Why You Should Get Your Hearing Tested

#1. Because it is free.

Many hearing clinics provide free hearing tests. You have nothing to lose money wise.

I recently had a free hearing test in Vaughan.

Why? It is a long story involving trespassing, someone shooting at me, and hearing damage. I shall spare you all the details, but suffice to say it happened when I was 12 years old and I am now 40.

#2. Because sometimes you really want to know how good/bad it is.

I knew I had hearing damage because my hearing in my left ear has been "not so great" ever since that incident. My problem is that I don't know how bad the hearing damage is - and whether it is likely to get worse in the future.

Now because I like being frugal finding a place that offers free hearing tests in Toronto can sometimes be tricky. I ended up going all the way to an hearing clinic in Vaughan to have the hearing test done, not so far from the Bass Pro so this was an excuse for me to look at fishing gear. I might have been able to find another place in Toronto that offers free hearing tests, but when I spoke to the people at Omni Hearing on the phone they were extremely helpful and willing to help me - even though they knew I was unlikely to purchase an hearing aid.

OMNI HEARING CLINIC
9699 Jane St. Unit 19
Vaughan ON L6A 0A4
905-605-4593

I have been living the last 28 years without an hearing aid and I am not about to buy one now when my hearing doesn't seem to have gotten any worse. Buying hearing aids to me is more for people who are significantly older than myself. True, I have hearing damage, but it is not so severe that I can't do without.

#3. Conquering your fears.

Truth be told I have been rather afraid of going to an audiologist / hearing centre because I was worried about what they might say about my hearing damage. Instead I was relieved to learn that my hearing damage wasn't as severe as I thought it might be - and while the damage was done a long time, the audiologist said it appears to have repaired some of the damage over time. There is still permanent damage, but there was likely temporary damage at the time of the incident which faded with time.

The weird thing is that he also tested my right ear - which turns out to have BETTER than normal hearing. He speculated that my right ear ended up compensating for the left ear for a period of time and has since become my "dominant ear".

So yeah, very happy with the results.

I also browsed, for fun more than anything, Omni Hearing's prices of hearing aids. I don't know if their prices are higher or lower than normal places, but their services, honesty and eagerness to help me was impeccable.

So yeah if you live in Vaughan, Thornhill or Woodbridge and are looking to buy an hearing aid or get an hearing test, I absolute the the clinic at Omni Hearing in Vaughan. I'd even recommend people from other regions of the GTA make the trip there for any kind of ear exam / hearing evaluation, etc. So if you have hearing loss problems, totally the place to go.

#4. OHIP currently covers most or all of the cost of hearing aids.

Thanks to previous Ontario governments hearing aids are usually free or heavily subsidized. So after you get a hearing test, if you decide you need a hearing aid, your choice isn't really a financial decision. Thanks to our Canadian healthcare system most of the financial burden is covered by the government. Yeah Canada!

You can even take your hearing test online. Its less detailed, but still quick and easy to do.

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Why You Should Get Your Hearing Tested

Learn more about how to protect your hearing by visiting your local audiologist. Visit Omni Hearing in Woodbridge for a free hearing test, or you can take a free online hearing test right now.