Tag Archives: Hearing Tests

Hearing tests are essential to ensure that you do not have symptoms of deafness. Most symptoms include but are not limited to; trouble in listening to a speaker in a noisy public space, the feeling of fullness in your ears, fluctuating difficulty to hear, or sudden deafness.

Quick Hearing Test

quick hearing test

Steps for a quick hearing test you need to know Some patients get anxious when visiting an audiologist to undergo a quick hearing test for the first time. Taking the first step to get advice about your hearing can be a confronting and intimidating. The audiologists at Medical Audiology Services are there to guide you […]

Different Hearing Tests

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What different hearing tests am I likely to undergo in an audiology clinic? Hearing deterioration is common as people age. But that does not mean that it only happens to old people. In fact, over a third of people with hearing loss are still of working age1. Hearing loss in younger people can be due […]

Can Hearing Aids Cause Tinnitus?

Can Hearing Aids Cause Tinnitus?

Misconception Corrected: Can Hearing Aids Cause Tinnitus? Surprisingly, many people are asking the question can hearing aids cause tinnitus? Well, before anything else let us give you the quick answer to this question. Hearing aids do not cause tinnitus in any way at all. If there are errors whilst tuning them however, then yes, they may […]

Common Tinnitus Triggers

Common Tinnitus Triggers

8 Common Tinnitus Triggers: Why are my ears ringing? Tinnitus triggers due to many causes; thus, making it really tricky to treat. And that’s saying a lot considering medical treatment varies with respect to different cases. For instance, it’s easy to assume that hearing aids are more likely the treatment that will be recommended in […]

Reducing Tinnitus Effects

Reducing Tinnitus Effects

Reducing Tinnitus Effects: Prevention and Remedy  Tinnitus is surprisingly a common problem among Australians. 70% of Australians, age ranging from 18 to 34 years old will have a tinnitus experience. These numbers are more than appalling. Apparently, we need to do some measures in reducing tinnitus effects so that in the near future there will […]

Children Hearing Tests

children hearing tests

What Should You Expect During Children Hearing Tests? As much as we fear the worst for our kids, sometimes the worst is not what we expect. Concerns are often misplaced and we are bound by misleading information from unreliable sources.  Apparently, detecting a hearing loss in children from an early age is important. An undetected […]

How to Choose Musician Earplugs

Musician EarPlugs

Musician Earplugs: How to know which one is right for you? Unlike hearing aids, you can get musician earplugs just about anywhere. Hence, ensuring whether it works or not may seem relative to you at first, until you start getting signs of hearing problems. Aside from double checking the label and making sure that it’s […]

5 Things You Should Know About Tinnitus

Be Ready for Tinnitus Before it Takes its Toll on You

Be Ready for Tinnitus Before it Takes its Toll on You Unfamiliarity to health problems leaves us vulnerable to threats in our wellness. That’s the irony of life. We only know the problems around things that we are familiar with, but we just don’t have time to bother ourselves with other things that we don’t […]

Hearing Implants

Everything You Need to Know About Hearing Implants

Everything You Need to Know About Hearing Implants Hearing implants are an alternative to hearing aids. Specialists may recommend an implantation procedure when hearing aids are not working adequately for the patient anymore.  An implant may also be the best solution for those who have medical problems with the ear. Recurrent ear infections, for example, can […]