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Dad…Dad? DAD! It’s Time to Get a Hearing Test — Part 1 & 2

May 1st, 2012 | by Andreas Seelisch | Hearing Test

Dad…Dad? DAD! It’s Time to Get a Hearing Test — Part 1 & 2

The Epoch Times talks about hearing loss and gets some professional advice from Hearing Solutions Audiologist and Audiology Trainer, Tracy Saunders.

Part 1: Click Here to read more about hearing loss – Part 1

Part 2: Click Here to read more about hearing loss – Part 2

Andreas graduated Western University with a Bachelor of Health Sciences (Hons) in 2006 and a Master’s in Communication Sciences and Disorders in 2008. He recently obtained his Master’s in Business Administration from the Jack Welch Management Institute in 2024. He completed his thesis work at the National Centre for Audiology on the sound quality impact of frequency compression technology and has published on this topic as well as others. He gives regular lectures in the community, at conferences and scientific meetings, in the media and at various post-secondary academic institutions, including the University of Toronto, Western University, Conestoga College as well as St. Lawrence College, where he is faculty. In addition to over a decade of clinical practice as an Audiologist, he is currently engaged as the Director of Audiology at Hearing Solutions, the largest chain of independently owned hearing healthcare clinics in Ontario.

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