scientific studies have shown an association of hearing loss with onset of dementia. With one…
Communicating with People Who Have Difficulty Hearing
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People with hearing loss want to hear and be heard just like anyone else. There are some simple steps you…
Tinnitus and Hearing Loss
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Do you hear ringing, humming, or buzzing noises in your ears or head? The symptoms are indicative of a condition…
Hearing Aids — Tips for Choosing Your First Hearing Aids
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Hearing loss can be overwhelming. Often, people quickly notice mobility issues—accessories such as a wheelchair or a cane are hard to…
Not Just Hearing Aids!
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Living Sounds Hearing Centre is often synonymous with just selling hearing aids and providing audiology testing to Northern Alberta. In…
Hearing Aid Care
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Take care of your hearing aids and they’ll take care of you! Hearing aids are like tiny computers: they process…
Rediscovering Sound — My Father’s Journey
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Imagine hearing sounds you haven’t experienced for over 60 years. That was the reality for my 85-year-old father after he…
Auditory Deprivation
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People who suffer from hearing loss need to be extra mindful of related conditions. Auditory Deprivation is a condition where…
Hearing the Best of Every Season
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As every Canadian knows, our weather can change in the blink of an eye, comes in extremes, and can even…
My Hearing Aids Can Do What?
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At the end of August 2018, Starkey Hearing Technologies introduced a new hearing aid that is changing the way people…
Simple Tips for First Time Hearing Aid Users
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It can sometimes feel like an information overload when you first start using hearing aids. There is so much to…
Custom Noise Defenders: Are They Needed?
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My neighbour and I were chatting after he finished mowing his lawn when he asked me to speak louder, as…
Who’s Excited? We Are!
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As we all know, the hearing aid industry is constantly changing and evolving. With new innovations and advancements in products…
Home Away From Home
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At Living Sounds we are an ever-growing family, from our staff members new and old to all the clientele that…
Hearing The Ones Who Matter The Most
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Since joining the Living Sounds Hearing Centre’s customer care team earlier this year, I have been reminded of the many…
