Local lady Irene Sansum has faced many health and personal challenges over the years, including being diagnosed with total hearing loss in her left ear when she was 7. We talk to Irene about her hearing journey and discover how the Aston Hearing team in Thame have transformed her life. Her early years were [...]
Hearing loss is not a new condition in the slightest, people have been living with and trying to cure hearing loss for centuries.The ultra-sleek wireless devices that we see today came about through centuries of innovation and adaptation, and, although some assume that hearing aids are still old-fashioned, awkward, clunky things, the reality is that [...]
Last Sunday evening, from the comfort of my sofa whilst adding the finishing touches to this June update, I watched Elton John performing his last ever live performance in the UK, at Glastonbury. Duncan hitting his 50th birthday last year had decided he should 'do Glastonbury' but instead of scrabbling for a ticket he [...]
Paula and colleagues from across the industry embarked upon a hearing mission, armed with hundreds of hearing aids, to a small village just outside Nairobi where there is a deaf school. Paula shares her experiences..... Our Kenya Experience Last November I was contacted out of the blue by an audiologist [...]
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.
EAR AND HEARING CARE FOR ALL! LET'S MAKE IT A REALITYWorld Hearing Day is an annual advocacy campaign to raise global awareness and calls for action to address hearing loss. Each year there is a different focus set out by the World Health Organisation and this year focuses on the physical health of the ear as [...]
As we return to eating out more regularly, for many people it can be extremely difficult to hear and follow conversation, which surely is one of the main reasons for dining out in the first place.The situation has been made even worse in recent times thanks largely to the interior design trends for restaurants. It [...]
LIP READING - A KEY SKILL TO MASTER TO HELP YOU HEAR BETTERFREE TASTER SESSIONS on MOnday 22nd may 2023 @ help in hearing , glade road, Marlow. see below for Registration details Have you ever found yourself in a noisy situation and unable to hear what people are saying? Whatever your level of [...]
Enjoying television when you have hearing difficulties can be a challenge, introducing the award-winning Widex TV Play device.
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 [...]
