Hearing Loss Treatment in Surrey, White Rock, and Vancouver, BC
At Pure Tone Hearing Clinic, we’re dedicated to helping you re-engage with the world around you. Our audiology clinic in in Surrey, White Rock, and Vancouver provides comprehensive hearing loss treatment.
Our audiologists in Surrey, White Rock, and Vancouver understand that the journey to reclaiming your hearing begins with identifying the source of the loss. This is why we provide tailored hearing assessments and evaluations to pinpoint the most effective treatment plan for you.
Don’t allow hearing loss to limit you any further. Reach out to Pure Tone Hearing Clinic today to arrange a consultation at one of our locations in Surrey, White Rock, or Vancouver, and embark on the path to rediscovering the pleasure of clear hearing.
Types of Hearing Loss
There are three main types of hearing loss, and depending on what type you’re experiencing the treatment will be different.
Conductive Hearing Loss
A common cause of hearing loss is when sounds are blocked from traveling through the ear canal correctly. This can happen when foreign objects or earwax is blocking the canal or if fluid builds up behind the eardrum. Other common causes are ear infections, a tear in the eardrum, or cysts. While some conductive hearing loss is caused by disease or permanent damage, many types of conductive hearing loss are temporary.
Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Some hearing loss is caused by damage to the tiny hairs in the cochlea. Whether caused by aging, disease or exposure to loud noises this type of hearing loss is often permanent and requires treatment with hearing aids or other hearing technology.
Mixed Hearing Loss
Mixed hearing loss is a combination of sensorineural and conductive hearing loss.
Will My Hearing Come Back?
Sudden hearing loss is often a side effect of living life full throttle. Attending loud concerts, nail-biting football games, or simply pumping it up at spin class can cause hearing loss if the noise gets above 85 decibels. To put that into perspective, driving 50 MPH with your windows down yields an average of 89 decibels, so it doesn’t take much to endanger your hearing.
Research shows that getting treatment immediately after being exposed to a loud noise can dramatically improve the odds of preventing permanent damage. This is because your ears respond to loud noises by sending more white blood cells to your ears. Inflammation, over time, will damage the tiny hairs that detect sound. Seeing an audiologist immediately after being exposed to loud noises is crucial.
Unfortunately, the average person waits 7 years to investigate their hearing loss. Whether they’re in denial or just don’t want to deal with it, waiting to address hearing loss can be devastating.
The Effects Of Hearing Loss
Some people become so self-conscious or frustrated about their hearing loss that they stop doing the things they love, like playing sports or going to the symphony or even to family gatherings.
You can just live with hearing loss, put up with it and be stoic about it, but by doing that, you are hurting not only yourself but your family and friends. When you can’t participate in a conversation, it frustrates you and your loved ones.
Life is short. It’s time to turn up the volume and enjoy all the benefits of better hearing.
The more you hear, the more you stimulate and exercise your brain. The sooner you do something about your hearing, the sooner you’ll regain your confidence.
How can you help yourself and your loved ones live better?
Get a hearing evaluation to determine whether you have hearing loss and how extensive it may be. When you do, we can determine what your best option is and help you select a hearing aid that will:
- Work best for your level of hearing loss
- Complement your lifestyle
- Fit within your budget