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BBC World Service show on Noise

Posted on January 30, 2018 by - Homepage, Media

Gabriella Leon featured on the BBC WorldService Why Factor’s show on Noise.  Coming to Harley Street Hearing Therapist Gladys Akinseye for a consultation, Gabriella was clearly in distress about her tinnitus and hyperacusis; her Tinnitus Functional Index (TFI) score was acute.  She’s had further sessions of therapy and now has had a significant reduction to make her TFI in the small problem range.
If you’d like to see one of our highly trained Hearing Therapists about your tinnitus please don’t hesitate to contact us.
To listen to the show click here

Radio 2 – Extreme Hearing

Posted on February 1, 2018 by - Homepage, Listen To Us, Media

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Jack Stancel-Lewis, Audiologist at Harley Street Hearing discusses with Jeremy Vine the rare symptoms and diagnosis of Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence Syndrome – which is where a person’s own speech or other self-generated noises (e.g. heartbeat, eye movements, creaking joints, chewing) are heard unusually loudly in the affected ear.  Click here to listen to the interview.

The interview all musicians should see

Posted on March 29, 2018 by - Blog, Homepage, Watch Us

How to care for your second best asset, your ears

Jono Heale, from ACS talks to Paul Checkley – Harley Street Hearing & Musicians’ Hearing Services Clinical Director about hearing, how and why singers and musicians can damage this important sensory organ, and how to go about protecting this valuable asset.

Paul explains how the ear works, how it can get damaged, which particular frequencies and exposure times cause hearing loss and how to conserve your hearing as a singer/musicians. Did you know that our ears continue to grow throughout our lives? Weird, but true. It does mean you need to have your ear plugs and IEMs redone throughout your career.

The Musicians Hearing Health Scheme – brought to you in partnership with Help Musicians UK,  Musicians’ Hearing Services and the Musicians’ Union. This scheme gives all professional musicians in the UK affordable access to specialist hearing assessments and custom fitted hearing protection.

For a one-off fee of £40 (£30 for MU members) you will receive a package worth over £200.

To apply for the Scheme  click here

The interview was carried out for iSing Magazine – a hub for singers with find reliable information, resources and advice about all things singing.

 

 

Musician Acoustic Shock interview

Posted on March 29, 2018 by - Homepage, Listen To Us, Media

Listen to Paul Checkley, Clinical Director at Harley Street Hearing on Jeremy Vine show on Radio 2.

Paul was asked to talk about acoustic shock syndrome after the landmark High Court judgement on hearing damage from loud music.  This will have implications about the risk of hearing damage for musicians all over the country.

BBC News Hearing Loss from Loud Music

Posted on April 9, 2018 by - Homepage, Media, Watch Us

 

BBC News interview with Dr Greg Nassar (Clinical Services Manager-North West Hearing) after the landmark High Court judgement on hearing damage from loud music.

Anyone exposed to significant noise is prone to hearing loss, tinnitus, loudness discomfort or intolerance, and hyperacusis – where sounds that were once tolerable become intolerable.

This judgement will have implications about the risk of hearing damage for musicians and the leisure industry all over the country.

Discussion about custom-made ear plugs and demonstrates the damaging levels of noise exposure in the BBC News interview below.

Dr Greg Nassar is Clinical Services Manager at North West Hearing, part of the Harley Street Hearing group.

BBC ‘Click’ review of hearing technology

Posted on May 9, 2018 by - Homepage, Media, Watch Us

BBC ‘Click’ reviewed new hearing technology and requested the assistance of Harley Street Hearing Partner Matthew Allsop to trial and give his feedback.  To watch the programme please click on the image below, Matthew’s review starts half way through the programme at 15 minutes.

 

Marie Claire Listen Up!

Posted on May 17, 2018 by - Homepage, Media, Read About Us

The world is getting louder and putting your hearing at risk.  Marie Claire’s article features an interview with Gladys Akinseye- Harley Street Hearing Audiologist and Hearing Therapist; who talks of seeing an increasing amount of younger people seeking help with their hearing.

You don’t need to see your GP to be seen by an audiologist.  Custom-made hearing protection can help save your ears from harmful noise while not affecting sound around you.  Harley Street Hearing and Musicians’ Hearing Services specialise in hearing protection.

Click on the image below to read the full article.

 

 

New Privacy Policy

Posted on May 25, 2018 by - Homepage

Following the revisions of legislation on Data Protection, we have updated our Information Management, Record Keeping & Patient Privacy document.  To view please click here