The Benefits of Early Hearing Loss Detection and Treatment When we experience gradual changes over a significant period, it’s easy to adapt to them as time passes or even ignore them altogether. This is especially true for hearing loss, which often goes unnoticed. In fact, Canadians wait an average of 7 years or more before …
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The Top 10 Questions to Ask Before Buying a Hearing Aid Getting our hearing tested regularly is something we should all do, especially as we age, ensuring we stay a firm part of the world around us and safeguard our mental health. Should you find your hearing isn’t what it once was, there’s no way …
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Seven Connections Between Mental Health and Hearing Loss Though the connection may not be noticeable initially, hearing loss and mental health are closely connected. Both are also widespread among the Canadian population, with hearing loss affecting 60% of Canadians aged between 19 and 79 and 20% experiencing a mental health problem or illness. This means …
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Five links between hearing loss and dementia Dementia affects over 600,000 Canadians, their family members and loved ones, and numbers are predicted to increase as Canada’s population ages. In fact, the number of people living with dementia in Canada is expected to rise to as high as one million by 2030. However, what’s less known …
Should you use Q-tips to clean your ears? Take a look in your bathroom cabinet, and you’re sure to find some typical toiletry essentials. Soap for handwashing, a toothbrush and toothpaste for dental care, perhaps some shaving foam and a razor too. And what about ear cleaning? Most of us turn to our trusty little …
Earwax Management Have you experienced earache? Slight hearing loss? These are some of the most common symptoms of earwax buildup. If that sounds familiar, our friendly professional team can help you with our earwax removal service. Using the latest technology combined with our expertise, here at Hear Right, we ensure you get the best treatment …
Studies Show that Hearing Loss is Connected to Other Health Conditions Once upon a time, before people knew any better, they thought that hearing loss was simply a part of growing older-something not worth doing much about. They were wrong. Turns out, hearing loss isn’t fussy about age. More than half of us with hearing …
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Ringing in the Ears (Tinnitus) Tinnitus is the perception of a sound that has no external source. Some of the more common sounds reported are: ringing, humming, buzzing, and cricket-like. It can also be a combination of sounds, and for many, the sound of their tinnitus actually changes. It can be constant or intermittent and …
Pain Relievers Increase Hearing Loss in Women? Have a headache? Pop two aspirin. It is second nature to reach for pain relievers, but could there be consequences from popping these pills too frequently? The link between no steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as Ibuprofen, and hearing loss tends to be greater In women, especially for …
Myths About Hearing Loss The idea that hearing loss only happens to the aged – and is an unavoidable circumstance of aging- is just one of many commonly believed myths about the issue. The truth is that hearing loss affects all age groups. Only 40 percent of people with hearing loss are older than 64. …
