Financing Option
Finance up to 2 years! We understand the importance of the investment in your hearing health; hence, we have partnered with Affirm to provide you with different financing options [...]
Tinnitus and Vertigo Program
Ultima Hearing Centre and Kinatex Markham, in consultation with ENT physicians, have developed integrative programs to manage Tinnitus and Vertigo. While common, Tinnitus and Vertigo often have multiple causes [...]
Otolaryngologist (ENT) Accepting New Patients
We are pleased to inform you that Drs. Andrew Ma, Jason Xu and Weining Yang see patients at our medical facility. Their practice is focused on Otology and limited [...]
Employment Hearing Test and Report
It is common that a workplace requests employees to conduct a hearing test, as either a pre-hire or an ongoing employment requirement. For the new hires, the hearing test ensures [...]
Auditory Processing Disorder
By: Lalsa Perepa, Doctor of Audiology What is APD? Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) is when someone has difficulty processing or interpreting sounds by the brain, despite having normal hearing. In [...]
Hearing Aid Technology Levels and Features
Most hearing aid manufacturers offer four or five technology levels. Loosely, they are called: Essential/Basic, Standard, Advanced, and Premium. Higher technology levels include more channels for additional customization options. Each [...]
COVID-19 Unmasking Hearing Loss
You might wonder what the relationship is between COVID-19, masks and hearing loss. Perhaps, before this pandemic, not many people, even those with hearing loss, thought about this question. However, [...]
Acoustic-Motion Sensors
Exciting advances in hearing aid technology: Acoustic-Motion Sensors As part of the blogs, we try to cover the latest news on advancements in the hearing aid industry that impact the [...]
Tips for Flying with Hearing Loss
Flying is stressful enough, but it can be particularly nerve-wracking for those traveling with hearing loss. Here are some tips on how you can keep yourself and your hearing aids [...]
Top Ten Tips for Driving with Hearing Loss
While hearing loss shouldn’t stop you from driving a car, there are certain measures you can take to protect yourself, other people in your vehicle, and those in other cars. [...]
Hearing Loss and Link to Dementia
A major review published by the Lancet Commission in June 2017 found nine risk factors that are associated with dementia. They focused on identifying risk factors that are “modifiable”, meaning [...]
What can cause hearing loss in adults?
Hearing loss in adults can be caused from many things - the leading cause is simply aging. Just as our eyes and joints start to deteriorate with age, the same [...]
Debunking Myths about Hearing Loss! – Myth 6
Myth #6 Hearing aids are overpriced. There is no doubt that purchasing hearing aids is a significant investment. However, most people do not realize that the cost includes the care [...]
Common Symptoms of Hearing Loss
What are some common symptoms of hearing loss? If you notice two or more of these symptoms below, come for a hearing test to check your hearing! You can hear [...]
Hearing Loss and Risk of Falls
Did you know that even a mild hearing loss is linked to triple the risk of falls in older adults (Lin and Ferrucci, 2012)? There are three possible reasons why [...]
Cleaning Your Ears
Did you know that Q-tips are not recommended for cleaning our ears? Oftentimes, using Q-tips only push the earwax further into the ear canal. Moreover, we run the risk of [...]
Debunking Myths about Hearing Loss! – Myth 5
Myth #5 Only seniors have hearing loss. Hearing loss can affect individuals of all ages. Some babies are born with hearing loss which could be due to innate physical [...]
Protecting your ears!
Did you know that your ears need protection? One of the leading, and yet preventable, causes of hearing loss is noise damage. If you are exposed to noise through your [...]
Funding for Hearing Aids
It is no secret that purchasing hearing aids is a financial investment and it is a sound one indeed! This post is not about why managing your hearing loss is [...]
Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss – Make sure to take immediate action!
Did you know that sudden sensorineural hearing losses (SSHL) affect 27 out of 100,000 people? In fact, it is even more prevalent in the elderly and in men. What is [...]
of people aged 45 to 87 have hearing loss.
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