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 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 […]
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
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
This world record is astonishing! It’s also not recommended… Official as of March 17th 2016: “The heaviest weight lifted by pierced ears is 14.9 kg (32 lb 13.5 oz) by Johnny Strange (UK) at the Doncaster Tattoo Jam held at Doncaster Racecourse in South Yorkshire, UK, on 12 October 2013.” Do you have questions about how
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