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Do I need earplugs to go to a concert? AKA Noise Induced Hearing Loss
I’m pretty sure that “are these kids going to get tinnitus and hidden hearing loss in ten years?” is not part of the conversation.

Sally Jackson RHAD
Aug 132 min read


Book Review: The Frustrations of Being Deaf
This book does indeed give a true flavour of how ignorant people are in real life. 5 stars for the honesty.
However, the way the author

Sally Jackson RHAD
Aug 12 min read


Cochlear Implant Plus Hearing Aid - Bimodal Fitting
Last year I sent a patient for implantation, expecting I would still see her for the contralateral aid servicing. I found that the NHS had

Sally Jackson RHAD
Jul 44 min read


Apple’s Music Haptics - Turns Music to Touch
An interesting feature in Apple’s accessibility menu is Music Haptics. When switched on, compatible songs will also tap the beat out on the

Sally Jackson RHAD
Jun 62 min read
Effects of Stroke and TIA on Hearing
The different changes that can occur in hearing and perception following a stroke orTIA.

Sally Jackson RHAD
Feb 73 min read


Is the cinema too loud? Are movies damaging your hearing?
Is the cinema too loud? Are movies damaging your hearing?

Sally Jackson RHAD
Jan 42 min read
My Tinnitus Has Changed. Do I Need To See The Doctor / Audiologist?
A significant, persistent change in the intensity or quality (e.g. pitch) of the T sometimes needs to be investigated. It’s quite tricky to

Sally Jackson RHAD
Aug 30, 20244 min read


I work in noise, will Flare earplugs help me stay comfortable?
CALMER / LOOP EARPLUGS FOR LEISURE vs WORKING IN NOISE.
Loop ear plugs are, I believe, designed to reduce high frequency sounds. People

Sally Jackson RHAD
Aug 10, 20242 min read


Fitting Hearing Aids - Severe / Profound Hearing Loss
Fitting a severe/profound sensorineural hearing loss is very different to working with the standard mild/moderate loss.
Patients such as

Sally Jackson RHAD
Aug 4, 20247 min read


Severe Sensorineural Hearing Loss and Cochlear Implants - Part Two
The key concept that I took away from meeting my implanted patient is this: she’s going to keep on improving, while my hearing ability can

Sally Jackson RHAD
Jul 13, 20245 min read


Severe SensorineuralHearing Loss and Cochlear Implants - Part One
How severe, high-frequency, sensorineural hearing loss affects patients, and how audiologists deal with it. Cochlear implants are next.

Sally Jackson RHAD
Jul 13, 20243 min read


Assistive Listening Devices - Guest Post by Dr James Jackson
As a Widex hearing aid wearer, I naturally need Widex gadgets, but I thought I would post on just how important these peripherals are,

Dr James Jackson
Jun 26, 20242 min read


Hearing Care and Social Isolation in the Elderly
Hearing loss can be socially isolating. Are your loved ones withdrawing from life? Could it be hearing that’s the problem - and can we fix

Sally Jackson RHAD
May 11, 20243 min read
Spen Valley Hearing Care Closure - Happy Retirement David Smith!
I am therefore offering 2 free appointments to David's hearing aid customers, which will likely see them to the end of their current hearing

Sally Jackson RHAD
May 11, 20242 min read


Courtesy Aids - Keep On Hearing!
My customers have access to Courtesy Aids, and it makes life that bit easier. I keep a spare pair of each brand of aids that I sell, so…

Sally Jackson RHAD
Mar 3, 20242 min read


What Does Frequency Lowering Do For Me?
Frequency lowering comes in two main flavours, frequency compression and frequency transposition. Both of these are strategies to bring ver

Sally Jackson RHAD
Feb 21, 20244 min read


Can Hearing Loss Cause Tinnitus?
Can hearing loss cause tinnitus? My answer to this question I received on Quora.

Sally Jackson RHAD
Feb 18, 20241 min read


I’m a Lipreader - Make It Known!
I’m a lipreader! Lovely badges that tell the world they need to stop mumbling into their sandwich.

Sally Jackson RHAD
Nov 15, 20231 min read


Widex Sound Assist
My most challenging (in hearing terms!) customer has been trying out the Sound Assist. This customer is well into the cochlear implant zone

Sally Jackson RHAD
Oct 31, 20232 min read
Can you explain how we hear sounds? Why do our eardrums vibrate when we hear a noise?
Can you explain how we hear sounds? Why do our eardrums vibrate when we hear a noise?
Certainly can do! Sound travels in a wave form. Air m

Sally Jackson RHAD
Sep 30, 20232 min read
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