The Winnipeg Hearing Blog is Polo Park Hearing Centre’s blog on everything to do with human hearing, hearing protection, hearing loss and general interest posts about everything from weird facts to how human hearing works. We run some regular themed blogs posts such as How Loud It It that features local venues with a sound profile worth knowing about.
The phantom word illusion is one of several interesting psychological effects in this video that shows how the human brain’s attempt to decipher complex sounds can vary person to person. When we heard this video for the first time we used headphones and we definitely did notice the effect. To hear the effect at it’s best, it is […]
We are closed for the July long weekend. this includes Canada Day the 1st through to Sunday the 3rd of July. We are back to regular hours on Monday the 4th of July. Have a great Canada Day!
Inspired by the Ride For Dad 2016, we decided to test a classic big twin cylinder motorcycle know for it’s unique sound. No, it’s not the usual Harley twin. It’s a Monster. – a Ducati Monster S4Rs to be exact. We know it’s loud but we still have to ask the quesiton … HOW LOUD
We ran across this video about how dolphins express emotion through the whistles and clicks they make and thought would be interesting to compare their hearing to ours. Both dolphins and humans have a well-developed acute sense of hearing and a highly developed “auditory cortex” – the portion of the brain that decodes the information from
To find out just how loud an airshow can get, we traveled to Southport airport minutes away from Portage la Prairie to take in the now infamous Manitoba AirShow. Despite hours waiting to get in, were still looking forward to seeing the last 2 performances; the CF-18 Hornet solo and the world renown SnowBirds (431 Air Demonstration
Noise induced hearing loss is almost always avoidable and despite that fact, noise induced hearing loss is growing in Canada. Hearing loss can be a direct result of an occupation, a recreational activity or simply exposure to random loud sounds. The earplugs shown below are custom moulded earplugs that fit perfectly into your uniquely shaped ear.
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