Helen Keller, Deaf-Blind Activist (1880-1968) Born in Alabama with normal sight and hearing Helen is believed to have contracted a mystery illness at 19 months which rendered her permanently deaf and blind. It is thought today that it was likely to be meningitis or scarlet fever.
With Aston Hearing now nearing it's 33rd year we are so grateful for the client relationships we have formed over the decades - particularly when they move to become friends. It is an interesting relationship where we have spent many hours chatting and learning about our client's fascinating lives. We literarily 'age' together. One such [...]
Aston Hearing is very much a family business founded by Sue Webster 33 years ago. Sue’s husband Mel has always been quietly involved in the background providing support wherever needed. Mel was a partner in a Consulting Engineering firm based in West Wycombe and in the early days he arranged for Sue to base [...]
Admission into hospital is an incredibly stressful, scary situation for everyone involved. Thrown completely out of your comfort zone with none of your familiar surroundings or comforts, whilst feeling scared, isolated, and alone on top of being ill and feeling poorly. The very least you should be able to expect is to have the [...]
Friend of Aston Hearing His Honour Christopher Tyrer DL is Chair of the Oxford Diocesan Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. The Oxford Diocese has long recognised the importance of inclusion and access to all and to this end the Council for The Deaf and Hard of Hearing and the appointment of Revd Dr Hannah [...]
We have been organically growing the business in Thame over the past 6 years but since Covid we have been busier than ever there. We have been looking for a new premises for the last couple of years, but this has proven to be quite a challenge! Back in the midst of lockdown we were invited [...]
Our bumper newsletter for May is now out! In this month's issue: Practice update Introducing Greyhound Lane Hollie's Top 3 Hearing Tips I had My Ear Vacuumed Dr Revd Hannah Lewis, Diocese of Oxford Local Events/HearToday Community Volunteering in Action Poetry Corner Click here to read it Click here [...]
Read what inspired Audiologist Matthew Ball to take up running and enter his first marathon.
IMPORTANT CHANGE: Please note that our next scheduled HearToday drop-in event at Harewood Downs Golf Club on 25th March has been CANCELLED. We apologise for any inconvenience but various factors outside our control have forced us to make this decision. Our last event at The Grange in February was a great success and we hope [...]
Our very own Paula Cook has been rewarded for her outstanding dedication to patient care with a prestigious European hearing industry award. Paula has been awarded the title of European Audiologist of the Year 2019, just weeks after being crowned the United Kingdom Audiologist of the Year. Paula beat finalists from France, Germany, Spain, [...]
