National Lipreading Awareness Week 2016
Free 1-hour tasters in lipreading skills Sept 12 - 16 Are you one of the 1 in 6 people in the UK with a hearing loss? Do you struggle to hear in noisy situations? Have you thought about joining a…
Tips for Travelling with Hearing Loss
You may travel for work, you may travel for pleasure – either way the chances are you will be planning a trip over the summer this year. But travelling with hearing loss presents its very own challenges, which can make…
Join us at our information days on 13th & 14th June
We are holding two special hearing aid information days that will particularly appeal to the "cosmetically conscious," demonstrating the uniqueness of the Lyric hearing aid and showcasing the Virto V hearing aid, the smallest and most powerful custom-made hearing aid…
What to do if your hearing aids get wet
What to do if your hearing aids get wet We are often asked by patients what they should do if their hearing aids get wet. Usually this is accidental – one lady recently saw to her horror that her hearing…
Causes of Hearing Loss
In the last few decades, researchers have made tremendous advancements in hearing technology, even for the most profoundly deaf. In most cases, hearing loss is now a treatable condition, providing new opportunities for people, and their families, touched by a…
Coloured Hearing Aids have got the Cool Factor!
An article we read recently about a little girl who wanted pink hearing aids so she could have "fairy ears," got us thinking about what people want from their hearing aids. In this article we talk about coloured hearing aids…
Study Shows That Hearing Aids Improve Brain Function
A news item in The Hearing Review caught our attention this week: A recent study at the University of Texas has found that hearing aids improve brain function in people with hearing loss. We've long known that untreated hearing loss…
Hear in Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Pink October - let's all help! October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. With the special edition pink Oticon Opn™, you can open a world of better hearing and show your support for breast cancer awareness, treatment and research. We talk…
Happy 101st Birthday to Rosi Ruben!
Rosi has been our client since 1993 and has since become a very dear friend, who was responsible for my husband, Jeremy and I to meet. She has led an amazing life, here is a short synopsis of her life…
New mobile app to monitor decibel levels in restaurants
Eight out of ten people say they have left a café, restaurant or pub because of the noise. The trend these days seems to be to decorate restaurants with lots of bare, hard surfaces. No carpets on the floor, no…