Parrott's Hearing Clinic

General information

Audiologists work in a variety of environments, including hospitals, hearing aid manufacturing, research and private practice.

Parrott’s Hearing Clinic in St. John’s, is a locally owned private practice providing, among other services, complete hearing evaluations for hearing devices, custom hearing protection, cerumen management, diagnostic audiometric assessments for physicians, industrial audiometric assessments, hearing instrument sales service and repairs, assistive listening device sales and many other hearing health needs. We are DVA, WCB and NIHB providers.

The clinic currently has two registered Audiologists on staff: Erin Squarey & Jillian Hanmore.

Erin joined the clinic upon the retirement of Valerie Parrott, long known in the profession in this province. Erin Squarey graduated with her Masters of Science in Audiology from Dalhousie University in 2002 and completed her Doctoral degree in Audiology from Salus University in June 2008. Erin is a Speech-Language & Audiology Canada (SAC) certified audiologist and is a member of SAC, SHANS (Speech and hearing Association of Nova Scotia) and Sounds+. Erin brings with her a wealth of experience -she has worked in a hospital, in a private practice and finally for a major international hearing aid manufacturer. She has experience testing, diagnosing, fitting, fine-tuning and rehabilitating people of all ages and with hearing loss of all degrees. She has attended and presented at numerous international conferences and has gained extensive training in hearing aids which allows her to be seen as a hearing aid specialist by her peers. Erin, a native of Corner Brook, was honoured when Dr. Parrott asked if she would consider moving back to Newfoundland to take care of her patients. “Despite all my great experiences as an Audiologist, taking over Parrott’s Hearing Clinic has been the most rewarding and exciting."

Jillian graduated from Dalhousie University with her Masters of Science in Audiology. Upon graduating, she received the Alumni Prize from the School of Human Communication Disorders for Academic and Clinic Excellence in Audiology. Jillian is a registered Audiologist with Speech-Language & Audiology Canada (SAC) and is a member of SHANS (Speech and Hearing Association of Nova Scotia). Jillian gained valuable clinical experience working at a fast paced clinic in Toronto providing hearing assessments and treating hearing loss. She also completed diagnostic testing on both pediatric and adult populations for the on-site Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) specialist.
Being a native of Nova Scotia, Jillian was thrilled to come back to the East Coast and accept a position with Parrott’s Hearing Clinic. Jillian is passionate about helping people take care of their hearing health. She enjoys being involved in the full process, from identifying hearing loss, to fitting with amplification, to follow-up appointments ensuring the best possible outcomes for her patients.

Hearing loss is the fastest growing and one of the most prevalent chronic conditions facing Canadians today, second to arthritis. Everyone should make sure they are hearing what they should. As hearing loss can be gradual and can affect any age, audiologists recommend tests at regularly stated intervals. Even without an apparent problem, a test can provide a baseline from where the audiologist can monitor the patient’s quality of hearing over time.

FACTS

-An Audiologist is the specialist trained in the diagnosis, treatment and management of hearing health.

- A 31% increase in hearing loss among youth is largely noise induced via new technology.

-We visit our dentists regularly, our GP, our optometrist, but we often neglect our hearing. Dr. Squarey of Parrott’sHearing Clinic recommends persons under 50 have their hearing tested every five years and over 50,
every two.

There are many things that audiologists can recommend to protect hearing. They can also provide tips to prevent hearing loss.If you know you have hearing loss, the technology is there to address the problem. Some remarkable advances have been made in the technology which assists the hearing impaired. Not many years ago, there was a stigma attached to wearing hearing aids. Hearing devices are now small, discreet and even come with bluetooth capability. Hearing loss can have a profound impact on one's emotional, cognitive and social well being.

Parrott’s Hearing Clinic
15 Goldstone St.
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Telephone 754-4884
Website:
www.parrottshearing.nf.ca