Stories & Podcasts

Woman with her hand to her ear

It’s risky to ignore your hearing loss

October 23, 2023

If you’ve been asking people to repeat themselves a lot or you keep getting told the music or TV is […]

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Middle aged couple and dog sitting on bench with a young boy standing and petting the dog.

Low ADP grant support for hearing aids may contribute to increased costs to provincial healthcare budget

August 1, 2023

Millions of healthcare dollars are spent every year on treatment for dementia and seniors’ serious falls. With the recent evidence […]

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Chart showing increased hearing loss with certain health conditions

Is your current health foretelling hearing loss?

July 2, 2024

Smoking, osteoporosis and diabetes can all contribute to the risk of losing your hearing Knowing your risks for hearing loss […]

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Woman and Man having a business meeting

Untreated hearing loss in the workplace

June 5, 2024

You may think hearing loss only affects your personal relationships because you can’t hear those conversations correctly. But think again. […]

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a hospital visitor's hand holds a patient's hand in bed of a hospital ward. In the blurred background a young nurse is chatting to the ward sister about the patient's care.

Increased use of hospitals when hearing loss left untreated

May 6, 2024

Evidence continues to grow that leaving hearing loss untreated contributes to so many other health and wellness issues. Studies conducted […]

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Man with a walking stick being helped by a nurse

Untreated hearing and falling down: increased risks of hospitalization, long-term care and death

March 20, 2024

Research on the connection between hearing loss and dementia is getting a lot of attention but the connection between untreated […]

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Mature Couple Having Argument At Home

Relationships hit hard by hearing loss

February 12, 2024

If you know someone with hearing loss, and you see how their life happens around them, it’s not a big […]

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Doctors Consult Over An MRI Scan

Science identifies changes in brain cells for those with hearing loss

January 11, 2024

January is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month and the dreaded category of dementia is on lots of people’s minds. It is well […]

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Father rock guitarist having fun and and dancing with his teenage daughter at home.

Music creates powerful memories. What happens when there’s hearing loss?

July 6, 2023

Echoic memory storing music and sound memories may deteriorate with hearing loss Memories are created by all five senses – […]

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Middle-aged Couple, examining map, while hiking in the woods

Hearing solutions as unique as you are

April 26, 2023

So many things about you are unique. Your voice, your fingerprints, your likes and dislikes. And your ears. Your ears […]

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Middle-aged couple dancing outside

Retrieving old or making new: Memories and untreated hearing loss

April 3, 2023

Remember that song you loved when you were in high school? The one that even now, when you hear the […]

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Concerned elderly couple looking off into the distance

Is there really a bigger risk of dementia if you have untreated hearing loss?

December 22, 2022

A growing body of global research ties untreated hearing loss to an increased risk of developing dementia. So much so […]

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