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‘Tis the season for spooky tales. Looking for a scary and sometimes sweary playlist? Check me out reading my own spooky horror stories at F****d Up Storytime with Granny Jan. Not for the young or faint of heart, this playlist of my own favourite horror tales includes me reading:

Napkins . Mind your manners. Or else… Blowing Leaves . A horrifying fight over leaf blowers. Midnight Delivery . Hyperacusis or ? Tinnitus Terror Tales Featuring the multifarious Doctor Bell.

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My latest Safe Sound Science with Granny Jan series is on the Dangers of screen time for children and teens at home and school. Now on YouTube and TikTok, I share how frequent hours of screen time and personal listening can have a dangerous impact on the health and well-being of children and teens. It’s a big concern with screen time and use of headphones or earbuds increasing as digital devices like gaming systems, computers, laptops, tablets, or cellphones are more commonly used at school and ...

Three Urgent Action AlertsAction Alert: Raincoast Conservation FoundationAction Alert: David Suzuki FoundationAction Alert: Nature CanadaGovernment EmailsSample of Jan’s Raincoast Letter (Added Final Paragraph):Related VideosComing Soon: More SRKW ContentThree Urgent Action Alerts

Send a letter, save a whale! Do you care about climate change, natural environments, and biodiversity? Nature and conservation groups are calling Canadians to urgent action by Nov 1, 2025, if possible. If enough...

Note: The following content is also available in video format on YouTube at Safe Sound Science with Granny Jan: Canada’s Nature is in Crisis.

Does the environment matter to you? This fall on October 27-29 at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Nature Canada’s Nature on the Hill 2025 will bring together Canadians representing a Nature Network of over 1,200 nature groups to be a voice for nature. Nature Canada is asking us to tell our Member of Parliament now that nature matters to us. They’re urgen...

Do you know who in the entertainment world has tinnitus? Test your knowledge and find out!

There are lots more videos to choose from at Safe Sound Science with Granny Jan. My topics range from tinnitus hyperacusis self-help strategies to protecting humans and other species from harmful community and environmental noise pollution.

For a change of pace, check out my Messed Up Storytime with Granny Jan where you can choose between poems, funny stories, and scary sweary horror tales....

People say they can’t stop laughing and can’t stop watching.

What I said versus what AI thinks I said when captioning my videos. This is why I upload custom subtitles for every video! Let’s start with hyperacusis.

Wait, it gets worse. Here’s AI versus misophonia.

There are lots more videos to choose from at Safe Sound Science with Granny Jan. My topics range from tinnitus hyperacusis self-help strategies to protecting humans and other species from harmful community and envi...

Are you looking for a tinnitus hyperacusis playlist of science supported info on free coping tools or self-help strategies?

Maybe you want a playlist on the facts about environmental noise pollution and entertainment noise impact on public health.

I’m not just a retired audiologist. For over 50 years, I’ve also lived with tinnitus and hyperacusis pain, fear (phonophobia), and hate (misophonia) from trigger sounds.

Examples of my latest videos and shorts at Safe Sound Science with Gr...

How much do you know about the rising public health emergency from preventable noise pollution? Check your knowledge with this quick quiz.

There are lots more videos to choose from at Safe Sound Science with Granny Jan. My topics range from tinnitus hyperacusis self-help strategies to protecting humans and other species from harmful community and environmental noise pollution.

For a change of pace, check out my Messed Up Storytime with Granny Jan where you can choose between poems, f...

Interested in another topic? Please let me know in comments!

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Quiet cheers to Speech-Language Audiology Canada for adding an Over the Counter Hearing Aid Resource Centre to their website. While these products can help improve access to hearing healthcare, SAC emphasizes “the need for strong regulation, clinical support, and public education to ensure their safe and effective use.” Unaided hearing loss is linked to a higher risk of dementia. Untreated distressing tinnitus and hyperacusis are linked to lower well-being. Hearing aids fit to each person’s ...