Latest News
Here you’ll find all our latest news and thoughts. From interesting articles we’ve found in the press to news about our people, work and the latest technological innovations we’re seeing. If you’d like more information regarding any of the topics here, please get in touch.
July 15, 2026
Why leaf blowers should be banned… and why your ears deserve respect
It’s Tuesday. And Tuesday around here means one thing. LEAF BLOWERS! For reasons known only to the neighbourhood gardening calendar, every garden in the street seems to be visited between about 2pm and 4pm by someone armed with what sounds suspiciously like a jet engine. Never mind that there are hardly any leaves to blow at this time of year....
July 6, 2026
I Don’t Want People to Know I’m Wearing Hearing Aids. What Should I Do?
Over the past few months we’ve been featuring lots of real-life questions to our news section. They’re the sort of things people ask us every day, either during appointments or by email, and often they’re questions that others are wondering about too. Recently we were looking back through some of our patient emails and came across another common question/concern that...
June 29, 2026
Your Hearing Questions Answered
Trusted answers to common hearing questions At Hearing Healthcare Practice, we know that many people have questions about hearing loss and hearing aids long before they decide to book an appointment. Some are based on personal experience. Others come from things they’ve read online or heard from friends. Our founder and Chief Audiologist, Robert Beiny, is one of the UK’s...
June 19, 2026
Hearing Care Backed by 100 Years of Clinical Experience
A treatment plan shaped by a team, not just one opinion When you visit us at Hearing Healthcare Practice, you’re not simply receiving the view of one audiologist working alone. You’ll have your own clinician, focused on you, your hearing, your lifestyle and your treatment plan. But behind that individual care is something even more valuable: the shared knowledge of...
June 12, 2026
The Thinking Behind Award-Winning Hearing Care
Every so often, a little bit of filing turns into something rather more interesting than expected. Recently, while looking through some of our archives at Hearing Healthcare Practice, we came across a document written by our founder, Robert Beiny. It was created around 15 years ago, before many of the national and international awards and recognitions that would later follow....
June 2, 2026
Us & In-Ear Monitors: Protecting Musicians’ Hearing on Stage
For decades, many musicians relied on large stage monitors, often known as wedges, to hear themselves perform. Positioned on the floor and aimed upwards at the performer, these speakers became an iconic feature of amplified live music. They also provided a convenient place to plant a foot during a dramatic guitar solo. Unfortunately, they were far from perfect. As concerts...
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...