Listen up! Is it time for a hearing test?

patient audiology COVID-19

There are currently around 11 million people in the UK living with hearing loss. By 2035, it’s estimated this will have risen to around 15.6 million people – that’s one in five of us. In the majority of cases, hearing loss is gradual, and this can make it difficult to know when you need to […]

Trust us with your tinnitus

Patient Getting Ear Treatment

Our ears are incredibly precious. Good hearing is something many of us take for granted. However, for others, deafness or tinnitus can significantly affect everyday lives. But they don’t have to. And if things do go wrong and you develop problems with your ears, it’s incredibly important to make sure you get the correct treatment […]

Tinnitus cure pill hits the headlines

Mouse

‘New breakthrough pill could cure tinnitus’ ‘Drug to reduce brain inflammation cured tinnitus in mice – paving the way towards a pill for humans’ ‘Reducing brain inflammation could treat tinnitus’ These are headlines which would catch the attention of anyone who suffers with tinnitus. And here at The Tinnitus Clinic, we too were interested to […]

Noisy cinemas – is the message getting through loud and clear?

Noisy Cinema

Over the past couple of years, I’ve spoken about how Hollywood is starting to show more hearing-impaired and deaf characters in films. One of the most important films to feature hearing loss recently was Baby Driver, which came out in 2017 and did wonders in bringing tinnitus into the public consciousness. In this, the main […]

Cure or endure?

calm tea

So, let’s get the bad news out of the way first. There is no cure for tinnitus. It might not be the most positive of starts to my blog, but it’s the honest response we give to patients who come to visit us hoping for a permanent solution.

Cure or endure?

Cure or endure

So, let’s get the bad news out of the way first. There is no cure for tinnitus. It might not be the most positive of starts to my blog, but it’s the honest response we give to patients who come to visit us hoping for a permanent solution. Please, don’t stop reading here! The good […]