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August 21, 2024

Letters to Margaret – Out Now

The Story of a Life and a Hearing Journey. “At the end of almost every day of their fifty-five years of married life, author Margaret Forster would ask her naturally gregarious and outgoing husband Hunter Davies to describe to her the highlights of his working day spent in the worlds of journalism and publishing. In the six years that have...

August 15, 2024

Hearing Centre Stage at Las Vegas Sphere

We don’t often write about the launch of new hearing technology – as you’ll know our philosophy is centred around the importance our clients’ own personal journeys, with technology in a supporting role. But a recent event at the extraordinary Las Vegas Sphere was a first.  We’ve worked with Phonak, a global leader in hearing aid technology, for decades and...

Rory Stewart on Hearing Aids August 5, 2024

A Response to Rory Stewart

From our founder, Robert Beiny: “Personal opinion is highly influenced by our own experiences and we can easily form opinions which are inaccurate. At the same time, we dismiss scientific studies if a sample size is too small as we know there is confidence in numbers. A human trait is that we can easily jump to the wrong conclusion if...

Brain scans show how hearing loss effects dementia August 1, 2024

Hearing Loss & Dementia – New Brain Research

Yet more research has unveiled a compelling link between hearing loss and Dementia, underscoring the critical role of hearing aids in potentially slowing brain degeneration. The study, conducted by scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, utilised advanced nuclear medicine techniques to explore how hearing loss might contribute to cognitive decline. By employing positron emission tomography (PET)...