Do you ever feel like you speak, and your kids don’t listen?

Do you ever feel like you speak, and your kids don’t listen?

Do you ever feel like you speak, and your kids don’t listen?

Do you ever feel like you speak, and your kids don’t listen?

Do you ever feel like you speak, and your kids don’t listen?

If so, you’re part of the remarkable sandwich generation…

Imagine walking through your neighborhood on a sunny…

Ever feel like the room is spinning, but you haven’t moved a muscle?

Taking the first step to schedule a hearing test is an important decision…

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Taking charge of your hearing health begins with asking the right questions…

When dealing with hearing or balance issues, knowing whether to consult…

Have you ever found yourself hearing sounds around you…

The Impact of Hearing Difficulties and the Importance of Early InterventionIncidental learning is the process by which children absorb information from their environment, often without direct instruction. This type of learning is crucial for developing language,...

Experiencing a fall or dizziness can be alarming and potentially dangerous…

At NB Hearing and Balance, we believe taking care of your hearing health…

estibular migraine is one of the most common vestibular…

Labyrinthitis is an inflammation of the inner ear labyrinth, affecting both…

Vestibular Neuritis is an inflammation of the vestibular nerve, affecting balance…

Meniere’s Disease is a chronic, progressive inner ear disorder affecting…

BPPV is a disorder causing sudden and brief episodes of vertigo triggered…

Cochlea (hearing) and vestibular system (balance) share close…

Hearing loss can have a significant impact on a person’s quality of life…

Hearing loss can affect anyone regardless of age or background…

An audiologist is a healthcare professional who specializes in…

Communication is an essential component of any relationship, whether…

Hearing and balance (the auditory and vestibular systems) are two…

A sudden experience of dizziness or disorientation can be a troubling experience…

Research demonstrates that hearing aid users have less than half…

Vestibular neuritis is an inflammation on the vestibular portion of…

Vestibular migraine is a condition of dizziness related to altering blood…

The term PPPD describes a common, chronic type of dizziness that…

Ménière’s disease (while not really a disease, and more, a title for a set of symptoms)…

BPPV is the most common of the “Big 5” of vestibular…

One of the most common complaints for those with hearing loss, is how…

Widex hearing aids combine high sampling rates and specific speech-enhancing…

Unitron Blu hearing aids are unique because Unitron has open chip technology…

Signia AX hearing aids focus on improving your hearing in noisy places…

Auditory processing disorder (APD) is the term used to describe a weakness…

Listening fatigue means that our brains tire after listening for extended…

If you have diabetes, you are likely to already know that some…

How do you define your own mental health, and what makes you feel…

Did you know that being female can be an advantage when considering…

Rest. How seldom we speak this word in relation to ourselves…

Hearing aids have come a long way since their invention in 1898…

Have you ever thought your hearing aid was broken and it was just…

We don’t have two ears only to hold up the arms of our glasses…

When you are first fitted with a hearing aid, I am sure many of you wonder…

Hearing aids are best worn consistently, which means that they work…

The alarm goes off. Beep-Beep-Beep!! Worst sound in the world. You roll out of bed in the dark and stumble to the bathroom . . . Your baby cries in the dark of night, you jump up and tend to his or her needs . . . The doorbell rings . . . You did not expect anyone but...

Frequency Modulation (FM) Systems are wireless devices that provide…

Cochlear Implants are implantable surgical hearing devices that have…

With the technology available today, hearing aids have become so much…

My journey of using hearing aids started some 19 years ago, at age…

Most people think that we hear with our ears. Yes, our ears are…

Choosing a hearing aid can be a very confusing and sometimes stressful…

As a New hearing aid wearer, entering into the world of hearing aid…

As we all sit under lock down and try to keep ourselves busy and sane at the…

After I have tested your hearing it is important for me to explain your results…

We may realize that we are not hearing as well as we should, when we…

Hearing plays a big role in a child’s development. As soon as they are…

We all have that moment when we crack, and quarantine hasn’t helped…

Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the…

Being in a confined space for an extended period of time can put a lot of…

Empathy is the ability to understand another person’s feelings or…

For the average hearing aid wearer, the ability to use telephone effectively…

People who experience hearing loss can have some difficulty on the…

As South Africa enters this unprecedented time, we are going to rely far…

Bring your partner along to your next appointment…

A hearing screening test is a quick test which identifies whether you have…

Being able to hear music, connects us with our emotions, our past, present…

Listening is the Shortest Distance Between Two People…

Listening is the Shortest Distance Between Two People…

The children welcomed us with the brightest smiles and the warmest of…

Studies agree that hearing loss, either at birth, acquired during childhood…

I read to my children every night for years. It was time to snuggle up to…

Your ears are probably not the first things that spring to mind when you think…

About 4 months ago, my right ear started to quietly sing in the…

Literacy is the ability to read and write. Literacy provides us with a means to…

By Carien de JagerIt is the season of Bee Gees songs playing in every shop and Christmas carols with the sound of bells all around us.  Summer time with the cicadas zinging happily on a hot day for our summer holiday season, all creating a feeling that the holidays...

Tinnitus is a perceived ringing sound in your ears. An estimated…

Studies have shown that there is a large overlap in the population with…

In 2015, an estimated 8.8% (more than 4 million people) were diabetic, globally (Koye, Magliano, Nelson, & Pavkov, 2018). Diabetes Mellitus (DM) (more commonly-used, ‘Diabetes’), whose nomenclature originates from Greek (for ‘siphon’) and Latin (sweet), is a...

The saying goes: “You are what you eat”, and so it is not surprising that we are…

The word Diabetes Mellitus (DM), or more commonly used…

By Carien de JagerChange is a very scary word to most of us, but in life change is inevitable.  As we age our bodies, minds and life style change to adapt to our current situation.I am in a very privileged position to be able to help and assist with the changes in...

By Natalie Buttress18 is the number connected symbolically with the Jewish word for Giving Life. It is a powerful symbol of sharing. Now, on our practice’s 18th birthday, I reflect on giving, and what it means to share in someone’s life while we give and receive. I...

Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind…

When change occurs in our lives it can often cause us to feel anxious…

We live in a world where we are constantly surrounded by sound and…

This month’s blog theme lies incredibly near to my heart, quite literally…

Our theme for April is Experience Liberation with Sound. I thought this was…

South Africa needs the greatest commitment to harmony that we can…

The third of March is World hearing day. This day aims to create awareness…

In practice, I have seen the full spectrum of emotions when a couple sits…

As an audiologist, communication and relationships are of high importance to me…

With the return of the festive decorations and ornaments to their tattered…

Eyes closed, his foot and fingers tapping to the melody of Simon and…

The best gifts in life are intangible. They cannot be put in a shop window…

Every year is going by faster and faster. Time, our most precious…

The festive season is fast approaching. Aisles are stocked with bright red, silver, gold…

Information is everywhere we look. Technology continues to progress and…

I am sure some of you remember the iconic tagline of the 90s television…

The impact of sound on my life is so much clearer because I work in a world where…

The cheerful banging of piano keys at the beginning of Journey’s…

When I am not in the office at NB-Hearing you will find me on a mountain…

When I hear George Benson’s “Give me the Night”, I am instantly in a night…

Sleep can be affected by tinnitus. Research supports this link extensively…

My patients tell me: The worst message I heard about my tinnitus is…

Can you think about someone in your life who has…

In 2016 worldwide, there were 360 Million people living with hearing loss and that…

Our Audiologists Hanneke Rabe and Anne Caine, write about one…

I doubt that anyone, in their preparation for pregnancy for their baby during…

Fresh out of university after completing my degree I moved province to…

At this time of year, while we are all gearing up for a greatly deserved…

When I applied to become an audiologist, I wrote on my biographical…