How to protect your hearing at music festivals.
We Brits love a good music festival. I’m not sure whether it’s the pleasure of hearing all those live performers or the…
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Hay fever and earache: the scourge of the summer.
Take a closer lookIt’s Wimbledon time again. Which can only mean strawberries, cream, a bottle of factor 30 and a packet of anti-histamines. Yes, while…
Guiding your parents through hearing loss.
Take a closer lookListen to young children talking and you’ll often hear them discuss the super-human qualities of their parents. “My mum is so strong…
Deaf Awareness Week. What it is and why it matters.
Take a closer lookAs an audiologist, I’m often surprised how people with perfect hearing and vision can be really bad at spotting certain things, even…
Forget hearing loss. It’s time for a winning mentality.
Take a closer lookWe’re often told about the importance of being a good loser. Someone who, in the words of Rudyard Kipling, can meet with…