Tune In : Tinnitus Newsletter

Dear Reader,

Patients seeking help from The Tinnitus Clinic often tell us that they have found it difficult to get the right help for their condition elsewhere. Daniel Walsh from Southport was one of these unfortunate patients who was told by his GP, and a private specialist, that there was nothing that could be done to help him.

This problem has concerned us for some time and in our last issue of Tune In, we invited you to participate in a survey to see if Daniel's experience is common for tinnitus sufferers nationwide. The results of the survey have shown that we still have considerable work to do to raise awareness of tinnitus among healthcare professionals, which is why we've teamed up with award-winning GP, Dr. Gabriel Hendow, to help us promote our GP guide.

Many of us know someone with hearing loss whose enjoyment of life is reduced because of not being able to hear everyday sounds. Our new Hearing Loss service is for people just like them who have hearing loss but no tinnitus. To book a hearing assessment and qualify for a 15% discount on the RRP on a range of digital hearing aids, call 0203 326 1777 and quote ‘Tune In Hearing’.

Best wishes

Josephine Swinhoe
Managing Director

In this Issue

It sounded like a buzzing mosquito near my ears

15% off advanced hearing aids

John’s basic NHS hearing aids caused him serious discomfort

Survey results highlight the need to raise awareness of tinnitus

Josephine Swinhoe Talks to ENT Specialist Dr Gabriel Hendow

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"It sounded like a buzzing mosquito near my ears"

Daniel Walsh, who lives in Southport, was becoming increasingly frustrated with his tinnitus and was ready to give up on finding any relief, after being told by various healthcare professionals there was nothing that could be done to help.

Daniel said, “The tinnitus was making me short-tempered and I was getting really fed-up with it – it sounded like I had a buzzing mosquito near my ears."

Read Daniel's Story

Find out more about Tinnitus Desensitisation Therapy

15% off advanced hearing aids with our new service

Many of you have asked us to help your loved ones with their hearing loss problems. We’ve been happy to help and in response to the demand we are launching our new Hearing Loss service. For appointments booked and taken up until 30th April, we are reducing the hearing assessment appointment to £95, with 15% off the recommended price of a range of highly sophisticated hearing aids.

All of our clinicians in the UK are highly qualified audiologists with many years’ experience working with complex and challenging hearing loss cases. So if you would like to arrange a hearing assessment call 0203 326 1777 and quote ‘Tune In Hearing’ to take advantage of this offer.

Please note, Glasgow, Stirling, Leicester and Market Harborough are not taking part in this promotion. The offer applies only to hearing loss patients without tinnitus.

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John’s basic NHS hearing aids caused him serious discomfort

John developed hearing loss whilst receiving a platinum based chemotherapy agent to treat testicular cancer. His NHS hearing aids were distorting his perception of high pitched sounds and causing discomfort when he was exposed to certain moderate or loud noises. He had become completely deaf to sounds above a certain frequency in both ears.

Choosing hearing aids with the best technology enabled us to make the most of his residual hearing.

Read John's Story

Survey results highlight the need to raise awareness of tinnitus

Thank you to everyone who took part in our national survey. The results have revealed that we still have considerable work to do to raise awareness of tinnitus among healthcare professionals.

We created a guide for GPs and teamed up with Dr Gabriel Hendow, an award-winning GP, to help promote awareness of variety of tinnitus conditions and treatments proven to reduce symptoms.

Read the full story

When you first made contact with your GP about your tinnitus symptoms, did you feel you were given sufficient advice and guidance?

Josephine Swinhoe talks to GP and ENT Specialist, Dr Gabriel Hendow

I’m continuing my look at people who are involved in tinnitus with this special blog about Dr Gabriel Hendow, a GP with a special interest (GPSI) in Ear, Nose and Throat. Dr Hendow has been very supportive of our work to make people aware of tinnitus. I asked Dr Hendow to describe his job and background to me...

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