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.

January 23, 2023

The Times and Hearing Tests

There have been a number of articles in the national press recently concerning hearing and the importance of hearing tests. One recent example, by journalist Hattie Crisell writing in The Times, titled “I’m 39 and I’ve just been for a hearing test,” opens by saying; “For those of us in our thirties, there can be an awful lot of appointments...

December 24, 2022

A Few Words at Christmas

Our Christmas message is one of giving thanks. As Harpenden’s only truly independent hearing clinic, owned and managed by a local family, we are a rare entity in a corporate world. We provide a community-based practice located just off the Harpenden High Street, where we’ve been open every weekday for the past forty-two Christmases! Our longevity and consistency have been...

Which puts independent hearing aid providers top December 18, 2022

WHICH? Report puts Independent Hearing Aid Suppliers Top

According to the latest report from consumer advocacy group Which?, customers rated independent hearing aid retailers, like Hearing Healthcare Practice, as the best place to purchase hearing aids, outperforming both the NHS and national hearing aid chains. The report, which surveyed over 2,000 hearing aid users, found that those who purchased their hearing aids from independent retailers were the most...

December 14, 2022

‘AI for people with hearing loss’ As described by AI.

AI will change the world, and it’s here already. AI, or artificial intelligence, is being used in a variety of ways to help the deaf and people with hearing loss. One way that AI is being used is through the development of speech-to-text technology. This technology uses AI algorithms to convert spoken language into written text, allowing deaf people to...

December 5, 2022

Don’t let Christmas be silenced by strikes

Our Christmas Opening Times. As it’s the first week of December, we’re turning our attention to making sure clients are prepared for our annual closure. And, with the threat of transport and postal strikes hanging over us all, it’s more important than ever to plan ahead, and be prepared! Hearing Healthcare Practice will close for Christmas on Friday 23rd December...

5 star audiology service November 23, 2022

Five Stars for Our Professionalism… and Generosity

As we’ve said in recent posts, we never ever tire of reading the many wonderful, generous reviews our clients give us, on Google and elsewhere. Here are two of our most recent reviews. They speak for themselves of course but we are so pleased that they further underline Hearing Healthcare Practice’s 40-year long commitment to providing the best possible care...

November 20, 2022

Five Stars for Our Ongoing Care

We established Hearing Healthcare Practice to offer help, support and exemplary service. One desire was to create a practice that focuses on people, and not technology. Our aim is to become a trusted source of information when there’s so much misleading information about. Over the decades, despite prevailing economic headwinds, changing market forces and shifting regulation, our ethos has not...

November 17, 2022

Five Stars for Our Wax Removal Service

Suzan posted a five star review for Hearing Healthcare Practice’s microsuction wax removal and ear care service: “Excellent service from the receptionist who sorted out what treatment I required. The treatment was done by Robert who made me completely at ease and was very very thorough.” Click on this link Here to request your appointment with one of our team  

November 16, 2022

Five Stars for our Otosclerosis Advice

Seeking treatment and management options for Otosclerosis: Otosclerosis is a condition in which there’s abnormal bone growth inside the ear. It’s a fairly common cause of hearing loss in young adults. There are 3 tiny bones deep inside the ear that vibrate when sound waves enter.  They transmit sound waves to the inner ear which converts them into signals that...

November 13, 2022

Remembrance Sunday

Lest we forget. This Remembrance Sunday. Thank you for your service to our country and our freedoms. We have many ex-servicemen and women as patients and clients. The team at Hearing Healthcare Practice would like to extend our personal thanks to them, and their fallen friends and colleagues,