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Habituating to Tinnitus
The start of my relationship with my tinnitus patients is goal setting, where I explain that the only goal of tinnitus work is...

Sally Jackson RHAD
Dec 7, 20213 min read


Hearing Loss Rewires Your Brain
I watched a fascinating presentation by the ever-popular Dr James Jackson this week (my husband) on untreated hearing loss, detailing the...

Sally Jackson RHAD
Nov 27, 20213 min read
Tinnitus & How We Process Sound
I’m fresh out of a tinnitus consultation today, and have been teaching a client about how sounds are processed by the brain. We did an...

Sally Jackson RHAD
Nov 11, 20212 min read
Why does hearing loss occur mostly at 3000-6000Hz?
Good question! 4000Hz is where we typically look for and see noise related damage. This is because the ear canal naturally amplifies this...

Sally Jackson RHAD
Nov 11, 20211 min read
Does using hearing aids make you dependent on them?
A question I answered on Quora today… Does using hearing aids make you dependent on them? Specifically, let's say that you are x% deaf...

Sally Jackson RHAD
Oct 31, 20213 min read


Technology Levels AKA What Will Hearing Aids Do For Me
Writing this for a friend who needs to advise his parents, but it’s good general knowledge for all. Strap yourselves in, it’s going to...

Sally Jackson RHAD
Oct 29, 20213 min read


Are you getting the most out of your hearing aids?
Busy audiologists can sometimes neglect to tell you about the features of your hearing aids, but since we are all paying the price of new...

Sally Jackson RHAD
Oct 15, 20212 min read
COVID 19 & Hearing Loss
COVID 19 side effects include hearing loss and tinnitus. Here’s what you need to know if you find yourself impacted by this.

Sally Jackson RHAD
Oct 9, 20211 min read


“What is the best hearing aid to reduce tinnitus?”
Here’s a question I answered on Quora today, hope you find it useful. Follow my blog (on my website) for more of this sort of thing!...

Sally Jackson RHAD
Oct 9, 20212 min read


Tinnitus Support Group - Brighouse / Calderdale / Kirklees
I am in the research stage of starting a tinnitus support / self-help group based in Brighouse. Currently the nearest one is run by my...

Sally Jackson RHAD
Sep 18, 20211 min read
Sudden Hearing Loss
This is quite a topical post, as it still appears that not all GP’s are seeing patients face to face - even when there is a clinical need....

Sally Jackson RHAD
Sep 9, 20212 min read


How close are we to hearing aids that completely restore high-frequency hearing loss?
[This is a question I received on Quora, and I share my answer below] Good question! There are so many factors involved. If you still...

Sally Jackson RHAD
Jun 27, 20212 min read


Single Sided Deafness & CROS Aids
People with Single Sided Deafness (SSD) often have a dead ear - which is an unattractive term but unfortunately is what we call it when...

Sally Jackson RHAD
Jun 5, 20213 min read


Introduction to Wear and Tear Type Hearing Loss
The most common type of hearing loss is sensorineural (approximately 90% of hearing loss cases) and is experienced after the age of 55....

Sally Jackson RHAD
May 29, 20215 min read


Dynamic range compression aka the adverts are too loud!
I know, fun right? How can this help me? So, dynamic range compression is where you stop amplifying all input levels at the same ratio. ...

Sally Jackson RHAD
May 19, 20211 min read


Lenire Tinnitus Treatment
Having read through the website and the background study for Lenire, I remain highly unconvinced. Lenire is based on “bimodal...

Sally Jackson RHAD
May 9, 20212 min read


Will Hearing Aids Make My Hearing Worse?
This was a question I was asked last week, and not for the first time! In a word, no. You do not become dependent on hearing aids...

Sally Jackson RHAD
Apr 19, 20214 min read
Tinnitus Therapies
I have had a great meeting today with Lisa Caldwell at The Hearing Coach (www.thehearingcoach.com). Lisa has trained as a Mindfulness...

Sally Jackson RHAD
Mar 25, 20211 min read
Hearing & Communication Tips - Free Download
Here it is, the moment you have all been waiting for! Well maybe not, but I hope it is useful. My best and most comprehensive set of...

Sally Jackson RHAD
Mar 23, 20211 min read


New Pretend Hearing Aids - Here We Go Again!
Bluetooth Earbuds Slash Hearing Aids - where do we start with this? Let’s start by saying that you would only want this product if you...

Sally Jackson RHAD
Mar 1, 20212 min read
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