Severe hearing loss can be difficult to live with, but diagnosing and treating the condition is important to ensure you’re able to live the most normal and comfortable life possible. What do you need to know about severe hearing loss? What is severe hearing loss? First, let’s define our terms. Severe hearing loss is where […]
1 in 6 UK adults suffers from hearing loss and 2,000,000 of these people are registered hearing aid users. These statistics imply that the hearing health of UK citizens is a real problem that needs addressing. Single-sided deafness, in particular, affects 9,000 adults and children every year. In this post, we will focus on this […]
Mixed hearing loss can be classified as a form of hearing problem that combines both sensorineural and conductive loss. If there has been damage to the ability of the middle or outer ear to pass sound waves, together with damage to the sound data processing ability of the auditory nerve, this is what is described […]
Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is one of the most common forms of hearing loss and is due to a problem in the inner ear, the tiny hairs that detect sound, or the nerve that carries signals to the hearing centres in the brain. […]
Congenital hearing loss is a form of hearing loss that is assumed to have been present at the time of birth. It has been estimated that somewhere between one-quarter and a half of all hearing loss cases in the severe to profound categories have either hereditary or genetic causes, with many of those being classified […]
There are times when we all get irritated by noise, whether it’s building construction or a noisy neighbour. But if you are finding yourself consistently disturbed by noises, perhaps finding them uncomfortable, overly loud, intrusive, or even painful, you may be suffering from hyperacusis. What is hyperacusis? Hyperacusis is a condition where noises, even common […]
Hearing loss is a very common problem that typically affects people as they grow older but, in younger people, can also be the result of exposure to loud noise over a period of time, such as in industry. There are believed to be over 10 million people in the UK suffering from hearing loss to […]
For many of us, our perception of hearing loss is that it is a condition that happens to other people. Many of us fail to consider that hearing loss is a natural part of the ageing process, but it’s a simple fact that it will affect almost half of us as we get older. It […]
A perforated eardrum might sound like a nightmare injury, but it’s actually a lot more common than you might think and can be caused by a variety of accidents or illnesses. So what does it actually mean when you have a perforated eardrum, and how can you care for your injury? Let’s take a look. […]
Hearing loss can lead to changes in the brain. While our ears are the organs which perceive sound, it is the brain which processes what we have heard. People can experience hearing loss at any age. 11 million people in the UK are deaf or hard of hearing. There have been many studies to explore […]