If you’ve ever been on a plane, in a fast elevator or dived underwater, you’ll know that pressure in your ears. The feeling that starts in your ear, travels below your eyes until finally something “pops” and you get relief. Mostly we do this without even thinking about it, but have you ever wondered why […]
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Surfer’s Ear or Exostosis, as it is technically referred to, is a very misunderstood condition. It gets its common name from the fact that surfers are the group that is most often affected by it. Because of that, most people assume that it is caused by summer time activities but that is far from the
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Earwax is nothing to be ashamed of. In fact, it is a natural part of our body’s strategies to protect itself. Earwax is secreted by glands in the ear canal. It acts as a kind of trap to protect the inner parts of the ear from contaminants and moister. As it gets dirty it migrates
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Today I was testing a client’s hearing who mentioned he lost his hearing suddenly but it all happened a few months ago and the hearing hasn’t recovered. A sudden hearing loss is a rapid loss of hearing that can happen to a person all at once or over a 3 day period. It is far more serious than
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