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All Articles · Sep 28, 2021 · 3 min read

What Is Conductive Hearing Loss? Everything You Need to Know

Your ears are an incredibly intricate network of components, all working together to ensure you can hear sounds loudly and clearly. This complex organ consists of three main sections — the inner, middle and outer ear. Unlike sensorineural hearing loss, which results from problems with the inner ear, conductive hearing loss happens when sound cannot reach the outer and middle parts

All Articles · Aug 29, 2021 · 3 min read

How To Safely Remove Earwax: Top Tips

Earwax is a substance produced by the ear so it can protect and clean itself. Though it gets its name from its waxy texture, earwax is not a wax! Earwax is made up of sebum created by glands in the ear canal mixed with dust, dirt and skin cells.

All Articles · Jun 23, 2021 · 4 min read

How to Remove Earwax Without Syringing

A blockage in the ears caused by a build-up of earwax can impair your hearing and lead to problems like infections, earaches and tinnitus — a ringing or buzzing sound in the ears that doesn’t stop and can be infuriating.

All Articles · May 2, 2021 · 5 min read

What Does a Hearing Test Show and Reveal?

Hearing tests can be done on people of all ages, from seniors right down to little children. Proper hearing is essential for development, especially language and social skills, and any problems need to be identified early on. There are many parts of the ear involved in the hearing process, and many

All Articles · Apr 29, 2021 · 5 min read

How often should you replace a hearing aid?

Wondering how long hearings aids last and how often you have to replace a hearing aid? We have the answers. Hearing aids are a lifesaver for many people, giving them the ability to hear like they used to and allowing them to take part in life instead of hiding away because they couldn’t make out conversations and other sounds.

All Articles · Feb 25, 2021 · 5 min read

How Effective Are Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids?

Thinking of buying over-the-counter (off the shelf) hearing aids and wondering how effective they might be? Here's what you need to know. Many of us suffer from some degree of hearing loss and the effects can ripple out through all areas of your life, from your relationships to work and how you interact with people daily.

All Articles · Feb 17, 2021 · 3 min read

What Is Ear Wax Syringing?

If you've been finding it increasingly hard to make out what people are saying, listen to what's on the radio or TV and hear all kinds of other sounds, you might have a build-up of wax in your ear, and you may have to get it removed.

All Articles · Feb 11, 2021 · 3 min read

Do Hearing Aids Help Tinnitus?

If you suffer from tinnitus, you'll most likely do or try anything to get some relief from the infernal and incessant ringing or buzzing in your ears that can interfere with many aspects of your life. The condition can be extremely irritating and cause havoc with your communication with other people, your concentration and focus at work and even your sleep — leaving you tired, irritable and depressed.

All Articles · Dec 18, 2020 · 6 min read

How to Convince Someone They Need a Hearing Aid

It can be a tough job working out how to convince someone they need a hearing aid, but here are some ways to make your case. If there's something wrong with your vision or other parts of your body, you'll most likely see an optician or your doctor and have something done about it. But it's not always the same with hearing loss. And as it's a condition that can often develop over a long period and doesn't usually come on suddenly — unless it's something like an injury to the ears or head that...

All Articles · Oct 29, 2020 · 3 min read

Do Hearing Aids Actually Work?

Many people have hearing loss to some degree. It may be that it's slight and you have minor difficulty picking up certain sounds or hearing conversations in loud settings, or it could be profound and you find yourself shut off from the world and unable to communicate. Either way, you may benefit from wearing hearing aids so that sounds are amplified and you can hear most everything again. But if you've never worn one, you may be asking "do hearing aids work?" Lots of people wear hearing aids...

All Articles · Sep 1, 2020

How Long Do Hearing Aids Last? Replacing Hearing Aids

All Articles · Aug 21, 2020 · 4 min read

Does Earwax Removal Hurt? Is Microsuction painful?

Got an “ear-full” and are wondering if earwax removal hurts? Here’s what you need to know.