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.
Few events are more deeply Manitoban than the “wedding social”, also known as the simple but respected time honoured “Social”. The word Social is not absolutely unique to Manitoba and is defined (noun) by Google as: so·cial ˈsōSHəl/ 1. noun – an informal social gathering, especially one organized by the members of a particular club or group. […]
November 11th 2015, the staff at Polo Park Hearing Centre remember the brave men and women who have fought for our freedom. The inscription on the veteran’s memorial at York and Memoral Blvd: “Know all ye who pass by that for your tomorrow we gave our today.”
The simple answer is YES – a single very loud noise can cause temporary and even permanent hearing loss. According to the Canadian Academy of Audiology: “…there can be a sudden permanent hearing loss if there is exposure to a brief but very intense sound.” More from the Canadian Academy of Audiology on noise induced hearing
Hearing Loss Fact or Fiction: Can One Loud Noise Cause Hearing Loss? Read More »
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