For decades there have been various sketches comically perfected by the likes of “Monty Python” and “Basil Fawlty” where the so called funny sides to a hearing loss have been portrayed by comics, although less so nowadays in our increasingly more sensitive times. In reality however the more that these issues are portrayed, the more it brings attention to [...]
A scientist at Bell Laboratories, Harvey Fletcher, has been widely commended with inventing the electric hearing aid – a cumbersome, body-worn device that debuted in the 1930s. And eighty years later, a Minnesota company is trying to solve a problem that has eluded decades of innovation: reconciling the problematic device with ordinary life, 21st Century [...]
The UK’s first operation to implement a single cochlear implant capable of giving sound in both ears, has taken place. The operation is thanks to the hard work and dedication of the South of England Cochlear Implant Centre (SOECIC) based at the University of Southampton. For both adults and children, the cochlear implant is an [...]
In life as with all things, what you expect and what you get can be two parallels that are poles apart. Whilst it is true that you will get generally get what you pay for, the expectations of your hearing aid purchase should always be kept at a realistic level. If you are paying any less than [...]
According to the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) hearing loss is the most common chronic, but manageable, health condition in the USA, after arthritis and high blood pressure. Despite this growing condition, half of the people suffering with hearing loss who could truly benefit from a hearing aid don’t actually use them. “During Hearing [...]
Free monthly sessions will be held in Bath designed to help people who are struggling to cope with hearing loss. The sessions will be held throughout the rest of the year, hosted by the B&NES Health and Well Being Partnership as well as the local Bath council and the NHS. Organised by charity, deafPLUS, the [...]
