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Charlie Swinbourne: “I was talking behind your back to test your hearing.” My bizarre second visit to my audiologist

January 7, 2014 by

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Two months ago, I wrote about what I learned from a 15 minute visit to my local NHS audiology clinic. […]

Charlie Swinbourne: Trying (and failing) to get my hearing aids fixed

October 25, 2013 by

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On Wednesday, my daughter woke me up with a special gift. “Your hearing aids daddy!” she said, as she handed […]

Robert Mandara: Programming your own hearing aids, part 3. How to do it!

April 12, 2013 by

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Last year, the BBC reported that more and more hearing aid users are programming their own hearing aids. Here, in […]

Robert Mandara: Programming your own hearing aids, part 1. Why you should do it!

March 28, 2013 by

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Last year, the BBC reported that more and more hearing aid users are programming their own hearing aids. Here, in […]

Deaf News: NHS audiology services “being cut”

October 24, 2012 by

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According to research by Action on Hearing Loss, around 40% of NHS audiology services are facing cuts in funding. There […]

Charlie Swinbourne: Does the word ‘deaf’ need to be redefined?

April 23, 2012 by

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This morning I was tweeted by Curtis Alcock, a partner in a Hearing Centre (where hearing aids and other services […]

Ni Gallant: Pimping my hearing aids

April 13, 2012 by

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This Tuesday I had my first real experience of adult audiology when I visited Selly Oak HARC (Hearing Assessment and […]

Charlie Swinbourne: Syringing goo into a journalist’s ears doesn’t raise deaf awareness

March 1, 2012 by

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When I first read an article called ‘What’s it like to be deaf?’ on a Norfolk news website I thought […]

Michelle Quayle: Audiology = Shushology

February 28, 2012 by

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Growing up, I’ve been told my deafness has become progressively worse. How much ‘worse’ it you get when you’ve been […]

Charlie Swinbourne: Seeing (and hearing) in high-definition

February 27, 2012 by

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My life’s been a bit of a rollercoaster ride over the last three years. I’ve become a father twice over, […]