It Takes Some Getting Used To

  By the time you read this I will have left for my holiday, and, with a little luck and a lot of skill, Canada will have a few more medals in the Olympic games in Sochi. Yesterday saw the Candian Womens’ Curling Team win gold, and the Canadian Womens’ Hockey Team win...

What Style Hearing Aid Is Best?

  Q: Some people are telling me I need a “Behind the Ear”, others say I’m better off with an “In The Ear” style hearing aid. There are so many I have no idea which to pick. Is one better than the other?   A: The options now for hearing aids are almost to the point of...

Aural Rehabilitation

  Q: I recently purchased two hearing aids, and the one for the right side helps a lot, but I seem to get no extra clarity or help from that side; why do I need both hearing aids?   A: This is a question I am asked a lot, particularly from people who have been...

The Reason I am Independant

  Today I’m going to wax poetic, or at least pay homage to a man who did.   The protagonist in Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises is asked how he went bankrupt. The reply was “Gradually, then suddenly.” A series of small ideas that seem smart at the time, culminate...

Stay Connected With Wireless Accessories

  Q: To stream or not to stream, that is MY question.   A: And it’s a question that I have pondered a lot lately, too. Wireless add-ons to hearing aids have realized a higher demand of late, primarily because our methods of communication have increased. We rely on...

Hearing Aid Repairs: Is It Worth the Cost?

  Q: My hearing aid has stopped working and it’s getting close to the holidays. Is it going to cost me a lot to get them fixed? I still have shopping to do and I’m trying to pinch every penny.   A: This is the time of year we get a lot of people calling in a bit of a...