"It gets better and better. Instead of your hearing getting slowly worse, it improves every month, every year"

AKA Confessions of a High Street Audiologist. The question really is, "Why do you cost more, and what do I get for that money?". There are several factors which contribute to your experience: Quality/Newness of hearing aids: Service quality - in each appointment Qualifications/experience of audiologist Service quality - aftersales/warranty/repairs Continuity of Care

So you want to hear phone calls, but you don't want the aids to go dull every time someone sends you a text? You're in the right place.

I’m delighted that the copper cable phone network is being shut off! Hooray! Why? Because it used an old audio standard that carried about half of human speech frequencies….

Lipreading is when we take information from the shape of a speaker's mouth as they talk, and use it to work out what words they just said. Our brain has to work hard to understand speech, but when you are missing sounds, it is constantly having to backfill information, which is why those with severe hearing loss are tired out by long meetings. Certain words, such as two and three, can sound incredibly similar to those with high-frequency hearing loss. Learning the different

for some, the combination of: Silent room Nothing occupying the brain No hearing aids Can cause the tinnitus signal to become more prominent than it usually is during the day.

Tinnitus is so easy to get, so natural to people (and animals) with ears, it’s not going to be easy to cure. It can still be perceived if you have your auditory nerve severed, so even that is not a cure…

Source: West Yorkshire Fire Service - Firefighter Will Basnett. The most common type of hearing loss is high-frequency, progressive, sensorineural loss. We experience this as we age, and by around 75-80 years old, many have a severe high-frequency loss. Even if you can hear relatively well, your 6-8kHz region (the highest pitched range of speech) can have a loss of 80-90dB. This means that you require 80-90dB of amplification before you can detect even the softest sound at

He was in a road accident 1-2 years ago, and he was not at fault. The other driver’s insurer offered a payout for car and general damages,

WHY DOES IT AFFECT HEARING AIDS? In a hearing aid, you have microphones on the outside, and a speaker (also called a receiver because it re

How to pair and unpair hearing aid from Android (e.g. Samsung) smartphones

A customer’s review of Resound Vivia 9 mini RITE/RIC aids, versus existing Widex Moment 440.

How to change your Widex receivers - applies to version 2 receivers on Moment and Allure aids.

Did you know that your hearing impairment can qualify you for a third of rail travel? In West Yorkshire you can also get discounted or fr

Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) is a type of evoked potential. Evoked meaning it’s been triggered by something (an audiologist!) and pote

There are a variety of underlying factors, and these are personal to each patient. Recent loud noise exposure (such as the dull hearing aft

It is a triumph, that the Noise Filter works as it does, particularly given my appalling baseline hearing ability. If you have been disappo

Unfortunately, it has been found to have specific side-effects for some patients. Tinnitus, ototoxicity (hearing damage) and musical hallucinations have been reported. The worst of these side effects are very, very rare. There are only a few case reports and these cases have underly

1. Focus on the signal Tinnitus is not sound, it is a faulty signal in your brain. It’s natural to focus on the cause of a sound, such

The main benefit of a CI and an aid (what's called a bimodal fitting - two types of devices on one person) is that you can hear phone calls and music etc on both sides. Stereo sound gives a big advantage in both sound quality and word recognition.