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May 26, 2026
Technology Matters… but People Matter More
The human side of hearing care. When people think about hearing aids, the focus is often on technology. Advertising talks about artificial intelligence, speech clarity, noise reduction, Bluetooth connectivity, rechargeable batteries, and revolutionary new features. The message is usually the same. Buy the latest hearing aid and your hearing problems will disappear. However, hearing care is far more complex than...
May 20, 2026
Apple Study Reveals People With ‘Normal’ Hearing Still Struggle
A major new study supported by Apple and conducted through the Apple Hearing Study at the University of Michigan has highlighted an important aspect of our work at Hearing Healthcare Practice. The Apple findings are striking. Among 85,000 participants who tested within clinically ‘NORMAL’ hearing ranges, 10% still reported that they found it difficult to hear people clearly. Many described...
May 14, 2026The Invisible Ingredient in Better Hearing: Why Technology Isn’t Enough
A personal reflection… I’ve spent years working with Hearing Healthcare Practice in Harpenden. I’ve interviewed Robert Beiny and his team dozens of times, and if there is one message they’ve drummed into me, it’s this: Hearing care is a marathon of counselling, not a sprint of technology. I thought I understood that. But it wasn’t until recently, when my 92-year-old...
May 11, 2026Hearing Research News
Researchers are reporting exciting progress in the treatment of some forms of congenital hearing loss, with a new gene therapy helping people born deaf regain hearing after a single injection into the inner ear. The study, led by the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, focused on patients with a rare inherited form of deafness.e. According to the researchers, all ten patients...