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How to Know When You Need a Hearing Test

Thirty percent of adults over the age of 65 suffer from problems related to hearing loss. For people over the age of 70, that percentage jumps to fifty. Hearing loss is far from uncommon, but …

Often Overlooked Warning Signs of Hearing Loss

Hearing loss is in many ways a silent disability, one that creeps up on its victims for years or even decades, slowly robbing them of one of their most important senses. Unlike other sensory deficiencies, …

What You Need to Know before Getting Hearing Aids

After struggling with hearing loss, you make the decision to purchase a hearing aid. Seeking support for your hearing difficulties will drastically improve your quality of life by allowing you to better hear sounds, conversations, …

Diabetes and Hearing Loss

Many people with diabetes experience complications that can affect different parts of the body. However, not many people are aware that hearing loss is one of them. Hearing loss is twice as common in people …

Getting Used to Hearing Aids

Relief is what many people experience when they are first fitted with a hearing aid. Hearing loss is a gradual process; it takes time for many to find out that their hearing is not quite …

Cochlear Implants – Three Misunderstandings

According to the British Cochlear Implant group, in 2017, over 12,000 people in the United Kingdom had cochlear implants. Public awareness of cochlear implants has grown with the popularity of YouTube videos showing wearers hearing …

Hypnotherapy and NLP as Tinnitus Cures

Tinnitus is often described as ringing in the ears. For some people, the noise is almost unbearable and may be likened to a train rushing through a tunnel. Although severity varies, anyone with tinnitus will …

Does Eating More Fish Reduce the Risk of Hearing Loss?

Age-related hearing loss is one of the most common health problems that older people deal with on a daily basis. The good news is there may be a natural way to lower the risk of …

What You Need to Know About Hearing Loss

The ear is an almost miraculous organ, allowing sound waves to be carefully collected and converted to electrical signals, which are then sent to the brain. Unfortunately the sheer complexity of the ear also means …

Time to crack down on the ear-splitting driller killers

Why noisy road works need to come with warning signs and diversions  It’s time that noisy building sites and road works came with warning signs to protect the hearing of passers-by as well as those …

Call to ban washroom hand dryers say the deaf

Public bathroom hand driers “are as loud as pneumatic drills” High-powered electric hand driers in public toilets are as loud as pneumatic drills and could cause lasting damage to vulnerable people’s hearing. The warning comes …

Best Hearing Aids

Booming advancements in technology mean that every year, we are able to benefit from an ever-increasing array of new devices and accessories. The same runs true for advancements in hearing aid technology, and choosing the …

Invisible Hearing Aids – Pros & Cons

With so much variety nowadays when it comes to deciding which hearing aid to buy, it’s important you do your research and find the one that will suit you best. For many, invisible hearing aids …

How to clean a hearing aid?

Your trusty little gadget can open a whole new world of possibilities for you, especially as modern hearing aids offer greater reliability and added capabilities, including Bluetooth streaming of audio input. However, they will only …

How much hearing loss requires a hearing aid?

Any challenge to enjoying clear and defined sound (audio) input is a health and well being issue, and deserves to be addressed. Modern medicine and engineering have combined to produce technology that can be adapted …

How long do hearing aid batteries last?

Modern technology has ensured that hearing aids function – and fit – better than ever before. There are even hearing aid accessories like Bluetooth streaming. However, all hearing aids still rely on one essential component …

Is tinnitus hereditary?

A common question from patients suffering from tinnitus is whether their condition might be hereditary. Given that tinnitus is a neurological disorder, it makes sense to speculate that a predisposition to tinnitus could be genetic, …

Can stress cause tinnitus?

Tinnitus is the medical term used to describe the sensation of ringing in the ears. Sometimes this can be caused by medical conditions such as wax in the ear or infection. Tinnitus can also be …

How to get rid of tinnitus?

Tinnitus is not generally quickly fixable and often improves gradually over time. However, there are a number of different treatments that you could try to help you cope with the condition. Identifying the cause of …

How do hearing aids work?

For centuries, people have been trying to find ways to combat hearing loss, but the first electric hearing aid was created in 1898. Since then, hearing aid technology has advanced rapidly and these devices are …

How much are hearing aids?

The cost of a hearing aid depends upon a number of factors, such as where you buy it from and your lifestyle. Hearing aid costs can start at approximately £400 and peak at £4,000 for …

How do I know if I have noise induced hearing loss?

In our daily lives, we deal with noise all the time. In fact, particularly in urban environments, we are confronted by noise constantly, whether it is television, radio, traffic, domestic appliances, or just the sounds …