How Common is Hearing Loss?
Hearing loss is more common than you think. 1 in 6 Winnipegers = 130,000+ people that will experience hearing loss. #hearingloss
Winnipeg Hearing Blog
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.
Noisiest Workplaces: F1 Race Car
The cockpit of a F1 race car is considered by Guiness World Records to be the noisiest workplace on earth. Even if we ignore the ear shattering 140 db whine of the engine revving 20,000+ rpm for sustained periods of time over an hour, the wind noise generated in an open cockpit Formula 1 car would
Pro Boxing at The Event Centre:How Loud is It?
On October 22nd, 2015 we attended the Club Regent Casino’s Event Centre for a sold out evening of boxing billed as “High Stakes Havoc 2”. Organized by King John Promotions, the evening featured a mix of men’s and women’s fights with the feature being a title fight between Winnipeg’s Olivia Gerula and Cleveland’s Carla Torres. The boxing matches
Bill Austin - Changing The World
Bill Austin, the founder of The Starkey Hearing Foundation shares his compelling message with us in the video below. “So That The World May Hear” Austin’s message has resulted in fitting over 1.8 million hearing aids worldwide. The work of the foundation has not only enriched the lives of the hearing aids recipients, but also the
How Our Hearing Works: Exploring Human Hearing
The Amazing Human Ear Every day we take the ability to hear the sounds around us for granted. Our hearing provides us with an amazing ability to recognize specific sounds; a familiar voice in a crowded room, a single instrument from an entire symphony, or even someone calling our name during a loud rock concert. Human hearing is simply amazing! The Human Ear
