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Give your eyes a summer break too

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 31 August 2018 Read time: 2 minutes

Summer is a time to relax, switch off and take a break from the pressures and demands of everyday life. It’s an ideal opportunity for a digital detox too. An extended screen break can help reconnect with other activities and give our eyes a rest, whether from computer screens at work or our mobile devices Read more…

Get yourself seen is the advice for teens

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 23 August 2018 Read time: 2 minutes

Teenage years are undoubtedly a time of change with lots going on and perhaps more of a focus or pressure on how to look good. Looking good takes on a whole new meaning when it comes to having regular eye tests which are a vital part of staying healthy whatever your age. When was the Read more…

Get yourself seen is the advice for teens

Hearing aids, Edwina Currie, and me

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 23 July 2018 Read time: 3 minutes

I recently attended an Oticon product event and felt compelled to write down some of the key points of the day, as sometimes I forget how hearing aids can change lives by letting customers maintain their current lifestyle. One of the more interesting presentations was on brain hearing and included a section about hearing loss Read more…

Let’s hear it for the joys of summer

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 11 July 2018 Read time: 2 minutes

It’s summer holiday season; a time to kick back, escape the everyday and recharge your batteries on carefree sunny days. Whether jetting off to farflung places or enjoying a staycation, a summer break of new experiences and relaxation is good for the soul and the senses. But please don’t take a break from looking after your hearing – that’s important Read more…

Diabetes week in vision

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 11 June 2018 Read time: 2 minutes

It’s an eye-watering statistic that around 200,000 people are diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes every year. Today (11 June) is the start of Diabetes Week to raise awareness of this serious health condition which affects a growing number of lives and is the leading cause of blindness in people of working age in the UK. Read more…

School’s out so sunglasses on, hopefully!

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 29 May 2018 Read time: 2 minutes

Half-term holidays are sure to brighten up children, especially if the sun shines. Freed from classroom constraints, it’s a chance to get out and about and enjoy time spent with family and friends. These should be carefree days – for the kids if not necessarily parents. Caring about the health and welfare of your children Read more…

School’s out so sunglasses on, hopefully!

Taking action on Dementia

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 23 May 2018 Read time: 2 minutes

Community events are being staged all around the UK to mark Dementia Action Week and Scrivens is joining in to show its support. From bake and book sales to raffles, fun competitions and eye-catching fancy dress, our branches are raising funds and awareness for our chosen charity Alzheimer’s Society. Alzheimer’s is the most common form Read more…

Raising awareness of hearing loss

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 14 May 2018 Read time: 2 minutes

Have you heard? Hearing loss affects more than 11 million people in the UK so you’re not alone if your hearing isn’t what it used to be. Deaf Awareness Week from 14-20 May is a chance to spotlight the issue and challenge perceptions of hearing loss and deafness across the UK. The charity Action on Read more…

Put yourself in the frame when it comes to style

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 11 May 2018 Read time: 2 minutes

Some people have an innate sense of style that seems to come to them naturally. But many of us have to work a little bit harder on finding what really suits us, with a few fashion mistakes along the way, to feel happy with our choices. You don’t have to slavishly follow the latest trends Read more…

Put yourself in the frame when it comes to style

Listen to the warnings on noise

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 25 April 2018 Read time: 2 minutes

Global campaigns sometimes feel a world away and don’t always hit home. Today’s International Noise Awareness Day should have a resonance with all of us though because excessive noise is not just annoying, it is bad for our wellbeing. In the short term noise causes stress, which affects our health, and in the long term Read more…

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Give your eyes a summer break too

Get yourself seen is the advice for teens

Hearing aids, Edwina Currie, and me

Let’s hear it for the joys of summer

Diabetes week in vision

School’s out so sunglasses on, hopefully!

Taking action on Dementia

Raising awareness of hearing loss

Put yourself in the frame when it comes to style

Listen to the warnings on noise