Rob Hamilton and the team at Hearing Well Matters in Burlington have a passion for helping others hear well. And a passion for their community.
鈥淲e opened our state-of-the-art hearing clinic in February 2020, right before the Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns,鈥� explained Hamilton. 鈥淪o, that was pretty challenging for a business with a lot of senior patients. But since then, we have been dedicated to growing the clinic and helping our patients. We are all here for them.鈥�
Hearing Well Matters is a family owned and operated, independent clinic, with two patient testing rooms and two hearing aid specialists. 鈥淚t鈥檚 convenient, if a couple wants to be tested at the same time, or friends, or we have a group in from a retirement home,鈥� said Hamilton. 鈥淲e also have free parking, we are an accessible facility, and we offer a free shuttle bus service as well.鈥�
Hamilton explained that hearing can often be an undervalued sense. 鈥淲e don鈥檛 really remember how we heard when we were in our 20鈥檚 or 30鈥檚,鈥� he mused. 鈥淏ut untreated impaired hearing can lead to depression and social isolation, and has been shown to be linked with higher incidences of dementia and loss of cognitive ability. It鈥檚 a really important sense, and it needs to be taken care of.鈥�
The team at Hearing Well Matters are big community supporters as well. Hamilton belongs to the Canadian Association of Retired People; the Burlington Lawn Bowling Club, where they sponsor an annual tournament; the Burlington Curling Club, where they sponsor the day ladies section; the Burlington Golf & Country Club, where they sponsor men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 leagues; and the Burlington Pickleball Association, where they are lead sponsors.
鈥淲e also support the Burlington Performing Arts Centre and Joseph Brant Museum,鈥� said Hamilton. 鈥淚n fact, the Joseph Brant Museum has an exhibit on right now, until the end of March, called 鈥淪ound, Just Sound鈥︹�� and we provided a grant for that which allows seniors to attend the exhibit for half price. It fit nicely within our interests,鈥� he smiled.
Hearing Well Matters also brings hearing testing to the community, through onsite visits to area retirement and long-term care homes as well as other patients who can鈥檛 easily get out in the community. 鈥淲e offer free hearing tests to anyone born in 1983 or earlier, as well,鈥� said Hamilton.
鈥淲e really believe in supporting our community organizations, and the people in our community, through our business and our outreach,鈥� Hamilton completed. 鈥淚 have lived here for over 25 years, and I can鈥檛 say enough about what a great community Burlington is. It is an honour to help people here. Our over 200 5-star reviews on Google show that we are doing the right thing, too,鈥� he added. 鈥淚f you are wondering about your hearing, come on in and see us, today. We will make it a pleasant experience!鈥�
Hearing Well Matters is located at 573 Maple Avenue, Unit #4, in downtown Burlington. You can reach them by calling 905-681-4327 or through the website.
573 Maple Avenue Unit #4
