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.
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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The 2016 Ride For Dad started off a little wet but the rain held back as the motorcycles poured out of the Polo Park Parking lot. As promised, they were loud! The sound meter hit a high of 96.8 dB and was measured from the opposite side of Portage Avenue – that’s 8 driving
“Organizers are asking all registered Riders to arrive at Earls Polo Park early on Saturday, May 28 to avoid line-ups. The registration table and various sponsor tents open at 8:00 AM Ride Day.” – From RFD’s May 24th media advisory. It’s not too late to register – grab some friends and register online at www.ridefordad.ca/manitoba.
In keeping with the fact that May is Speech & Hearing Awareness Month, we thought we would suggest a movie with the theme of overcoming hearing loss. Club DJs generally rely on their ability to hear to mix tracks – or so we thought. All Gone Pete Tong is a comedy about the tragic life of
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