COVID and hearing – please help us
March 23, 2022
Have you had COVID before? Do you feel this has affected your hearing and balance or had no effect at all? Seventeen more volunteers needed to complete our study on COVID and hearing! Could you be one of them? It is two years to the day since the first national UK COVID lockdown was …
Deaf Awareness Week 2021: Coming through it together
May 7, 2021
This last year has been tough in so many ways. Already dealing with communication barriers, people with deafness and hearing loss have faced added difficulties brought by the pandemic. As we (hopefully) look forward to the situation improving, the theme for this year’s Deaf Awareness Week (3-9 May) ‘coming through it together’ is very …
Help us find out if COVID-19 affects hearing, tinnitus and balance – please take part!
March 29, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic is ever evolving and research communities around the world have contributed a monumental effort into understanding more about this new virus, and the symptoms and side effects associated. It has been suggested that COVID-19 may possibly have an impact on hearing, cause or worsen tinnitus (ringing or other sounds in the ears) …
Another Thursday in ‘lockdown’
April 30, 2020
We work with people who live with hearing loss and related conditions, or care for those who do, to help us design and carry out research that is relevant and built around their needs. One of our public research partners, Colleen Ewart, shares her everyday experiences of life under lockdown with the added challenge …
Hearing difficulties during challenging times
April 28, 2020
Social distancing is very much in the news. Professor David Baguley, Professor of Hearing Sciences, and Dr Adele Horobin, Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement Manager, both members of our Hearing Theme, reflect on the double challenge for people with hearing loss. New challenges The change to our daily routines that the Coronavirus …
