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The Importance of Getting Your Hearing Tested: When and Why It’s Critical
Have you noticed the TV creeping louder than usual? Or that you are asking people to repeat themselves more often, especially in noisy places? These might be early signs of hearing loss. A lot of people think hearing loss only happens as we age, but it can affect...
Understanding Your Audiogram: What Are Your Hearing Test Results?
At the end of your comprehensive hearing test, your audiologist will go over your results using something called an audiogram – a graph that maps out how well you hear different sounds. At first glance, it might look a little confusing, but don’t worry! Your...
What to Ask Your Hearing Aid Professional
New hearing aids can provide an improvement to your quality of life. Whether they’re your first or your latest pair, getting the most recent technology for your hearing can provide many benefits. During your hearing aid fitting appointment, your hearing aid...
Do I Need a Hearing Test?
If you have been struggling to hear your friends and loved ones in crowded spaces, are finding yourself turning up the volume on the TV or radio, or can’t seem to recall what someone told you yesterday, chances are that you’re dealing with some level of hearing loss....
Tinnitus Retraining Therapy in Vancouver
Hearing a phantom ringing, buzzing, whooshing, or whistling in your ears? You’re not alone. Tinnitus affects millions of Canadians across the nation, and many don’t realize its effects until it starts to change their day-to-day lives. Tinnitus affects everyone...
Wavefront Centre Scored a 96/100 Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification – What Does This Mean for You?
Under the Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification (RHFAC), Wavefront Centre for Communication Accessibility scored an incredible 96 out of 100 points. With over 1,300 sites across Canada rated through the RHFAC, we’re delighted with the fact that we...
Employment Services With Wavefront Centre for Communication Accessibility
While we’ve made major leaps and bounds in the world of accessible employment services for those who are Deaf, DeafBlind, or Hard of Hearing, these individuals still face daily challenges and exclusion in employment and education settings due to communication...
Safe and Effective Earwax Removal With Wavefront Centre
When we’re dealing with cerumen, or earwax, buildup, our first instinct might be to reach into the bathroom cabinet for a cotton swab to swipe it out. We’re probably not the first to tell you that’s not the safest method for your ears – cotton swabs can do more damage...
What Type of Interpreting Do I Need?
When it comes to American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation, there are a few different styles available for different situations. Just like how we use different language between friends versus our coworkers, it’s the same for ASL! For example, there are specialized...
Empowering Lives: The Impact of Donating to Wavefront Centre for Accessible Communication
Donating to Wavefront Centre for Communication Accessibility is a powerful way to support the mission of creating a more inclusive and accessible world for individuals who are Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing. Your contributions help us provide essential services,...