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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…

Say again – the misused sayings that could hint at hearing loss

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 24 April 2019 Read time: 2 minutes

It’s International Noise Awareness Day today (24 April) when we are encouraged to consider the effects of noise on people’s life and health and what we can do about it. Trying to make out what is said in noisy environments is not just inconvenient; it can lead to misunderstandings and damage our hearing over time too. Research Read more…

Say again – the misused sayings that could hint at hearing loss

Noteworthy 40 years of service form Deborah

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 16 April 2019 Read time: 2 minutes

A popular dispensing optician who now sees the grandchildren of some of her original customers has celebrated 40 years at our Newquay branch. Deborah McLean was congratulated by colleagues and presented with flowers at Varnals Opticians (Part of the Scrivens group) on East Street and will receive a piano as a gift to recognise her Read more…

Noteworthy 40 years of service form Deborah

Show the love for your lenses

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 22 March 2019 Read time: 2 minutes

Millions of people have opened their eyes to the benefits and freedom of using contact lenses and it’s easy to see why, for they are a great way to correct your vision. But research has shown that not all contact lens wearers know how to look after their lenses properly and don’t get round to Read more…

Keeping sight of the value of eye tests

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

The importance of regular eye tests comes into focus in World Glaucoma Week (March 10-16). Glaucoma is caused when pressure builds up inside the eye, damaging the optic nerve that connects the eye to the brain. As most types of glaucoma have no symptoms, a regular eye test is the best way to let you Read more…

Heed the call on World Hearing Day!

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 3 March 2019 Read time: 3 minutes

‘Check your hearing’ is the theme of today’s World Hearing Day (3 March) with the World Health Organization drawing attention to the importance of early identification and intervention for hearing loss. Many people live with unidentified hearing loss, often failing to realise that they are missing out on certain sounds and words. Hearing checks are Read more…

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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!

Say again – the misused sayings that could hint at hearing loss

Noteworthy 40 years of service form Deborah

Show the love for your lenses

Keeping sight of the value of eye tests

Heed the call on World Hearing Day!