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We're raising the alarm over a concerning trend we've noticed across the UK: the rise of unregistered and unregulated earwax removal services.

When it comes to skin conditions, we usually associate these with symptoms such as rashes on our arms or dry skin on our faces, but a lot of people might not realise that they can also affect our ears.

Join our Virtual Event, hosted on Zoom at 12:30pm on Friday 19th May, to find out just how clever hearing aids really are, and also how the latest models can reduce the annoyance of sounds like wind noise and sharp sounds like cutlery and doors slamming.

A recent study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg school of Public Health discovered that older adults living with untreated hearing loss were more likely to suffer from dementia compared to those using hearing aids

Hearing loss is not a new condition in the slightest, people have been living with and trying to cure hearing loss for centuries.

Join us as we take a look at where the brilliant hearing aids we have today originated- you will be shocked to see just how far the technology has progressed!

We all look forward to celebrating with family or friends at this time of year, but wearing a hearing aid can mean that conversation is extra challenging at social events. 

The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently shared some startling news: "it is thought that over 1 billion people aged 12 to 35 years old risk losing their hearing due to prolonged and excessive exposure to loud music and other recreational sounds"

If you’re one of the many people hoping to get away and you’re living with a hearing loss, you shouldn’t let it stop you from travelling, you just need to remember a few extra things before you hit the road!

The World Health Organisation (WHO) states that 1.5 billion people globally live with a hearing loss of some sort, and that by 2050 there could be over 700 million people with a disabling hearing loss.

Learn all about the exciting relocation of our St Andrews practice and our temporary premises while we prepare our new clinic for you.

World Hearing Day is held on 3rd March each year. The day and events surrounding it are promoted by the World Health Organization (WHO) to raise awareness on the prevention of hearing loss and promote healthy hearing practices worldwide.

Find out the facts about tinnitus, including the latest research and a first-hand account of a tinnitus journey at our free Virtual Hearing Event

Find out about the amazing advances in hearing aid technology over the past 18 months

New research from the University of Oxford has found that hearing loss is linked to an increased risk of dementia. For World Alzheimer's Day, we look into the research linking the two conditions.

We've commissioned some research to find out more about people’s attitudes to hearing and how it impacts their lives.  

Edinburgh's oldest hearing care centre has found a new home inthe West End!

Find some of our top tips for ensuring you’re able to enjoy this summer of sound to the full!

Like the majority of our senses, it’s easy to underestimate the importance of good hearing until you no longer have it.

Struggling to cope with the symptoms of tinnitus? Read on for some helpful hints and tips on how to deal with them.

There have been some exciting changes to our St Andrews clnic which we'd like to share with you

Living with hearing loss is not easy and even more so when a lockdown was imposed to help relieve the spread of Coronavirus back at the end of March. The lockdown created a more concentrated situation in which, even having a mild hearing loss the feelings of isolation and being cut off from loved ones was much more pronounced.

Don’t Let Hearing Loss Limit you

Every year the World Health Organization (WHO) celebrates ‘World Hearing Day’ and the information distributed around this unique event is of real interest to those with hearing loss.

Hearing aids are more effective than ever and deliver daily on the promise of better hearing when fitted by a trained hearing aid Audiologist.

Reduced levels of hearing can cause concerns and worries, especially during the holidays when more time is spent with friends and family.

When people experience a blockage of their ears through excessive or impacted ear wax

We are often asked what are the best hearing aids in 2019?

For many years the most common way of treating patients with blocked ears was to use a big syringe full of warm water to wash the build up of wax out of the ears.

Happy birthday to us!   We're celebrating our 50th birthday. 

Conductive hearing loss, or CHL, is widely considered by professionals and audiologists to be the most common form of hearing loss.

Hearing loss is an irreversible condition that cannot be cured, but with proper care treatment, it can be managed.

The Diagnosed Ear Infection An ear infection must be taken seriously because the untreated infections in the ear can cause permanent damage.

In the UK, we have about 11 million individuals with hearing loss. Ageing is the most prevalent cause of this hearing loss, and we can do little about it.

Hearing loss is an increasing national health problem. Approximately 1 in 6 adults in the UK are impacted by hearing loss.

This month at House of Hearing, we want to draw attention to Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI)

A 1983 article in The New York Times noted the then-president Ronald Reagan had just been fitted for a hearing aid.

Approximately 30 percent of those in the UK will experience tinnitus at some stage in their life, and about 13 percent (over 1 in 8) are living with constant tinnitus.

1 in 6 of the adult population of the United Kingdom is impacted by hearing loss. This affects communication, relationships, health and even earning power.

You’re already enjoying the convenience and power of rechargeable batteries all of your other devices. Why not do the same with your hearing aid?

The most important thing in life is to be happy. And how do you achieve that? By maintaining good health, good connections with your friends and family.

The UK is home to 11 million individuals with hearing loss which is about one in six of us. However, there are many more who are undiagnosed.

The American Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) recently released a warning about hearing amplifiers

Summer is here and it’s time to hit the pool. But you might want to take some precautions if you’re jumping into a public bath.

We already know that hearing loss could put you on the path to dementia, depression, stress and anxiety. But did you know it could also make you less stable.

According to recent findings by the Office for National Statistics, we are living longer, but not necessarily more healthily.

Approximately 11 million people have either deafness or hearing loss in the UK, according to the charity Action on Hearing Loss.

Hearing loss is not just a problem for those who are retired, it also affects those working age too.

There are 11 million people with hearing loss across the UK, and only 40% of those are using a hearing aid.

Artificial Intelligence (or AI for short) has been transforming the technological landscape for the past few years.

Deaf and hard of hearing students need to speak up at their universities if they want their needs to be taken more seriously and reach their full potential.

"Hearing loss is on the rise around the world. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that by 2050, more than 900 million people will have disabling hearing loss.

Do you, or does someone you know, keep mishearing things? Well, why not book a free, no obligation consultation with one of our qualified hearing aid audiologists?

We all know that hearing loss is bad news for your ears, but did you know that it could affect your mental health?

March the 3rd is officially World Hearing Day. This is a day promoted by the World Health Organization (WHO) to raise awareness on prevention of hearing loss.

Those who are showing signs of memory loss could in fact have a hearing problem, and this memory loss could be the start of Alzheimer’s disease.

Those who suffer from hearing loss can find it.

Affecting 1 in 10 adults in the UK, tinnitus is a growing problem in our increasingly noisy world.

As we reach a certain point in our life, we get to rest after a job well done.

Making a New Year's resolution is a great way to make a positive change in your life, whether it means getting that gym membership or prioritizing sleep.

Hearing loss negatively affects the health of the brain as it ages--but why?

Seeing a film on the big screen, attending a play or taking in the latest art exhibition: it’s easy to take these culturally enriching experiences for granted.