Tag: science

• Send a Letter: Save the Whales

  Three Urgent Action Alerts Send a letter, save a whale! Do you care about climate change, natural environments, and biodiversity? Nature and conservation groups are calling Canadians to urgent action…

  

• Safe Sound Science with Granny Jan

  Are you looking for a tinnitus hyperacusis playlist of science supported info on free coping tools or self-help strategies? Maybe you want a playlist on the facts about environmental noise…

  

• Over The Counter Hearing Aid Resource Centre

  Quiet cheers to Speech-Language Audiology Canada for adding an Over the Counter Hearing Aid Resource Centre to their website. While these products can help improve access to hearing healthcare, SAC…

  

• This is Your Brain on Noise

  It is generally accepted that loud and very loud noise exposures can cause hearing loss. When I first read Dr. J.J. Eggermont’s book Noise and the Brain, I was horrified.…

  

• Virtual Reality Headset with Ultrasound Exposure

  Apple’s new patent for an Augmented Reality or Virtual Reality (AR/VR) headset includes ultrasonic sound waves to simulate a breeze or physical sensations on the user’s face while they interact…

  

• Neuromodulation is Not a New Tinnitus Treatment

  A recent Scientific American article covers tinnitus treatment research that isn’t new. The treatment described is neuromodulation or bimodal neuromodulation described in the Body Therapy chapter of Tinnitus Toolbox Hyperacusis…

  

• MRI Testing with Tinnitus or Hyperacusis

  Doctors don’t make MRI referrals unless testing is important for a person’s healthcare. But MRI testing can cause hearing loss, tinnitus, or hyperacusis. In 2018, scientists found noise levels of…

  

• e-Cigarette or Vaping Risk to Hearing Health

  When vaping a few years ago triggered a severe flare up in my tinnitus and hyperacusis as well as worse hearing, I was very worried. In 2018, I set up…

  

• Reasons Why There is No Tinnitus Cure Yet

  Everybody wants to know the answer: why is there no cure for tinnitus? So it’s not surprising this free open access study on the topic has been shared more than…

  

• Raincoast Live Stream on Southern Resident Killer Whale Recovery

  In 2019, I attended a Raincoast Conservation Foundation live stream on the future of Southern Resident killer whale recovery. At the time, I was volunteering for the Right to Quiet…