Hearing Blog

Do you struggle to hear the people and sounds in your life? It’s all too easy to ignore the common warning signs of hearing loss, such as struggling to hear in noisy settings or having to ask people to repeat themselves all too often. In fact, people often wait on average 7 to 10 years from the time they suspect they have a hearing loss to take action. Aside from the social impact hearing loss...

Do you ever find yourself faced with a buzzing in your ears that just won’t quit? It can seem like it’s coming from nowhere which can be frustrating and create quite a lot of stress when it won’t recede. Old wife’s tales said that when your ears ring, it means someone is speaking of you. Today we know that this is actually tinnitus – the presence of a phantom sound with no external source. No...

Do you struggle with hearing loss? You may and not even know it. Hearing loss often develops slowly over decades. Meanwhile, your brain rationalizes the changes, making it hard to self-diagnose. The World Health Organization reports that worldwide, hearing loss affects 466 million people worldwide – a number they expect to rise to more than double by 2050. They highlight that this impending rise in hearing loss could be due to lack of education and...

Do you or someone you love suffers from the early signs of cognitive decline which may indicate Alzheimer’s Disease? It is a devastating condition as we may experience the slop decline with the inevitable knowledge of losing the person you know while they are still physically here. It can be just as devastating on family and loved ones as it is on the person effected as this disease requires around the clock care. You may...