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  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...

  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...

  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...

  Q: Is there anything new with the Lyric? I was interested but it didn’t quite work for my hearing loss. Also what advantage is there in wearing the Lyric instead of a custom or post-auricular type?   A: Indeed the research team that are doing the ongoing study of...

  Question: I’m retired, is it really necessary to spend a lot of money on hearing aids now that I don’t have to worry about hearing at work?   Answer: This is a question I get all the time, although I wonder, sometimes about the person’s motivation for asking it. I...

  Q: I think my father/mother/spouse/relative, may have some hearing loss, but they refuse to get it tested, and I’m tired of bugging them to do something about it. Any suggestions?   A: This is an age old problem, one of those problems that we deal with on a daily...

  Q: The more I look, the more I see, (or just barely see), people wearing the small, behind-the-ear hearing aids. I could probably get my mother to wear them if they would work for her, but she has been told they wouldn’t. Are there any that might?   The popularity...

  It has been while since I’ve been in, but I’m back now and I have to think about things that I used to do almost automatically. When I sat down to do a hearing test I had to, if only for a second, think about what I needed to do first. When I was preparing paperwork...

  Q: Lately my hearing aids keep cutting in and out, why is that happening, and is there something I can do to stop it?   A: This is a question we’ve been getting a lot lately, and it is a common question during summer months, or if people live where it’s hot and/or...

  Q: (D. M., Hamilton) I have a hearing loss in my left ear, but the hearing aid is being recommended for the right ear, which is normal. Does this sound like a reasonable way of fitting someone in my circumstances?   A: This is another great question, because there...

  There are a hundred reasons to put off buying hearing aids, and there are just as many reasons to NOT put off wearing them or to have a relative wear them. This article will look at 2 of those reasons; the statistics of income and cognitive function.   Income and...

  Q: My hearing dropped suddenly and my doctor isn’t sure why. Is there a known cause for this and is there a cure for it?   A: Hearing can drop suddenly for a number of reasons, but the type of drop is what is more important. So are the conglomerations of several...