"It gets better and better. Instead of your hearing getting slowly worse, it improves every month, every year"

AKA Confessions of a High Street Audiologist. The question really is, "Why do you cost more, and what do I get for that money?". There are several factors which contribute to your experience: Quality/Newness of hearing aids: Service quality - in each appointment Qualifications/experience of audiologist Service quality - aftersales/warranty/repairs Continuity of Care

So you want to hear phone calls, but you don't want the aids to go dull every time someone sends you a text? You're in the right place.

I’m delighted that the copper cable phone network is being shut off! Hooray! Why? Because it used an old audio standard that carried about half of human speech frequencies….

WHY DOES IT AFFECT HEARING AIDS? In a hearing aid, you have microphones on the outside, and a speaker (also called a receiver because it re

Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) is a type of evoked potential. Evoked meaning it’s been triggered by something (an audiologist!) and pote

It is a triumph, that the Noise Filter works as it does, particularly given my appalling baseline hearing ability. If you have been disappo

Not just a boring new model of hearing aid. The GN Resound Vivia has been rebuilt from the inside out. This audiologist (with a profound high-frequency hearing loss) is IMPRESSED!

The premise of these is that the mics on the frames will form a beam (definitely technically possible) and the speakers on the arms will pas

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.

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

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

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

The different changes that can occur in hearing and perception following a stroke orTIA.

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

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

CALMER / LOOP EARPLUGS FOR LEISURE vs WORKING IN NOISE. Loop ear plugs are, I believe, designed to reduce high frequency sounds. People

Fitting a severe/profound sensorineural hearing loss is very different to working with the standard mild/moderate loss. Patients such as

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

How severe, high-frequency, sensorineural hearing loss affects patients, and how audiologists deal with it. Cochlear implants are next.