Reverend Professor David M Baguley, 1961-2022
June 22, 2022
Leader, teacher, mentor, scientist, clinician, patient advocate and man of faith: we will not see his like again. The sudden and tragic death of David (Dave) Baguley has left a gap within the national and international audiology and hearing science community. A Mancunian and lifelong supporter of Manchester City football club, he was awarded a …
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 …
Patients and public leading at the crossover of mental health and hearing
March 3, 2022
Hearing and mental health overlap For what remain as ‘hidden’ disabilities, hearing and mental health conditions are incredibly common: 1.6 billion people live with hearing loss, while 792 million people are affected by mental health issues. Despite their prevalence, social stigma is attached to both and there is little public understanding of their impact. Also, …
World Hearing Day 2022
World Hearing Day is held on 3 March each year to raise awareness on how to prevent deafness and hearing loss and promote ear and hearing care across the world. It is led by the World Hearing Forum of the World Health Organisation (WHO). The focus for 2022 is on the importance of safe listening …
Using apps to help manage your tinnitus
February 10, 2022
It is #TinnitusWeek this week. We are continuing with our tinnitus research and you can read more about what we are doing at: https://nottinghambrc.nihr.ac.uk/about-nottingham-brc/news/3777-hearing-theme-raising-awareness-of-tinnitus-as-numbers-of-patients-predicted-to-rise. We thought we would take this opportunity to highlight one way that people might find helpful for managing their tinnitus. Do you have a smartphone or tablet? Do you know that …
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) …
World Hearing Day 2021
March 3, 2021
Countries around the world have looked to the World Health Organisation (WHO) for information and guidance on how to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. But did you know that the WHO has long been working to reduce hearing difficulties worldwide too? World Hearing Day is a campaign held each year by the Office of Prevention of …
Taking steps forward in discovering drugs to treat tinnitus
February 5, 2021
We know that various treatments can help people manage their tinnitus but everyone would like there to be a cure for tinnitus. We are not there yet, but work is being done to find one. For Tinnitus Week, we would like to revisit the work we did to test a new drug. Back in 2014/15, …
Research to improve tinnitus – are we getting there?
February 3, 2021
When I started working in the tinnitus field, there were very few colleagues (and most of those soon became competitors!) Discovering that so little was known about tinnitus amongst professionals feels to me a bit like finding a music band, or a writer, who no-one else has yet found and realising this will define …
Tinnitus Week 2021
February 1, 2021
What is tinnitus? Tinnitus is sound that is perceived internally and does not come from any outside source. It could be sensed as ringing, buzzing, hissing, whooshing, whining or sometimes even musical noises. Tinnitus Week 1st to 7th February 2021 This year, Tinnitus Week runs from 1st to 7th February. The theme for 2021 …
