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…
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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…
Frequency lowering comes in two main flavours, frequency compression and frequency transposition. Both of these are strategies to bring ver
Can hearing loss cause tinnitus? My answer to this question I received on Quora.
I’m a lipreader! Lovely badges that tell the world they need to stop mumbling into their sandwich.
My most challenging (in hearing terms!) customer has been trying out the Sound Assist. This customer is well into the cochlear implant zone
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
To understand Hidden Hearing Loss (HHL) which is the catchy name for cochlear synaptopathy, you need to understand a little bit of...
HearFocus, based in Cardiff, have indeed permanently closed, leaving their customers without care. Some of those hearing aid customers
With the NHS, we have very accessible hearing aids, albeit relatively basic and not particularly attractive. The service is the issue though
It’s not possible for an audiologist to remove unwanted sounds and only give back amplified speech on demand.
Does wearing hearing aids accelerate hearing loss? Not as a rule, no. There has been research done on this, and the study I read (apologies
Q&A: Has anyone tried "calmer" ear plugs for reducing the noise that is around you? Does it work?
Dementia Action Week is coming, 15-21 May 2023! A fantastic opportunity to raise awareness of this condition and how we can support you
How to improve the sound from your TV. Tips for the hard of hearing.
If the ears are working and sending signals correctly, then you may have a processing disorder. Understanding speech is a complicated proces
I have been on an aeroplane or had a cold, now I’ve got blocked ears and dull hearing. What can I do to help get rid of it?
I review the new Widex Sound Assist table microphone / partner microphone as a hearing aid end user and as an audiologist.
Do not delay, however, if you experience a sudden (over hours/days) hearing loss. You must seek medical advice immediately (an audiologist
What happens when we delay getting the hearing aids we need?
How to read your hearing test results ( audiogram ) and interpret them. How your audiogram relates to your hearing experiences.