Hearing and Tinnitus Care

14/05/2026

Hard of hearing? Would your smoke alarm wake you up? New blog post - we have answers!

https://www.hearingandtinnitus.co.uk/post/can-you-hear-your-smoke-alarm-guide-for-hard-of-hearing-people

22/04/2026

A very friendly place!

07/04/2026

New blog post about a patient who has had to push to receive compensation for the tinnitus he acquired by head injury.

These cases make me incredibly cross, as people do not understand tinnitus and the devastating effects on a person’s life.

He was in a road accident 1-2 years ago, and he was not at fault. The other driver’s insurer offered a payout for car and general damages,

02/03/2026

Here’s a link to an article on age-related hearing loss and day-to-day brain function.

It looks at the roles of audiologists, psychologists and other healthcare professionals in keeping us healthy & happy as we age. A cause close to my own heart as I rattle through middle age at seemingly breakneck speed!

It’s the first time I’ve seen a paper talk about how hearing loss and mental confusion are often mistaken for each other - very annoying when you’re hard of hearing, but genuinely difficult for self, family and professionals to see where one ends and the other begins*.

Our very own Dr James Jackson collaborated on this piece, and it’s open-access for all.

Purpose: This clinical focus article explores the role of interdisciplinary collaboration between audiologists and psychologists in managing hear...

16/02/2026

1/3 off rail travel - who said it’s all bad having hearing aids? 😊

Did you know that your hearing impairment can qualify you for a third of rail travel? In West Yorkshire you can also get discounted or fr

06/02/2026

Wondering why your tinnitus has got so much worse recently? Here’s a dive into the causes I see in clinic…

There are a variety of underlying factors, and these are personal to each patient. Recent loud noise exposure (such as the dull hearing aft

04/02/2026

I’ve updated my Resound Vivia 9 review. Now I’ve been wearing them for a few more weeks I have a lot to say, it seems!

It is a triumph, that the Noise Filter works as it does, particularly given my appalling baseline hearing ability. If you have been disappo

01/01/2026

Happy New Year!

If the London fireworks display was not sponsored by Tinnitus UK, they missed a trick! Nothing like 15 minutes of tightly-packed pyrotechnics to trigger an hour-long spike of T… 🔔🔔🔔

23/12/2025

Common mistakes people with tinnitus can make - a new blog post.

1. Focus on the signal Tinnitus is not sound, it is a faulty signal in your brain. It’s natural to focus on the cause of a sound, such

12/11/2025

Dinah’s Journey - Nearly Complete!

Here’s a link to all the posts in one place. If you are considering a cochlear implant, or want to know if your hearing can be improved, please take a look at these to learn about the process. You can also reach out to me by email if you’d like an independent, informed assessment.

https://www.hearingandtinnitus.co.uk/blog/tags/dinahsjourney-1

Cochlear implantation is so much greater than I could have hoped for. It is there for you when hearing aids are just not enough on their own. When you’ve tried everything but still can’t get by socially.

Until then, if you want to see if you can get improvement on your existing hearing aids, I have exciting new products in stock to discuss. With such a wide range, there really is something for everyone.

I’d love to hear from you,
Sally

12/11/2025

An aid to go with Dinah’s cochlear implant! Part 7 of Dinah’s Journey out now.

Bimodal fitting of a Resound Nexia 9 aid with Dinah’s Cochlear Kanso implant

The main benefit of a CI and an aid (what's called a bimodal fitting - two types of devices on one person) is that you can hear phone calls and music etc on both sides. Stereo sound gives a big advantage in both sound quality and word recognition.