Phil Cormack, Aberdeen
Some time ago I decided I needed to have my hearing tested. Conversation with friends over a meal or coffee was becoming difficult. More to the point I attend many talks and lectures and I was struggling to hear properly. I also love music, mostly classical. Music is still enjoyable even when your hearing is […]
Hearing loss link to dementia in new international study
Addressing hearing loss can play a major role in preventing dementia, a new international study published in The Lancet has found. Mid-life hearing loss tops nine risk factors that contribute to the risk of dementia. Others include failing to complete secondary education, smoking, failing to seek earl treatment for depression, physical inactivity and social isolation. […]
Brenda The Lyric Lady
Brenda is a midwife in the North East of Scotland who has been successfully wearing Lyric for over 2 years now. She had an accident at work in 2013 which left her with hearing loss and tinnitus. She was unable to wear NHS hearing aids as they irritated her ears to the point where her […]
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) – information from the Ida Institute
We found the following information from the Ida Institute very interesting – we hope that you might too: What is BPPV? BBPV is one of the most common causes of dizziness. Despite this fact, many people go around for years without the right diagnosis. Research indicates that this condition is not widely known by clinicians, […]
Audiology’s Best Kept Secret
At the end of last year the legendary musician Sting took to the papers and announced that he wouldn’t be wearing a hearing aid. In an instant he became every audiologists least favourite musician. Not reserved for rich and famous rock stars; hearing loss affects 1 in 6 people living and working in the […]
Mr Brian Lambe – Dyce
Mr Lambe attended the Aberdeen Hearing Show in November 2016. He was very dissatisfied with the reliability of his present hearing aids and the services he was receiving from the company he purchased them from. Mr Lambe has had hearing loss since childhood but it has deteriorated to a severe/profound level in the last few […]
Phonak V90 Naida – Mr Brian Lambe’s experience
Mr Lambe attended the Aberdeen Hearing Show in November 2016. He was very dissatisfied with the reliability of his present hearing aids and the services he was receiving from the company he purchased them from. Mr Lambe has had hearing loss since childhood but it has deteriorated to a severe/profound level in the last few […]
How to tell if you have gradual hearing loss
Is your partner or relative convinced that your ears just aren’t what they used to be? It might be time to consider a course of action. If anything, it might prove them wrong! There are many different reasons why it might be difficult for someone to tell if they had gradual hearing loss, but for […]
Wave goodbye to hearing aid battery changes!
If you wear hearing aids, you will most likely be familiar with the often-challenging process that comes hand-in-hand with changing their batteries. It’s a fiddly business for the best of us, never mind those who live with hand, finger and wrist problems, inflammation or arthritis. But we have some great news – there is now […]
Bryce Hearing Services to host inaugural Aberdeen Hearing Show
We are really excited to host the city’s first free show dedicated to hearing loss, preservation and awareness at the Aberdeen Town House on Wednesday 2nd November 2016. The Aberdeen Hearing Show will invite attendees to find out more about the hearing services available in the Granite City from the NHS, North East Sensory Services […]
