In the last few years, Canada’s capital faced many changes to adapt to the growing cycling trend. With new bike lanes, pathways and facilities, the city of Ottawa is the only designated Gold-level Bicycle Friendly community in Ontario. As a result, the cyclist’s share...
Misophonia – The Strong Aversion To Certain Sounds
An Aversion, Which Boarders on a Hatred of Certain Sounds (Information from Medical Hypothesis on sciencedirect.com) Misophonia, known as a strong aversion to certain sounds, or the selective sound sensitivity syndrome, is a reality where individuals are triggered by...
Reducing Noise in Your Home
Your home is your sanctuary, it is often where we feel most comfortable, relaxed and at ease. After a long day at work, running errands, or maybe even returning from a trip, there is no better feeling than returning to your home base. However, our homes are filled...
Exercising With Hearing Aids
Physical activity is an important part of daily life. An active lifestyle helps reduce health complications, improves sleep, aides concentration and allows us to eat without remorse. Hearing aid users often take off their hearing aids while exercising for two main...
Yoga can help with Hearing Loss and Tinnitus
Hearing Loss, Tinnitus and the Benefits of Yoga Your first question may be how do yoga, tinnitus and hearing loss relate? Yoga has deep historical roots in healing the mind and body. You will find it’s health benefits are endless, but the primary benefits include...
Hearing Loss is Increasing in our Younger Population
How Youth are Experiencing More Noise Exposure than Ever Noise is everywhere, and it can be inescapable. For years, Doctors, Specialists and Audiologists have been warning about the potential health risks iPods and MP3 players pose to our hearing health. What a lot of...
6 Month Check-Ups? Are they Important?
Why 6 Month Check-Ups are Important Going to routinely scheduled appointments can sometimes be a nuisance. Whether they conflict with your personal life or other appointments, they are all important in their own way. Similar to your doctor, dentist, and optometrist,...
How FaceTime Can Improve Communication by 70%
The Phone Challenge Listening on the telephone is a challenge for hard of hearing people. Placing the telephone directly to one ear may cause hard of hearing persons to miss or misunderstand words in conversation, which can be frustrating to both sides. Luckily,...
ZPower ReChargeable Batteries
Rechargeable batteries have been around for years, having their first debut in the 1950’s used by NASA. ZPower was established in 1996, being an industry leader in silver-zinc microbatteries, delivering high energy and rechargeability to hearing aids and other medical...