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Study finds hearing aids may delay onset of dementia

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 17 July 2019 Read time: 2 minutes

A new study suggests that wearing hearing aids for age-related hearing loss could delay the onset of dementia and slow brain ageing by eight years. There has been evidence for some time of a link between hearing loss and dementia-related illnesses such as Alzheimer’s, but it was not clear whether the loss was a symptom Read more…

Study finds hearing aids may delay onset of dementia

Tinnitus research offers hope

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 10 July 2019 Read time: 2 minutes

With one in ten British adults suffering from tinnitus, news that a drug to cure the condition may be nearer is certainly welcome. Research scientists in Arizona, USA, have made a breakthrough by blocking a protein molecule that fuels brain inflammation. The study has been trialled on mice but further investigations are required before tests Read more…

Don’t forget earplugs in your festival kit!

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 8 July 2019 Read time: 2 minutes

As festival season kicks off this summer, thousands of music fans will be looking forward to an experience of a lifetime. They’ll be wondering which performers will really rock the place and go down in festival folklore, what the unpredictable British summer will throw at them and what memories will be created. Survival kits to Read more…

Don’t forget earplugs in your festival kit!

Cyclist sets sights on supporting Alzheimer’s

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 18 June 2019 Read time: 2 minutes

The loss of his grandad from dementia has spurred on a Halesowen man to tackle a tough 105 mile charity cycle ride just months after buying a bike. Peter Fell, aged 37, hadn’t been on a bike since he was a teenager but in January he bought a road bike to tackle the annual Wolverhampton Read more…

Cyclist sets sights on supporting Alzheimer’s

Listen up to the benefits of healthy eating

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 17 June 2019 Read time: 3 minutes

Here’s food for thought, what you eat could affect your hearing. We know a balanced diet and healthy lifestyle are good for our wellbeing and that being overweight can take its toll in many ways. But are you aware that research has linked obesity to hearing loss? One study, which followed more than 48,000 adults Read more…

Listen up to the benefits of healthy eating

Hearing aid research is mind blowing

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 12 June 2019 Read time: 2 minutes

There’s more than a touch of science fiction becoming fact with news that boffins have created a mind-controlled hearing aid to focus on particular voices. It’s early days yet for the experimental technology which would transform the ability of those with hearing loss to cope with noisy environments. As even advanced hearing aids haven’t cracked Read more…

Gaining insight into Diabetes

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 10 June 2019 Read time: 2 minutes

The importance of regular eye tests is given added focus in Diabetes Week (10-16 June). Eye tests provide more than a check on your vision; they give an insight into overall well being and can detect whether you are at risk of diabetes based on the retinal vascular changes and blood vessel patterns in your Read more…

Three good reasons to give contact lenses a try

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 28 May 2019 Read time: 2 minutes

It’s good to open your eyes to change. We believe seeing is believing when it comes to contact lenses. Here are three good reasons to switch from glasses to contact lenses. 1. Great for an active life You don’t have to be super-sporty to see the difference. Glasses can get in the way of an Read more…

Three good reasons to give contact lenses a try

Sounding out the benefits of chocolate

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 23 May 2019 Read time: 2 minutes

Have you heard there’s a new study which suggests chocolate could protect middle-aged people from hearing loss? It certainly sounds too good to be true but doctors in Seoul, South Korea, found the rate of hearing loss among people aged from 40 to 64 was much lower in those who ate chocolate than those who Read more…

Eleanor has prize in her sights!

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 15 May 2019 Read time: 1 minute

A delighted ten-year-old from West Hallam has her eyes on the prize after winning a national colouring competition in aid of charity. Eleanor Attenborough won a set of books by children’s favourite David Walliams in our national colouring competition and received her prize at our Ilkeston branch. Youngsters were encouraged to submit their creative designs Read more…

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Study finds hearing aids may delay onset of dementia

Tinnitus research offers hope

Don’t forget earplugs in your festival kit!

Cyclist sets sights on supporting Alzheimer’s

Listen up to the benefits of healthy eating

Hearing aid research is mind blowing

Gaining insight into Diabetes

Three good reasons to give contact lenses a try

Sounding out the benefits of chocolate

Eleanor has prize in her sights!