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Christmas tips for those with hearing loss

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 11 December 2019 Read time: 2 minutes

There’s a real buzz about Christmas as we catch up with family and friends, enjoy festive food, gift giving and socialising in the season of goodwill. The festivities can be something of a challenge for those with hearing loss however, so here our top five some tips to help you make the most of this Read more…

Christmas tips for those with hearing loss

Seeing the benefits of seeking help

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 30 September 2019 Read time: 2 minutes

Research showing that both life expectancy and quality of life are affected in older people living with vision and hearing loss has highlighted the importance of detecting and treating such problems early. A study by Singapore researchers, published in the Journal of the American Geriatric Society, found that those without visual or hearing impairments lived for Read more…

Ear ‘tickling’ could help slow ageing

Author: Martin Elwell Date: 2 September 2019 Read time: 2 minutes

Have you heard of ear ‘tickling’? It sounds like fun but refers to sending small electrical currents into the ear. A new study suggests this therapy could rebalance the nervous system in the over-55s to help them age more healthily. Researchers at the University of Leeds found that stimulation of the vagus nerve, which connects Read more…

Chernobyl children look on the bright side at our Stone branch

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 19 August 2019 Read time: 2 minutes

Children from Chernobyl enjoying a respite holiday were welcomed at our Stone branch which provided free eye tests and prescription glasses. The ten youngsters were put at ease by optometrist Larisa Dorochtchak, who is Ukrainian and speaks Russian, and they also received goody bags from the team at the branch on Adies Alley. The children aged Read more…

Chernobyl children look on the bright side at our Stone branch

Listen out for the signs of hearing loss

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 5 August 2019 Read time: 2 minutes

Some things in life are obvious and hard to ignore while others – like ageing – creep up on us. Hearing loss often comes into that latter category as it can be subtle and gradual and easier to overlook. But the signs are out there and it pays to listen to them. Being aware of Read more…

Listen out for the signs of hearing loss

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

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Christmas tips for those with hearing loss

Seeing the benefits of seeking help

Ear ‘tickling’ could help slow ageing

Chernobyl children look on the bright side at our Stone branch

Listen out for the signs of hearing loss

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