Hearing Loss and Cognitive Impairment
September 21, 2022
Hearing loss and cognitive impairment are both extremely common, especially in older adults. Untreated hearing loss has been identified as the leading modifiable risk factor for the development of dementia in mid-life. Currently, one in five adults in the UK live with hearing loss. It is estimated that 12 million people in the UK have …
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 …
Use hearing aids but struggle to hear well enough? Take part in the COACH trial.
March 3, 2022
Take part in research comparing hearing aids to a cochlear implant in adults with severe to profound deafness. NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) examines all the evidence to decide guidelines for clinical treatment. Based on the current evidence, adults may be offered a cochlear implant on the NHS when they have at …
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 …
Participant to partner: a research journey
Katrina Copping uses hearing aids to help with her hearing loss and tinnitus. Katrina is working alongside researchers at the Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre (Hearing Theme) as a Patient Research Partner. Emma Broome is a Research Fellow at the Biomedical Research Centre. In this blog, Katrina and …
Help us understand how and why people use – or don’t use – their hearing aids
April 13, 2021
Do you have hearing aids? Do you use them regularly, sometimes or not at all? We need your help! Please complete our questionnaires to help us understand how we can make it easier for people to use their hearing aids. Contact paige.church@nottingham.ac.uk to take part. Read below to find out more! Thank you. Approximately 12 …
Hearing aids versus a cochlear implant – which is better for adults with severe hearing loss?
March 29, 2021
Well, for adults who have hearing loss equal to or greater than 80dB, NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) advise that a cochlear implant is better. But what about adults who just miss out on this cut-off point? People with hearing loss between 70dB and 80dB? Well, the evidence isn’t clear – there exists a ‘grey …
Help us find out if COVID-19 affects hearing, tinnitus and balance – please take part!
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 …
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 …
