A Beautiful Sound Hearing Centre - Van Heerden Audiologists

15/01/2026

16/10/2025

From Test to Transformation 🌱

A hearing test is never just a test. It’s the first step in a journey that can truly change your life.

Here’s what the care pathway can look like with an independent practitioner:
👂 Assessment: A complete picture of your hearing health. If needed, you may be referred to an ENT specialist for further investigation.

🎧 Fitting: Hearing aids are not just “fitted,” they’re programmed and verified using best-practice methods (like real-ear measurements) to match your ear canal, which is as unique as your fingerprint. Many independent practices even allow you to trial different devices before deciding on the solution that works best for you.

🤝 Counselling: Ongoing guidance and family-centred support to help you adjust with confidence.

🔄 Rehabilitation & Aftercare: Structured rehab, brain training, and regular monitoring to help your brain adapt to sound, manage tinnitus where needed, and keep you connected long after the first appointment.

A Beautiful Sound Hearing Centre - Van Heerden Audiologists is part of iCAN, a network of independent hearing healthcare practitioners. Hearing care isn’t a transaction it’s a transformation. It’s about rediscovering connection, clarity, and confidence in every part of life.

📞 Start your journey today. Book your hearing test and take the first step from test to transformation.

10/10/2025

Today we shine a spotlight on someone truly special - our amazing audiologist, Trumè.

With every consultation, test, and every fitted hearing aid, you help open up a world of connection, confidence and joy for your patients.

Your passion, patience, and dedication doesn’t just improve hearing - it changes lives.

Thank you for being the heart behind every sound our patients get to hear again.

Happy World Audiologists Day!

01/09/2025

🌸 Spring Into Better Hearing! 🌼

As nature comes alive with the sounds of birds chirping, leaves rustling, and laughter in the park, it's a great reminder of how important our hearing is in connecting us to the world around us.
If you or a loved one has been missing out on the beautiful sounds of spring, it may be time for a hearing check-up. As an audiologist, I'm here to help you reconnect with the moments that matter most — from family conversations to the subtle songs of nature.

Let this season be a fresh start. 🌷

31/08/2025

🔊 Your Hearing Deserves the best.

You deserve care that listens. Support that lasts. And a professional who knows your name not just your file number.

💡 That’s the power of iCAN:
A network of independent audiologists and acousticians who live and work in your community.

🧠 Why choose iCAN?
✔️ They listen first to your story, not a script
✔️ They customize your care with tools from any top manufacturer, not just one
✔️ They build relationships for better outcomes that evolve with you
✔️ And they’re backed by a trusted national network of professionals committed to ethical, patient-centered care

👂 It’s time to choose better hearing from someone who truly hears you.

📍 Find your independent hearing professional today: Connect with our and for regarding your hearing healthcare needs.

29/08/2025

🎧 The Shame No One Talks About: Why People Hide Their Hearing Aids 😔➡️💪

Too many people still feel embarrassed about wearing hearing aids, hiding them under hair, avoiding conversations, or waiting far too long to get help.

Let’s be clear:
Wearing hearing aids isn’t a sign of weakness.
It’s a sign of self-awareness, confidence, and courage. 🔥

Today’s devices are sleek, smart, and powerful just like the people who wear them.

Connect with our and for regarding your hearing healthcare needs.

27/08/2025

🧠 Hearing Fatigue is real! 🎧😮‍💨

Ever feel mentally drained after conversations, meetings, or noisy environments even if you didn’t do much talking?
That could be hearing fatigue.

When hearing is compromised, your brain works overtime to fill in the blanks, lip-read, and process distorted sound which leads to you:
😵‍💫 Feeling exhausted
🤯 Having more headaches
😶‍🌫️ Difficulty focusing
😤 Frustration

With the right support, like properly fitted hearing aids or assistive tech you can reduce the mental load and feel more present, alert, and energized.

Your energy matters. Your focus matters. Your hearing matters.

Let’s take care of all three. 💙

👉Connect with our and for regarding your hearing healthcare needs.

25/08/2025

🧠 Hearing & Memory: The Hidden Connection 👂✨

What if protecting your hearing could also help protect your mind?

Emerging research shows a clear link between untreated hearing loss and cognitive decline, including memory loss and increased risk of dementia. When the brain works harder to process sound, it leaves less energy for memory and thinking.

But there’s good news:
✅ Regular hearing check-ups
✅ Early intervention
✅ The right hearing technology
…can all play a vital role in keeping both your hearing and cognition sharp.

Connect with our and for regarding your hearing healthcare needs.

14/08/2025

Is Hearing Loss Affecting Your Social Life? 🗣️📉

Missing out on conversations? Asking people to repeat themselves often?

Hearing loss can quietly impact your relationships and make you feel isolated.

Hearing aids can help you reconnect, participate confidently, and enjoy moments with loved ones again.

12/08/2025

🕵️‍♂️🎧 Is Your Audiologist Secretly a Detective?

Spoiler: Yes. And they’re really good at it.

Every “What?” you whisper... every “Can you repeat that?”... is a clue.
And we’re here to crack the case. 🧩

From your medical history 🧬 to your lifestyle 🎧 to what your ears are telling us and not telling us, we piece it all together to uncover what’s really going on beneath the surface.

💥 That random dizziness?
👂 The ear that "feels full"?
🎵 That ringing no one else hears?

No detail is too small when solving the mystery of your hearing health.

Connect with our and for regarding your hearing healthcare needs.

31/07/2025

Our phone line is down. Please be patient with us as we try to get this fixed.

If you can not get through to us on 031 763 1218, please phone 082 442 8722.

18/07/2025

🗣️👂WORLD LISTENING DAY🗣️🦻

🥳Today, we celebrate the power of listening — not just with our ears, but with empathy, intention, and care.

Sound connects us to each other, to nature, to music, and to meaning.
But for millions, that connection fades quietly over time.

🦻 This World Listening Day, take a moment to tune in — to the sounds around you and the ones you may be missing.

✅ Book a hearing test.
✅ Support a loved one with hearing loss.
✅ Practice active, compassionate listening.

Because listening is more than hearing — it’s how we truly connect.
Connect with our and for regarding your hearing healthcare needs.