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Hear in Edmonton At Hear in Edmonton we understand how important your sense of hearing is to your quality of life as well as your health and happiness.

Hearing is not usually on the list of things people are told to watch when they are managing diabetes. It probably shoul...
10/07/2026

Hearing is not usually on the list of things people are told to watch when they are managing diabetes. It probably should be.
This is part four in our series on the conditions that travel alongside hearing loss.

High blood sugar over time is hard on small blood vessels and small nerves. That is why diabetes affects the eyes, the kidneys and the feet, and the inner ear belongs on the same list. The cochlea depends on both a fine blood supply and healthy nerve signals, and it has no spare capacity to fall back on.

Research from the US National Institutes of Health has found hearing loss to be about twice as common in adults with diabetes as in adults without it.

That is worth knowing, not worrying about. If you are managing diabetes, a hearing test fits naturally into the same yearly rhythm as your eye exam.

Book a hearing assessment at www.hearinedmonton.ca or call 780-488-4008

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10/01/2026

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The inner ear runs on one of the smallest blood supplies in the body, and that turns out to matter more than you would t...
10/01/2026

The inner ear runs on one of the smallest blood supplies in the body, and that turns out to matter more than you would think.

This is part three in our series on the conditions that travel alongside hearing loss, and this one is the heart.

The cochlea is fed by a single narrow artery with no backup route, and the hair cells inside depend on a dense network of tiny capillaries to keep doing their work.

That makes the inner ear unusually sensitive to circulation. When blood flow is reduced, the ear often registers it early.

Researchers have found that poorer cardiovascular health is associated with hearing changes, particularly in the lower pitches, and some have described the ear as an early window onto the health of the vascular system.

None of this is cause for alarm. It is simply useful to know that these systems are connected, and that a hearing change is worth mentioning to your family doctor.

Book a hearing assessment at www.hearinedmonton.ca
780-488-4008

September 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.Today we remember the children who did not come home from ...
09/30/2026

September 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

Today we remember the children who did not come home from residential schools, the survivors who carry that history, and the families and communities still living with its effects.

Today is a day for listening.

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09/30/2026

Two things that never go out of style: supporting small and shopping local. 🙌

As the season shifts, so does the energy in your neighborhood. September is the perfect time to reconnect with the businesses that make your community feel like home. 🍁

If you have read something about hearing loss and dementia and it worried you, here is the fuller picture.The Lancet Com...
09/29/2026

If you have read something about hearing loss and dementia and it worried you, here is the fuller picture.

The Lancet Commission on dementia lists hearing loss among the largest risk factors we can actually do something about. That framing matters. It is on the list precisely because it is modifiable, unlike age or family history.

What the research shows is an association, not a cause. Untreated hearing loss travels alongside higher rates of cognitive decline. Researchers are still working out how much of that comes from the extra effort listening takes, how much comes from reduced social contact, and how much is something else again.

A large trial in 2023 found that treating hearing loss slowed cognitive decline in older adults who were already at higher risk, though not in the healthier group studied alongside them. Useful, and more measured than the headlines suggested.

None of this is a reason to be frightened. It is a reason to know where your hearing stands.

Book a hearing assessment at www.hearinedmonton.ca or call 780-488-4008

One of the questions we hear most often is how quickly hearing actually changes.The honest answer is that it depends on ...
09/28/2026

One of the questions we hear most often is how quickly hearing actually changes.

The honest answer is that it depends on the cause.

Age related hearing loss usually moves slowly, often over years and sometimes decades. It tends to take the high pitched sounds first, so consonants like s, f and th blur before anything else does. That is why so many people say they can hear fine, they just cannot always understand.

Noise related hearing loss can move faster, especially with ongoing exposure at work or repeated loud events.
And some hearing loss arrives suddenly, over a day or two. That one is treated as urgent, so please call us right away rather than waiting.

Because most change is so gradual, it is easy to adjust around it without realizing. There is no need to wait until it becomes obvious. A hearing test gives you a starting point to measure from.

Book a hearing assessment at www.hearinedmonton.ca

If you have ever come home from a shift and noticed a faint ringing for an hour or two, your ears were telling you somet...
09/25/2026

If you have ever come home from a shift and noticed a faint ringing for an hour or two, your ears were telling you something.
The saw. The compressor. The shop floor. The tractor.

Noise damage does not hurt while it is happening, and that is what makes it easy to miss. Sound above about 85 decibels wears down the tiny hair cells in the inner ear, and those cells do not grow back. The loss builds slowly across years of shifts, which is why most people notice it first in a busy restaurant rather than at work.

This is one of the few kinds of hearing loss that is largely preventable. Custom hearing protection is moulded to your own ear canal, so it seals properly, stays comfortable through a full shift, and still lets you hear the voices around you.

If you work around loud machinery, a baseline hearing test is worth having on file.

Book yours at www.hearinedmonton.ca
780-488-4008

The connection between hearing and brain health is not only something researchers work out from questionnaires. Some of ...
09/24/2026

The connection between hearing and brain health is not only something researchers work out from questionnaires. Some of it shows up on a brain scan.

When a person with untreated hearing loss listens to speech, imaging studies show more activity in the areas of the brain used for effort and attention. The brain is quietly recruiting extra help to fill in what the ears are not delivering clearly.

Across longer studies, researchers have also observed that the regions that process sound tend to lose volume faster in people with untreated hearing loss than in people with typical hearing.

None of that means hearing loss causes cognitive decline. It is an association, and there is still a great deal researchers are working out. But it does help explain something patients describe all the time, which is how genuinely tiring a long conversation can be.

You do not need a brain scan to take a useful first step. A hearing test tells us a lot on its own.

Let's talk about your hearing, at an appointment or at our next event.

www.hearinedmonton.ca
780-488-4008

Earwax gets a bad reputation, but a little of it is normal, and even helpful. It protects your ear canal and helps trap ...
09/23/2026

Earwax gets a bad reputation, but a little of it is normal, and even helpful. It protects your ear canal and helps trap dust and debris before it reaches your eardrum.

The issue starts when it builds up more than usual, which can muffle sound, cause discomfort, or even affect the accuracy of a hearing test. It’s not always easy to tell from home if it’s a minor amount or a real blockage.

That is something we can check for you directly and remove safely if there’s too much.

Call 780-488-4008 to book your earwax removal.

Friendly reminder: Nothing should be digging in your ears, including Q-tips, pens, fingers, utensils, etc!

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16864/111 Avenue NW
Edmonton, AB
T5M4C9

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Monday 9am - 4:30pm
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Wednesday 9am - 4:30pm
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