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 …
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 …
