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.
1 in 6 people, roughly 6,008,000 Canadians will develop hearing loss and potentially be at a greater risk for developing dementia. To put that number in perspective, 6 million is approximately the number of Canadians currently living with diabetes. If you recognize the signs hearing loss, book a hearing test. Call us – Polo Park Hearing […]
Dementia & Hearing Loss – 6 Million Canadians At Risk? Read More »
The Starkey hearing loss simulator not only simulates different levels of hearing loss, it shows the specific parts missing of speech that are missing versus what you would normally hear. The explanation of what is not heard makes for a better understanding of what people with hearing loss have to deal with. Give it a try
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Causes of Tinnitus Tinnitus, often described as a buzzing or ringing sound that does not go away, can be caused by any of the following: • exposure to loud noise • a side effect of medication • ear or head injuries • diseases of the ear • emotional stress • ear infections The physical cause of
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This article from the Guinness World Records online edition made us smile: The worlds longest rabbit ears in a complete span were measured at 79 cm (31.125 in) on the 1st of November 2003 at the American Rabbit Breeders Association National Show in Wichita, Kansas, USA. The record breaking ears belonged to an English Lop called
Easter Bunny Candidate? Read More »
The Province of Manitoba is providing a grant of $2000 for seniors over the age of 65 with documented hearing loss and a family income under $80 000 a year.
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