In April 2022 it was an honour to be asked to be the panellist on the BTA’s tinnitus and pregnancy webinar. Tinnitus is Pregnancy Tinnitus is most common ear complaint in pregnancy. Affects over 1 in 3 women. 2 out of 3 women who have tinnitus before pregnancy report an increase in their tinnitus during …
Hearing aid dispensers love to sell Receiver In the Ear (RIC) hearing aids. They’re normally the hearing aids we have demo’s for patients to try in appointments. They are the ones that the manufactures release their latest technology with. There’s a reason for this. They are the hearing aids used most – nearly 80%. Here’s …
As we get older we may start to experience hearing loss. This is because our ears, like our eyes, wear out. The more we interact with the modern era, with our TV, our mobile phones, our concerts, flight travel the quicker they wear out. One of the first things you may experience before the hearing …
Hearing loss is one of the leading chronic health conditions among adults, and the most common type of hearing loss is age-related hearing loss (ARHL) – a slow but steady loss of hearing. As ARHL is a slow process, many people who experience it find ways to adapt to the loss. But a recent study by …
A new study looking at the experiences of people with tinnitus worldwide during the Covid-19 pandemic has found that nearly half (46%) of UK sufferers report that their tinnitus has been made worse due to the impact of lockdown and lifestyle changes.