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 …
Patient-centred care
November 30, 2018
Welcome to the November issue of the Hearing Matters blog by the Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss Group at the NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre. This month, Rachel Gomez explores patient-centred care in audiology and the research we are doing on this. What is patient-centred care? Patient-centred care in audiology is a journey that includes …
How Behaviour Change affects Hearing Health
September 20, 2018
Welcome to the September issue of the Hearing Matters blog by the Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss (MMHL) Group at the NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre. This month we will focus on how behaviour change can inform hearing health care. Our health is affected by many things that can have either a positive or negative …
Knowledge is power: using eHealth to improve hearing-related knowledge for patients, partners and professionals
August 30, 2018
Welcome to the August issue of the Hearing Matters blog by the Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss Group at the NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre. This month, we look at eHealth solutions to improve knowledge about hearing loss, hearing aids and communication. If you are an audiologist reading this, how confident are you that all …
New technologies for hearing loss
July 20, 2018
Welcome to the July issue of the Hearing Matters blog by the Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss Group at the NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre. This month, we take a look at some of the latest listening technologies that are available for people living with hearing loss. Hearing aids are effective Our research shows that …
NICE: new Guidelines on Hearing Loss
June 21, 2018
This month we have two blogs on our Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss (MMHL) research at the NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre. One on the impact of hearing loss, as well as this one to coincide with the publication today of the ‘NICE guideline on Hearing loss in adults: assessment and management’. These evidence-based guidelines are likely …
The Impact of Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss
June 15, 2018
Welcome to the second Hearing Matters blog by the Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss Group at the NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre. This month, we will take a look at how mild to moderate hearing loss affects those who live with it. This includes both people who have hearing loss and their families. What does …
Launch of new monthly hearing research blog during Deaf Awareness Week
May 15, 2018
Welcome to our new monthly blog on the research that we carry out on mild to moderate hearing loss at the NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre. We have launched the blog during Deaf Awareness Week 2018 as part of our mission to raise the importance of hearing loss, as well as to spread the word on …
