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.
So much more than a ‘Last Hope’
Hearing Healthcare… last hope… new beginnings The Hearing Healthcare Practice in Hertfordshire is one of the world’s leading hearing healthcare centres of excellence and often the ‘last hope’ port of call for desperate hearing aid wearers. Looking through our list of clients, or friends of the Practice as we like to call them, there’s an extraordinary variety of people, old...
April 8, 2018Hearing Technology that Learns
The annual Global Audiology Congress is just weeks away and we’re looking forward to hearing about the latest advances in hearing aid technology. One thing that has grabbed our attention already is a new generation of smart hearing aids that incorporate machine learning. Machine learning uses statistical techniques to give computer systems the ability to learn – progressively improve their...
March 29, 2018Landmark Ruling in Hearing Case
Musician’s Hearing Loss caused by exposure to Wagnerian noise levels. “This, in our view, has always been a dismissive view from an industry which creates and sells ‘noise’ as a product.” Strong words indeed from the solicitor involved in the case of a musician whose hearing was damaged during rehearsals at The Royal Opera House. At Hearing Healthcare Practice we...
March 27, 2018
Ear Emoji
Apple wants emojis to better represent people with disabilities. In a proposal sent to the Unicode Consortium, the non profit organisation that sets the global standard for emojis, the company is advocating for 13 new additions. The proposed emojis include an ear with a hearing aid. Not sure if this is representative of hearing aids today though? What do you...
March 26, 2018Moxi All and the World’s Favourite Sounds
Today we’re in London to witness the latest technology offering from Canadian hearing company, Unitron. We’ll look at and hear about Moxi All, a hearing aid which features a raft of special advanced technologies built on the Tempus chip processing system. The device focuses on picking up clear conversations in any acoustic environment, links wirelessly to any mobile phone for...
March 20, 2018Think Different? It’s what we do every day…
We like to think the Hearing Healthcare Practice occupies a special place in the lives of our clients and patients. Our core values have not changed since our Director of Audiology, Robert, began his journey helping others more than 40 years ago. Our corporate philosophy is to challenge the status quo, thinking differently, approaching hearing care in a different way,...
March 1, 2018Lyric and the Best Invisible Hearing Aids
At the Hearing Healthcare Practice in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, we’re passionate about introducing our clients the best hearing aids and the best invisible hearing aids. Perhaps the world’s most acclaimed invisible hearing aid is Phonak Lyric 100% Invisible. Placed in your ear canal by our trained skilled experts, Lyric remains hidden away, out of sight, invisible to the world. All day,...
February 27, 2018
A New Team Member
We delighted to welcome a new face to the Hearing Healthcare Practice – Audiologist Angelique Da Costa – who joined us in February to work alongside Jo and Robert.
February 8, 2018It’s Tinnitus Awareness Week – in case you hadn’t heard.
It’s Tinnitus Awareness Week in the UK. Its pertinent that a condition that many sufferers are CONSTANTLY aware of has an awareness week! But the focus, of course, is also on those who don’t have tinnitus, how they can help loved ones who have it and how to avoid some of the things that cause tinnitus (like loud sounds). At...
January 30, 2018The Sound of the Underground
As any of you who live in London will know, public transport can be… challenging. It’s noisy too and, as the BBC is now reporting, in some sections of the London Underground the sound advice is to consider wearing hearing protection. To see the whole report, click the link below: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-london-42840140/is-tube-travel-damaging-your-hearing If you’d like advice about Hearing Protection (including the...