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Seeing the signs in diabetes week

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 13 June 2017 Read time: 2 minutes

The eyes have it when it comes to detecting certain health issues, including the early signs of diabetes. The importance of regular sight tests comes into focus in Diabetes Week (11-17 June) for diabetes can cause blindness. It also claims the lives of 65 people in the UK every day which is why raising awareness Read more…

Look out, it’s national eyewear day!

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 6 June 2017 Read time: 2 minutes

Polish those lenses for an extra sparkle and celebrate National Eyewear Day today. It’s a chance to sport those frames with pride and mark changing attitudes to the joy of specs. Gone are the days when they were regarded as uncool or carried a stigma. Glasses now do not simply correct our sight, they are Read more…

Listen to needs of people with hearing loss

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 25 May 2017 Read time: 2 minutes

Socialising and dining out with friends and family should be fun and add to our sense of well being, but sadly that’s not always the case for those with hearing loss. Venues with loud background music, interiors with hard surfaces where sound bounces around and a lack of quieter, more intimate spaces, can be a Read more…

Listen to needs of people with hearing loss

Gene therapy research offers hearing hope

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 17 May 2017 Read time: 2 minutes

It’s exciting to hear about a new gene therapy technique which restored hearing in profoundly deaf mice as it offers hope of a cure for hereditary hearing loss in people. In a research study, healthy DNA was carried into the ears of deaf mice using a harmless virus and made changes which enabled them to Read more…

Gene therapy research offers hearing hope

Ten reasons to choose contact lenses

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 5 May 2017 Read time: 2 minutes

Contact lenses are a great alternative to wearing spectacles, offering more flexibility and a whole new outlook. If you are thinking of making the switch but still undecided here are some good reasons to give them a go. 1. Contact lenses are safe, comfortable and easy to use 2. Contact lenses sit directly on your Read more…

The quiet message that needs to be heard

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 26 April 2017 Read time: 2 minutes

Noise is not just an annoying and pervasive part of modern life that is difficult to escape, it’s also bad for our wellbeing. Have you heard that April 26th is International Noise Awareness Day which aims to raise awareness of noise on the welfare and health of people worldwide? It was founded in 1996 by the US Read more…

The quiet message that needs to be heard

Let’s talk

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 7 April 2017 Read time: 2 minutes

Today is World Health Day and this year’s theme is “Depression: let’s talk” with the aim to get more people with depression to both seek and get help. Depression is the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide. The World Health Organisation estimates more than 300 million people are now living with depression, an Read more…

Hearing aids work – but it does take practice!

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 17 March 2017 Read time: 2 minutes

Far too many hearing aids end up gathering dust in drawers, simply because their owners don’t think they work. However, they do work – but it can take practice, says Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care, which is one of the UK’s leading providers of NHS and private hearing care. Scrivens hearing aid audiologist, Stuart Spencer, Read more…

Hearing aids work – but it does take practice!

Study links anaemia to hearing loss

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 22 February 2017 Read time: 2 minutes

We know a balanced diet is important for our general health to give us the nutrients we need, but have you heard that a lack of iron could lead to hearing loss? Up to 30 percent of the world’s population are anaemic, mainly due to a lack of iron. Researchers at Pennsylvania State University, who Read more…

Children should get outside to benefit their sight

Author: Martin Elwell Date: 16 February 2017 Read time: 2 minutes

An increasing number of children are developing short-sightedness because they don’t go outside enough, new research has suggested. It’s not always easy encouraging youngsters to go out to play or to discover a world outdoors away from the indoor pursuits of looking at computers, smartphones and TV screens. So perhaps the notion that wearing specs Read more…

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Seeing the signs in diabetes week

Look out, it’s national eyewear day!

Listen to needs of people with hearing loss

Gene therapy research offers hearing hope

Ten reasons to choose contact lenses

The quiet message that needs to be heard

Let’s talk

Hearing aids work – but it does take practice!

Study links anaemia to hearing loss

Children should get outside to benefit their sight