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International Women’s Day (8th March 2023)

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.

By |2023-03-08T19:13:34+00:00March 8th, 2023|Categories: Latest Publications, Taking Hearing Seriously|Tags: , , , , , , |Comments Off on International Women’s Day (8th March 2023)

Lockdown FAQ’s: HEARING AND COVID-19

What to do if you have an ear infection; If you need medical assistance, the NHS advice during the COVID pandemic is as follows; Use the NHS 111 online service at www.nhs.uk or call the 111 helpline number if you cannot get help online. Call your GP who may offer a consultation over [...]

Surf’s Up – but Wrap Up those Ears – Dude!

As well as all the obvious risks with watersports, there is a risk of deafness for all surfers, by a relatively unknown condition caused by the cold sea. It’s called Exostosis, otherwise known as’ Surfer’s Ear’. With more and more people taking up water sports, we are seeing all ages either suffering from the condition [...]

By |2019-05-31T11:55:23+01:00May 23rd, 2019|Categories: Ear Infections, In the press, Latest Publications, Noise Protection, Press & Media, Taking Hearing Seriously|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Surf’s Up – but Wrap Up those Ears – Dude!

Living with Deafness | Day 4 : Dog Walking

My family and I are very lucky to have a lovely black Labrador in our lives and I walk him every day through the fields and woods in my neighbourhood.

By |2019-05-10T13:58:59+01:00May 9th, 2019|Categories: Latest Publications, Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SSHL), Taking Hearing Seriously|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Living with Deafness | Day 4 : Dog Walking

Living with Deafness | Day 2: Cooking

Deaf Awareness WeekWelcome to Deaf Awareness Week UK (6-12th May) and allow me to take you on a journey through my experiences of living with deafness. I am totally deaf on one side and have some hearing in the other ear, boosted by modern hearing technology. I have been a hearing aid wearer [...]

By |2019-05-10T13:58:59+01:00May 7th, 2019|Categories: Aston Hearing, Latest Publications, Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SSHL), Taking Hearing Seriously|Comments Off on Living with Deafness | Day 2: Cooking

Living with deafness | Day 1: Shopping

Deaf Awareness WeekWelcome to Deaf Awareness Week UK (6-12th May) and allow me to take you on a journey through my experiences of living with deafness. I am totally deaf on one side and have some hearing in the other ear, boosted by modern hearing technology. I have been a hearing aid wearer [...]

By |2019-05-10T13:58:59+01:00May 6th, 2019|Categories: Latest Publications, Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SSHL), Taking Hearing Seriously|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Living with deafness | Day 1: Shopping

Deaf Awareness Week

This week is Deaf Awareness Week, so we will be posting a series of articles that cover what it is like living with deafness'. Please share and comment on the articles if you find them interesting. Living with deafness Welcome to Deaf Awareness Week UK (6-12th May) and allow me to take you on a [...]

By |2019-05-10T13:59:00+01:00May 6th, 2019|Categories: Aston Hearing, Latest Publications, Taking Hearing Seriously|Tags: , |Comments Off on Deaf Awareness Week

HEALTH & WELLBEING – PROTECTING YOUR HEARING

HEALTH & WELLBEING – PROTECTING YOUR HEARING Answers by Duncan Collet-Fenson – Managing Director of Aston Hearing Approximately 11 million people in the UK are currently suffering from hearing loss which equates to roughly 1 in 6 of the UK’s population. To celebrate World Hearing day 3rd March and World Hearing Week [...]

The Gift of Hearing

It is hard to comprehend how life would feel if you couldn’t hear the world around you. It is like being a casual observer of the world without the ability to participate fully. Imagine then the joy at being given the gift of hearing for Christmas. It is what happened when one [...]

Driving with a hearing loss

It is a common misconception that you cannot drive if you have a hearing loss. It is in fact perfectly legal for you to drive a car or motorcycle and research has shown that drivers with a hearing loss are no more likely to cause an accident than those with good hearing. In [...]

By |2018-11-15T10:32:04+00:00October 6th, 2018|Categories: Aston Hearing, Featured, Invest in Hearing, Latest Publications, Taking Hearing Seriously|Tags: , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Driving with a hearing loss
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