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Dr René Hornby Audiologists

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Dr René Hornby Audiologists

We are an audiology practice based in the Moot in Pretoria. We perform hearing tests on adults and children. We are providers of most hearing aid brands.
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We perform diagnostic hearing tests on adults and children. We are providers of a variety of hearing aid brands. We perform newborn hearing screenings and provide people with hearing protection.

31/12/2025

🎉 Happy New Year from all of us at iCAN! 🎉

As we step into a new year, we want to take a moment to say: THANK YOU!
To our patients, for trusting us with your hearing and balance journeys,
and to our dedicated iCAN members across South Africa, for making a difference every single day. 💙

Together, we’ve turned challenges into progress, sound into connection, and care into community.

Here’s to another year of listening deeply, caring fully, and helping more people rediscover the joy of sound and independence. 🌿

✨ May 2026 be a year filled with clarity, connection, and confidence in every voice, every conversation, every moment.

📞 Start your year with healthy hearing.
Book your hearing test with our and for and let’s make this year one you can truly hear.

26/12/2025

🎆 Countdown to the New Year: Hear Your Resolutions Clearly 🎆

As we step into a new year, many people set goals for their health, energy, and wellbeing.
But here’s one resolution that often gets overlooked, the one that is supporting how your brain processes sound.

You may have heard us talk about auditory training… but what exactly is it?

🧠 FAQ: What Is Auditory Training?
Auditory training is a guided program that helps your brain relearn how to recognize, prioritize, and understand sound, especially after hearing loss or when adjusting to hearing aids.

It can help you:
👂 Understand speech more easily in noisy places
💬 Follow group conversations with less effort
🎧 Make your hearing aids feel more natural
🧠 Strengthen focus, listening stamina, and confidence

Think of it as “exercise for the brain,” improving the way sound is interpreted so daily listening becomes easier and more comfortable.

✨ As 2026 approaches, supporting your hearing isn’t just about devices, it’s about giving your brain the tools it needs to keep you connected.

📞 Begin your journey with our and for and make hearing health your most meaningful resolution yet.

25/12/2025

🎄 Merry Christmas from all of us at iCAN 🎄

This season, we pause to celebrate the sounds that make life meaningful, laughter shared around the table, music that stirs memories, and conversations that connect hearts across generations. 💛

To our patients, partners, and communities: Thank you for trusting us to be part of your hearing and balance journey this year. Your stories, courage, and commitment to living fully remind us why we do what we do.

As you gather with loved ones, may your days be filled with warmth, connection, and every beautiful sound that makes this time of year so special.

✨ Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a joyful, healthy New Year, from the entire iCAN family.

24/12/2025

💫 Finding Peace in the Festive Soundscape 💫

The holidays bring music, laughter, and celebration. Beautiful moments filled with sound.
But for those living with tinnitus, the extra noise and activity can make the ringing feel louder and more present.

That buzzing, humming, or ringing you hear may be your brain responding to missing sound, and during times of stress, fatigue, or loud environments, it can become even more noticeable.

Here are gentle ways to support calm this festive season:
🎶 Use soft background sound: Nature sounds or calming music can help reduce the focus on tinnitus.
🧘‍♀️ Take short quiet breaks: Pauses between busy moments give your mind and ears a chance to reset.
💬 Talk to an independent audiologist: With counselling and sound-based strategies, they can guide your brain toward a more balanced response.

✨ Tinnitus care isn’t about eliminating sound, it’s about understanding it, finding balance, and creating moments of peace in the middle of the noise.

📞 Give yourself the gift of calm. Book a consultation with our for , and let this season feel softer, steadier, and more joyful.

21/12/2025

🎆 Protect Your Hearing This New Year’s Eve 🎆

As the countdown begins and fireworks light up the sky, remember: those beautiful bursts can reach noise levels of 150 decibels or more, loud enough to cause immediate hearing damage. 👂💥

Celebrate safely without losing the magic:
🎧 Use earplugs or noise-reducing earmuffs: They soften the impact while keeping the excitement.
👶 Shield young ears: Children are especially sensitive to sudden loud sounds.
📏 Create space: Stand at least 15–20 meters away from fireworks for safer sound exposure.
🎶 Give your ears breaks: Avoid constant loud music or back-to-back fireworks.

💡 Important: Once hearing is damaged, it cannot be restored, which is why protection always matters.

📞 If you notice ringing, muffled hearing, or discomfort after celebrations, book a post-holiday hearing check with our and for .
Start the new year with clarity, comfort, and confidence. 💙

19/12/2025

It’s one of the most common, and most emotional, questions people ask.

The truth is this:
Hearing may change over time, but with the right support, it can become clearer, more comfortable, and far less effortful.

When you begin using hearing aids or new technology, your brain starts a process of learning how to interpret sound again.
In the beginning, everyday noises like footsteps, dishes, or even your own voice may feel unfamiliar or sharper than expected.
That’s completely normal, it’s simply your brain adjusting.

With:
🧠 Consistent hearing aid use
🎧 Auditory training
🤝 Regular follow-ups and careful, independent fine-tuning
Your brain begins to adapt and strengthen its ability to make sense of sound.

Over time, listening becomes easier.
Conversations feel more natural.
And you begin to reconnect with the sounds that matter most; not by going backward, but by moving forward with the right guidance.

💡 Hearing care is about helping you move forward with confidence, reducing listening effort, and restoring meaningful connection in your everyday life.

📞 If you’re wondering what clearer, more comfortable hearing could feel like, speak with our and for .
Your journey to easier listening begins with one conversation.

17/12/2025

As we grow older, managing our health becomes a careful balance.
Monitoring diabetes, heart health, circulation, medication, and staying active and independent.

But here’s something many people don’t realise:
👂 Your hearing and balance are deeply connected to your overall health.

The same blood flow and nerve health that support your heart and brain also nourish the delicate systems of the inner ear.
When these systems are under strain, you might notice:
🔹 Conversations becoming harder to follow
🔹 Dizziness or unsteadiness
🔹 Increased fatigue or “mental fog”
✨ This is why hearing and balance assessments should form part of every holistic health plan; especially for older adults managing chronic conditions.

Healthy hearing supports far more than sound.
It strengthens:
✔️ Safety
✔️ Independence
✔️ Mental clarity
✔️ Emotional wellbeing

💡 When one part of your health is cared for, your whole wellbeing benefits.

📞 Book your hearing test with our for and step into the new year with renewed balance, clarity, and confidence.

16/12/2025

Reconciliation begins with listening, not just to respond, but to truly understand.

It happens in quiet moments of empathy, in conversations that bridge differences, and in the courage to hear stories that aren’t our own. Because when we take the time to listen (really listen) healing begins.

At iCAN, we believe hearing is more than sound.
It’s connection. It’s compassion. It’s the bridge that allows understanding to grow between generations, families, and communities.

💬 When we hear better, we connect better.
When we connect better, we build a world that feels a little closer, kinder, and more human.

✨ This Reconciliation Day, may we all pause to listen... to one another, to our stories, and to the sounds that remind us we belong to something greater.

📞 Book a hearing test with our and for and reconnect with the voices and moments that matter most.

11/12/2025

💙 Your Annual Hearing Review: Why Independence Matters 💙

As the year comes to an end, pause for a moment. Not just to reflect on the sounds you’ve heard, but on the care that has supported you along the way.

Independent audiologists and acousticians offer something unique: care that continues long after your hearing aids are fitted.
It’s a long-term relationship built on understanding, trust, and a shared commitment to your hearing journey. 🌿

Here’s what ongoing independent care looks like:
🧠 Auditory training that helps your brain stay sharp and connected to sound.
🤝 Supportive counselling that strengthens your confidence and communication.
⚙️ Regular adjustments and verification to keep your hearing comfortable and effective as your needs evolve.

Independent hearing care doesn’t stop after the sale, it grows with you.
Because hearing well isn’t a single appointment.
It’s a journey of adaptation, clarity, and lifelong connection.

💡 As you look ahead to the new year, reconnect with your hearing health and the professionals who walk the path with you, year after year.

📞 Book your hearing test with our and for because meaningful hearing care evolves with every season of your life.

10/12/2025

🎁 Caring for Loved Ones with Hearing Loss This Festive Season 🎁

The holidays are made of sound, laughter, conversation, clinking glasses, music, moments that bring us together.
But for someone with hearing loss, those same joyful sounds can sometimes blur into noise and fatigue. 💛

With a little awareness and care, you can make every gathering feel more connected and inclusive.
Here’s how to help your loved ones truly enjoy the season:
👂 Face them when you speak. Seeing your lips and expressions makes understanding easier.
💡 Reduce background noise. Lower the music or move away from clattering dishes during conversations.
🗣️ Speak clearly, not loudly. Shouting can distort sound, especially for hearing aid users.
🤝 Be patient and kind. Rephrase instead of repeat, and make sure they feel part of the moment.
🎶 Offer quiet breaks, even joyful ears need rest.

Because while hearing aids amplify sound, love and understanding amplify connection. ❤️

✨ This festive season, let’s make every voice heard and every moment shared with empathy, patience, and care.

📞 For guidance or support with hearing care, book a visit with our and for because connection is the greatest gift of all.

08/12/2025

Before the year fades away, pause for a moment… and listen.

To the laughter that filled your home.
To the voice that made you feel loved.
To the music that carried a memory.
To the small, familiar sounds that mean you’re part of something bigger.

Each sound tells a story... your story.
And every one of them deserves to be heard clearly and completely.

At iCAN, we believe hearing care is more than science, it’s connection, confidence, and belonging.
As you step into 2026, celebrate the gift of hearing, because it keeps you close to the people and moments that matter most.

✨ Here’s to another year of shared conversations, laughter, and sound that fills life with meaning.

📞 Book your hearing test with our and for and carry clarity, connection, and joy into the new year.

28/11/2025

🌿 Living Fully, Hearing Fully 🌿

Every sound tells a story. The laughter that fills a room, the music that stirs your soul, the quiet “I love you” that lingers in your heart. 💙

Your hearing connects you to life, to people, to purpose, to presence.

As we close this month, let’s celebrate the gift of clarity, connection, and care that lasts a lifetime. Because when you hear fully, you don’t just listen, you live fully. ✨

📞 Celebrate your hearing health. Book a hearing test with our and for and stay connected to what matters most.

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536 18th Avenue
Pretoria
0084

Opening Hours

Monday	08:30 - 16:30
Tuesday	08:30 - 16:30
Wednesday	08:30 - 16:30
Thursday	08:30 - 16:30
Friday	08:30 - 16:30

Telephone

+27123314469

Website

http://www.rhearing.co.za/

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