A New Direction Inventors in Europe are working on a “completely new alternative to a conventional hearing device”. The all-new device is an eardrum-hugging disk which uses a piezoelectric transducer. Though only surfacing recently in the news, this new innovation has been in the works for a little while now, having advanced through several of… Read more »
Sounds People With Hearing Loss Miss Out On!
Hearing Loss Over the many years, we’ve written lots of articles outlining the perks and benefits of using hearing aids. However, professionals in the audiology industry rarely touch on the subject of sounds that hearing-impaired people miss out on, more than just explaining that women’s and children’s voices are more difficult to understand. At Hearing… Read more »
Brand New Super Power Hearing Aid! / Unitron Max – The New Super-Power Hearing Aid
What’s New? Manufacturers spend a fortune on research and development to bring you the latest innovations, each year, with each release marking a new stage in hearing aid devices. In late 2016, staff at Hearing Healthcare Centre attended a Unitron launch in London where we first learned about the “world’s smallest RIC” – the Moxi… Read more »
Who’s At Risk Of Hearing Damage At Work?
Who’s most at risk? We live in an increasingly noisy world. Almost all of the combustion vehicles which occupy our streets produce around 70-80 decibels of sound, giving some cities an average noise level of around 60dB (the sound level of a normal conversation) at all times. We don’t just live in the world however,… Read more »
Live Transcribe App!
What is Live Translate? Google seem relentless in their investment in new and exciting technology and applications, and one of their more recent endeavours is Live Transcribe. As the name suggests, the app has one single purpose, to transcribe spoken audio into written text, though it does so with surprising clarity. You may have seen… Read more »
Hearing Loss Statistics in the UK!
Hearing Loss Statistics in the UK When it comes to hearing loss in the UK, the statistics speak for themselves. 1 in 6 people in the UK have some degree of hearing loss. In terms of what causes the hearing loss, it’s a mix of hereditary factors, ear infections/diseases, exposure to loud noise and, of… Read more »
Ten Facts About Hearing!
Ten Facts – Hearing Is Amazing! The ear intricately routes sound waves in the air through to your brain, where they can be understood as intelligible, distinct noise. By carrying out this process, your ears enable you to communicate, learn and better understand the world around you. Below, we have some facts about the way… Read more »
Starkey Livio
What’s New? Starkey have unveiled their newest hearing aid, the Livio AI. Starkey have combined the conventional hearing aid app with an element of health and fitness, which has birthed a new approach to hearing aids, hopefully, one which will reduce the stigma surrounding wearing them. When asked about the Livio, Starkey President Brandon Sawalich responded… Read more »
Tis the Season to be Hearing!
It’s Christmas Time! Christmas is the season for giving, but it’s also the time for families to come together and enjoy that all-important Christmas roast! Turkey, mince pies and mistletoe. What could possibly interfere in such a jolly period? Unfortunately, not everybody enjoys the wonderment and merriness of Christmas to its fullest. People with hearing… Read more »
Saffron Walden Market Day Event!
One of Many! After the success of both our sensory awareness radio show with Chris Mann (BBC Radio Cambridgeshire), and our Busy Market Stall in Newmarket, our team at Hearing Healthcare Centre recently set out on our latest venture; to further raise awareness of those living with sensory deprivation! This time, we ‘set up shop’ in… Read more »
