How To Guides
In this series of articles you'll find all sorts of useful advice and information on issues relating to getting the best out of your hearing.
We look at everything from "How to watch TV without disturbing the neighbours", to whether you need a telecoil or loop, to "How to hear better in background noise", to "How to avoid being taken in by claims about today's hearing technology".
Using the telephone with hearing aids is a topic that comes up often during appointments. So we’ve put together our top solutions to make phone conversation clearer and to avoid any whistling.
We often joke that someone has "selective hearing", meaning they ignore us when it's convenient to them.
But actually, selective hearing is something far more powerful. Its secret lies in the partnership that our ears have with our brain, and harnessing its power can have huge benefits when it comes to listening in challenging situations.
This article explains how.
You may have come across the term 'Loop' or 'Telecoil' or 'Induction Coupler' or 'T Setting'. They all relate to the same thing (although there are technical differences).
So what is it and when is it useful, and how can you tell if you have one?
This article explains more, and shows how the telecoil can help overcome problems hearing over a distance or on the phone.
Watching TV (including DVDs and Videos) and listening to music is the main activity in the UK after sleep and work. It takes up a huge amount of our time, and it's usually because of the TV that people notice they're not hearing as well as they used to: volume goes up, and friends and family start complaining we have it on too loud.
This article explains why TV listening can be difficult, and how to watch TV at a volume that won't annoy anyone else.
It seems that everywhere you look these days someone's trying to sell you hearing aids, all of them claiming almost miraculous ways to improve your hearing, most of them claiming offers that sound 'too good to be true'.
It can sometimes be so confusing it's easier just to do nothing! So are their claims really as good as they make out, or is it just marketing spin?
This article gives you guidance on what to look for.