Director’s Blog

There has been an awareness in the audiology world since March 2020, that some patients who have reported having COVID 19 also report an increase in tinnitus symptoms. For some patients this is a new experience of tinnitus and for others their pre-existing tinnitus appears to have been made worse by COVID. Results from long […]

Sound of Metal is a film which, for me, provided a new perspective into how sudden onset deafness can affect every aspect of a person’s life. The film, which won an Oscar for Best Sound has been released on Amazon Prime and hopefully will be in cinemas soon, is one of the loudest, and quietest […]

There are some days when the past four months of disruption and lock down seem surreal and the experiences we have all been through something of a bad dream. Each of us has been through the same, but intensely different experience. For the Tinnitus Clinic, as a small business, we found that forecasting was impossible. […]

With around 21,000 workers experiencing work-related hearing issues (according to the Health and Safety Executive), it is clear that more can be done to protect employees from the detrimental health effects of working in a noisy environment. Ear safety and the law Employers are legally obliged to ensure health and safety in the workplace. This […]

The British Tinnitus Association’s Tinnitus Awareness Week aims to raise awareness of the condition. The 2020 theme of research was a great way for us to highlight the results and impact of our treatments in helping improve the lives of those suffering with tinnitus. Our Chief Audiologist at The Tinnitus Clinic, Mark Williams, used the […]

The new year is a time for fresh starts, resolutions and looking ahead to the future. This new year was particularly special as it marked the beginning of a new decade and brought with it the opportunity to reflect on how far we have come. For The Tinnitus Clinic, 2020 represents the introduction of the […]

Tinnitus doesn’t care who you are, what you do or where you are from – it can affect people from all walks of life. We’ve noticed a string of well-known personalities publicly discussing their experience of tinnitus recently, and hope it encourages others to seek support, especially during the festive period. Susanna Reid, who co-presents […]

At The Tinnitus Clinic, we pride ourselves on leading with the most pioneering and advanced treatments for tinnitus, hearing loss and hyperacusis in the UK. It’s something we feel very strongly about – we understand how these conditions can impact on a person’s quality of life and will do everything we can to ensure we’re […]

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 […]

‘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 […]

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 […]