You Are Not Alone
Our professionals are with you every step of the way because we believe that every person, regardless of age, should benefit from the best hearing possible. We believe you are entitled to products, services and counselling to help you function more effectively in social, educational and occupational environments. And we are dedicated to delivering all three.
Did you know that hearing loss affects 1 in every 5 people?
The good news is that today, with the latest advances in hearing aid technology, most forms of hearing loss can be successfully treated.
Only 20% people who could benefit from a hearing aid wears one.
Hearing decline starts as early as 40 years of age
65% of people with hearing loss are below retirement age.
10 Signs of Hearing Loss
If you have any of these signs or symptoms, you may have hearing loss:
- Speech and other sounds seem muffled
- Difficulty hearing high-pitched sounds (e.g., birds, doorbell, telephone, alarm clock)
- Difficulty understanding conversations when you are in a noisy place, such as a restaurant
- Difficulty understanding speech over the phone
- Trouble distinguishing speech consonants (e.g., difficulty distinguishing the difference between s and f, between p and t, or between sh and th in speech)
- Asking others to speak more slowly and clearly or more loudly and to repeat themselves
- Turning up the volume of the television or radio
- Ringing in the ears
- Hypersensitivity
- Ringing in the ears
- Hypersensitivity to certain sounds (certain sounds are very bothersome or create pain)
If you have any signs of hearing loss, please book an appointment.