With so many drugs, fads, interventions and products out there, it’s hard – if not impossible – to accurately reflect on the efficacy of a

Frequency lowering comes in two main flavours, frequency compression and frequency transposition. Both of these are strategies to bring ver

Spikes, where the tinnitus becomes intense and difficult to ignore, will happen to people at any point in their hearing loss journey.

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

Access to Work is rarely fit for purpose, although your mileage may vary. The length of time it takes to get some support is achingly...

Until a few years ago, GPs were responsible for earwax removal. A patient suffering from wax buildup saw their GP to discuss their symptoms

Rachel Newton is a qualified and experienced psychologist offering CBT. CBT helps a person to understand errors in their thought processes,

I'm an audiologist who runs a tinnitus support group... This is what I want everyone to know when they experience tinnitus for the first tim

The Widex Sound Connect is this cute little USB device here in the image. I've been trying it out with the Moment 440 Sheer RIC aids and it

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

The Michigan study is the one to watch, and I look forward to seeing the results, but so far I can’t see a reason why curcumin would relieve

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

Using mindfulness helps us to notice our tinnitus less. If we do notice our tinnitus, the sound bothers us less. Tinnitus just becomes one p

I've been asked more and more if I test children, and that's probably due to NHS assessment delays. The short answer is yes.

Microsuction is a highly effective method of ear wax removal, but it has associated risks. These risks are magnified when the procedure is

What you need to know about losing & insuring your hearing aids, and claiming for lost hearing aids.

Can you wear different hearing aids on each side?

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...

IIC have a fixed vent which means it can’t be changed as your hearing loss progresses (this hamstrings the audiologist who has to progressiv