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Hearing Loss Treatment
Hearing loss affects more than just your ears—it influences your communication, relationships, confidence, and overall quality of life. At The Hearing & Dizziness Clinic, we use a comprehensive, medical model approach to evaluate and treat hearing loss, ensuring you receive care that is personalized, evidence-based, and focused on long-term success.
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Understanding Hearing Loss
Difficulty following conversations
Asking others to repeat themselves
Trouble hearing in background noise
Feeling exhausted after listening
Ringing or buzzing in the ears
Turning up the TV or radio
Do I Need A Hearing Test?
It is often very difficult to tell if you need a hearing test because hearing loss usually occurs gradually, such that the person is not aware of it. Your hearing is how you connect with the important people in your life. Hearing loss can occur at any age, to any one person.
There is no way to predict hearing loss, but there are known risk factors which include:
- Family history
- Diabetes
- Smoking
- Obesity
- Sleep apnea
- Medication/chemotherapy
- History of noise exposure
- Dementia/Alzheimer’s disease.
If you have any of the above mentioned risk factors, or if you are aged 45+, an annual hearing test is recommended to monitor hearing stability .
Contact us today to schedule your hearing evaluation with our Audiologist No Doctor’s referral is needed to schedule a hearing test.
Treatment Plan Cost
The cost of our treatment plans starts at $4990 or $129 a month via financing through MediCard. CLICK HERE to get pre-approved for financing.
Your private work insurance plan may cover a portion or the full cost of our treatment plan.
- Plans that may cover a portion of the cost of our treatment plan include OTIP.
- Plans that may cover the full cost of our treatment plan include Chrysler GreenShield, GM GreenShield, Ford GreenShield, Ford Manulife, Diageo Manulife, Town of Amherstburg GreenShield, Town of LaSalle GreenShield, Town of Windsor GreenShield, ODSP and Veterans Affairs.
Treatment Service Plan
- Comprehensive Office Visits: Annual thorough evaluations to assess and update your hearing health and provide updated recommendations.
- Speech-In-Noise Testing: Yearly optimization of your hearing aids for understanding speech in noisy environments.
- Tinnitus Assessments: Ongoing evaluation and address of any tinnitus-related concerns.
- Cognitive Screening: Updated screening of cognitive function to better understand potential impacts on hearing health.
- Prescription Modifications: Adjustment of your hearing technology settings to accommodate your changing hearing needs.
- Programming Follow-Ups: Regular fine-tuning of hearing aids for best outcomes. We verify all our adjustments.
- Custom Ear-Tips: Ensuring your hearing aids fit comfortably and securely.
- Technology Supplies: Provision of all necessary supplies, including batteries, domes, and filters, to keep your devices functioning properly.
- On-Site Moisture Removal Services: Experience our commercial-grade REDUX dryer to remove all moisture from your hearing technology.
- Bluetooth Accessories: Enhancement of your hearing experience with accessories like remote microphones and TV connectivity.
- Cellphone App and Bluetooth Support: Assistance in setting up and using smartphone apps and Bluetooth devices for seamless integration with your hearing devices.
- Software Upgrades: Keeping your treatment technology up to date with the latest software enhancements.
- Repairs: Taking care of any repairs needed due to normal wear and tear.
- Loss and Damage Replacement: One-time replacement of devices that are damaged beyond repair or lost. A deductible does apply.
- Aural Rehabilitation Program: A holistic process aimed at improving communication and quality of life for individuals with hearing loss through a combination of auditory training, counselling, and the use of hearing technology. Offered in a group setting or online with “The 5 Keys”.
Who Performs The Hearing Tests?
Not all hearing tests are equal.
Our Diagnostic Hearing Tests are performed by an Audiologist – an Audiologist with 6 to 8 years of University education! Our Audiologists are registered members of the College of Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists of Ontario (CASLPO), and must comply with the regulations and professional guidelines of this governing body. Third party insurance plans such as OTIP, Johnsons, SunLife, ManuLife, GreatWestLife or GreenShield may reimburse you for the cost of the testing. Veterans Affairs Canada/Department of Veteran Affairs and RCMP, will cover the cost of the testing.
Our Basic Hearing Tests are performed by our Communicative Disorders Assistants or Hearing Instrument Dispensers/Specialists under the direct or indirect supervision of the Audiologist. As the name implies, our Basic Hearing Test test is basic in nature and cannot be used diagnostically (prior to surgery, to diagnose a disease or condition, etc).
OHIP does not cover the cost of a true Diagnostic Hearing Tests, in the same manner that they cover Diagnostic Vision Tests. For OHIP to pay for a Diagnostic Hearing Test, you will have to: (1) book an appointment with your family doctor, (2) your family will refer you to a surgeon in order for the testing to be covered when done in the surgeons office, (3) wait six to twelve months to get in the see the surgeon. Our Doctor of Audiology and Audiologist Bernice McKenzie asked OHIP about this waste of taxpayer money and time and was informed that no one has ever complained to OHIP about this procedure.
Want to complain? If you would like to complain about OHIP not funding diagnostic hearing testing for adults and seniors done in the office of Audiologists in the same manner that they cover vision testing in an optometry office.
Call OHIP at 1-866-532-3161
Mail OHIP a letter:
Service Ontario -INFOline
5775 Younge Street – 16th Floor
Toronto, ON M7A 2E5
Hear Here for Little Ears!
Trust your child’s hearing to our Audiologists. Early detection and intervention are essential when your child is experiencing a hearing loss. Even a slight hearing loss can be a cause of poor performance in school. Please book an appointment for your child to see our Audiologist if you suspect your child is experiencing hearing difficulties. No Doctor referral is required.
Hearing Test Your Child
Hearing loss is the reduced ability to detect and hear sound. There are different types of loss which can be permanent or temporary. It can occur in one or both ears and can be present at birth or occur later.
When should your child be seen for a hearing evaluation?
According to the Canadian Academy of Audiology:
If your child comes under one of these categories, they should have their hearing tested before three months of age:
– Maternal infections during pregnancy
– Family history of hearing loss
– Breathing difficulty at birth
– Visible malformations of the head, neck or ears
– Very low birth weight (less than 1500 grams)
– Meningitis
– Jaundice
– Medications which cause hearing loss
– Other medical conditions associated with hearing loss
– Stay in a special care nursery for longer than 3 days
– Prolonged mechanical ventilation lasting longer than 5 days
For older children, an appointment for a hearing test should be made as soon as one of the following conditions arises:
– Parental/caregiver/teacher concern regarding hearing, speech-language and/or developmental delay
– Following meningitis, scarlet fever, mumps or other illnesses associated with high fever
– Head injury with loss of consciousness or skull fracture
– Diagnosis of a medical condition associated with hearing loss or neurodegenerative disorder
– Exposure to medication toxic to the middle ear
– Repeated or constant ear infections
– Trauma to the ear
As soon as one of the conditions above arises, schedule an appointment for your child.
We are able to test children ages 4 and up with specialized equipment at our Windsor and Essex locations only.
The cost per appointment is $200.00.