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July 20, 2017Hearing Loss in Middle Age and Dementia
Is there a connection between hearing loss in middle age and dementia? “Potentially it (hearing loss) is something you can do something about, which I think makes it really important to understand better.” Clive Ballard, professor of age-related disease at the University of Exeter. Audiologists are continually presented evidence from ongoing research indicating the link between cognitive change in adults and hearing loss....
July 10, 2017
A French Recipe to Make your Ears Pop!
As the summer in the UK has started early this year with extended fine weather, families are beginning to prepare for their annual summer holidays. For those of us lucky enough to be jetting off abroad it’s worthwhile remembering that, although aircraft are pressurised, this doesn’t always mean our ears easily adapt to pressure change. The ear has a natural mechanism...
May 30, 2017Hearing Stories and Hearing Memories
This week we were fortunate to sit in and listen to Hearing Stories from Lianna, Sarah, Sally and Gordon who all took time to join us in the studio to tell their own stories about their journeys with us at Hearing Healthcare Practice. They all told of different experiences but one theme was constant: a system of hearing care that had failed them until they...
May 18, 2017Know your Hearing
Sound, Pitch or Tone is described in terms of frequency and is expressed in Hertz (Hz). 1 Hertz equals one soundwave per second. Our ears are capable of hearing sounds with frequencies of up to around 16,000 Hz. But dogs can hear up to 45,000 Hz and mice up to 91,000Hz! The delicate hair cells in the inner ear are...
May 3, 2017Hearing Telehealth – remote audiological support
Hearing Telehealth Telehealth: A noun, meaning the provision of healthcare remotely by means of telecommunications technology. We were excited a few years ago when we first heard about various Telehealth projects coming out of Silicon Valley, California. The opportunity for clinicians to support patients with online consultations was an exciting opportunity to help people like never before. In recent years,...
April 24, 2017Clearly Speaking
A common comment we hear at the Hearing Healthcare Practice is: “If everyone spoke as clearly as you, I wouldn’t have any problem hearing!” We spend our working lives talking, educating and guiding our patients on their hearing healthcare journey so we have developed a way of speaking that improves our clients’ ability to understand and interact with us. Speaking slowly,...
April 10, 2017NHS Hearing Aids or Private? A New Blog
We’re delighted to be supporting Vicki Nielsen her journey ‘from NHS Hearing Aid to private’. If you’re considering your own treatment options, Vicki’s Blog will make very interesting reading. Click here to visit her Blog: NHS hearing aids to private: my journey so far
April 1, 2017A New Life with Lyric – Discover Hearing Magic
Our work has a profound effect on every member of our team, you could say its hearing magic… We’re really excited at meeting new clients because we know what an amazing experience it is to help someone hear well again and to renew their vigour for life. It’s the reason we love what we do. We’re often asked. How does the work...
March 23, 2017Helping Phonak launch Titanium at the Design Museum
Introducing the Phonak Titanium invisible hearing aid. Last week our Director of Audiology, Robert was invited to share his experiences of fitting the latest Titanium invisible hearing tech from Swiss company, Phonak, with an invited audience at London’s new iconic Design Museum. Robert was joined on stage by our client Sarah who bought to life the effect that the latest Phonak Titanium hearing...
March 13, 2017Fast, Safe Ear Wax Removal by Micro Suction
Fast Micro suction Ear Wax Removal by Expert Audiologists in Harpenden, Herts Why you should consider self funding having your ears cleared by a trained audiologist? Sometimes it because of the convenience of beeing seen at a time to suit you in an environment which is pleasant to be in. However, on most occasions clients ask for our help because their...