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 …
In 2020, I started to lead a tinnitus support group. In 2021 I started to lead another one for 18-30 year olds. Both with the BTA. Both have regulars and new comers. There are always the same topics that come up time and time again. I thought I’d write them down for anyone else searching …
The British Tinnitus Association knows how helpful it can be to speak to others who have tinnitus. They have their Helpline, Webchat, unbiased information including webinars. They also have free support groups. They also have a befriending programme which aims to help reduce the isolation felt by people with tinnitus through the use of the …
In May 2021 I was honoured to be asked to be a panellist on a webinar in regards to tinnitus and Covid. The panellists included:- Nic Wray, Communications Manager, BTA Professor Kevin Munro. Professor of Audiology, NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre Dr Eldré Beukes, Research Audiologist, Anglia Ruskin University We discussed the research going on with Covid in …
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 …
The World Health Organisation (WHO) have released the first World Report on Hearing which has found that 1 in 4 people will have some degree of a hearing loss by 2050. The report also states that: ‘in adults, noise control, safe listening, and surveillance of ototoxic medicines together with good ear hygiene, can help maintain …
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.