• SEPTEMBER 22, 2014
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    You shouldn’t put anything smaller than your elbow in your ear.

    This old adage, although physically impossible, is valuable advice. It is not in your best interest to regularly clean your ears. Earwax is a form of protection, your ear canals natural defense against foreign bodies.  Wax captures bacteria and dead skin cells and forces them to migrate outward, away from the ear drum.  Attempting to

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    • MARCH 2, 2022
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    World Hearing Day 2022

    The Theme for World Hearing Day 2022 is: To hear for life, listen with care! On World Hearing Day 2022, WHO will focus on the importance of safe listening as a means of maintaining good hearing across the life course. In 2021, WHO launched the World report on hearing that highlighted the increasing number of

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    • DECEMBER 7, 2016
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    What to Expect at Your Hearing Assessment – Part 3

    The Hearing Aid Evaluation You’re hearing test is complete, and your results have been explained to you by your hearing healthcare professional. The next step on your journey is a hearing aid evaluation. At New Hope Hearing, every consultation begins with a hearing aid demonstration. The hearing aids will be programmed according to the results

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    • SEPTEMBER 20, 2016
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    What to Expect at Your Hearing Assessment – Part 2

    Hearing Test The remainder of the hearing test is performed in a soundproof booth with earphones in each ear as they are tested individually.  The complete examination consists of pure tone testing, speech testing, and masking when required.  Your hearing health care professional will administer the evaluation from outside of the booth and give you

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