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Hidden Hearing has over 25 years of experience helping people with hearing loss. We are Ireland’s leading private provider of hearing healthcare solutions for adults. The Hidden Hearing blog is full of tips on hearing healthcare, special events and exclusive competitions.
The Hidden Hearing Blog
3y ago
World Hearing Day is fast approaching on the 3rd of March, a day to raise awareness around how to prevent and address hearing loss. Our recent study shows, laughing with friends (96%) and catching up with family (93%) are the two sounds that almost all Irish adults are looking forward to hearing after lockdown.
After a year which has felt muted for most people, 88% have missed the sound of catch ups with friends in a café during the Covid-19 lockdown period, nearly 7 in 10 (68%) have missed the sound of a busy pub full of conversation and over 1 in 3 (32%) Irish adults said they have missed th ..read more
The Hidden Hearing Blog
3y ago
Many people in Ireland suffer from tinnitus and usually describe it as a ringing, buzzing or whistling noise. It is surprisingly common, with around 18% of the population find that they can suffer from it at some stage in their lives. Having a quick hearing test in one of our 80 branches or clinics nationwide will help you determine if you have tinnitus. If you have a compacted ear full of earwax, it can lead you to suffer from ringing or buzzing noises similar to those symptoms of tinnitus.
We can also check if you have a build up of earwax if you book a free hearing test
Noise Induced ..read more
The Hidden Hearing Blog
3y ago
In Ireland, more than 4,000 people are diagnosed with Dementia each year. This cruel disease can onset in the 30s, 40s and 50s; however, it is more likely to manifest in older age. In the early stages, people can become repetitive, appear confused, and experience difficulty finding the right words to use. These typical indicators of cognitive decline are often dismissed by both the sufferer and their family; however, in time, they become impossible to ignore. As the disease worsens, sufferers lose their ability to speak and understand and become increasingly dependent on others to perform simp ..read more
The Hidden Hearing Blog
3y ago
*1In Ireland, more than 4,000 people are diagnosed with Dementia each year. This cruel disease can onset in the 30s, 40s and 50s; however, it is more likely to manifest in order age. In the early stages, people can become repetitive, appear confused, and experience difficulty finding the right words to use. These typical indicators of cognitive decline are often dismissed by both the sufferer and their family; however, in time, they become impossible to ignore. As the disease worsens, sufferers lose their ability to speak and understand and become increasingly dependent on others to perform si ..read more
The Hidden Hearing Blog
3y ago
35% with Hearing Loss in Ireland Have No Treatment
Risk of dementia can be cut by one third by treating hearing loss, according to the 2020 report of the Lancet Commission on Dementia Prevention, Intervention and Care.*1
Simply wearing a hearing aid could significantly reduce the risk of developing the devastating condition, according to the review, led by Prof Gill Livingston of University College London.
The report, published by the leading medical research journal last week (July 30, 2020), assessed potentially modifiable risk factors for dementia that can be addressed as preventative inter ..read more
The Hidden Hearing Blog
3y ago
The telephone – A modern invention with a colourful past
For more than 170 years, the telephone has bridged substantial physical distance, connecting families, friends and businesses around the world. Although many people credit Alexander Graham Bell with its invention, the original concept and much of the technology used represents the cumulative work of men like Robert Hooke, Charles Boursel and Innocenzo Manzetti.
While working as a Professor of Elocution at Boston University, Bell created the ‘harmonic telegraph’, filing an application for patent in 1876. That same day, and within ho ..read more
The Hidden Hearing Blog
3y ago
What causes an ear infection?
An ear infection arises when the Eustachian tubes becomes enflamed or congested, leading to infection of the middle ear. The Eustachian tube is a small tube that runs from each ear directly to the back of the throat. An ear infection can heal itself most of the time. Treatment can start with keeping an eye on the problem, but antibiotics can help if the ear infection doesn’t clear itself. Suffering from a number of ear infections can lead to hearing problems and other difficulties.
Types of Ear Infections
Outer Ear Infections
Outer ear infections (which are often ..read more
The Hidden Hearing Blog
4y ago
Businesses and members of the public are being asked to consider the needs of hearing impaired people. The campaign, #PleaseSpeakUp, will provide free lapel badges for people who are hard of hearing to wear, so that those they meet in public, and particularly in stores, will understand their difficulty.
The use of face masks and screens in retail outlets and in public places, like GPs’ surgeries, makes life difficult, on account of the muffled sound effect, says Dolores Madden, Marketing Director at Hidden Hearing & an audiologist.
“More vulnerable and elderly people are encouraged to wear ..read more
The Hidden Hearing Blog
4y ago
The famous racing driver Rosemary Smith was interviewed a couple of weeks ago on RTE Radio 1 by Oliver Callan. Rosemary was a trailblazer for female racing drivers in the 60s and 70s and has led a remarkable life. Now 82 years old, when Oliver asked her how she was coping with the restrictions, her answer was astonishing – ‘’When this cocooning is over, I might emerge as a beautiful butterfly.’’ It was a wonderful sentiment and it really struck me that attitude is everything when we are going through hard, inconvenient, lonely and scary times like these.
The last few weeks remind me of the bri ..read more
The Hidden Hearing Blog
4y ago
The theme of this year’s World Hearing Day (Tues, 3 March) is Don’t let hearing loss limit you!
Promoted by the World Health Organisation, the message is that timely and effective interventions will ensure people with hearing loss can achieve their full potential.
Research by Hidden Hearing, however, shows that Irish people are failing to acknowledge and treat hearing loss in large numbers.
Carried out among people already experiencing hearing issues, the research was part of a larger global survey. It showed significant delays in the time taken by people to have their hearing tested, and to ..read more