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June 28, 2019

Normalising Hearing and Technology

The new Pixar Studio’s Toy Story film – No 4 in the franchise – is, apparently, a wonderful movie. Importantly from our point of view, it features an animated child wearing a cochlear implant. Thank you Pixar for helping to normalising and presenting this in an inclusive way. That’s a great way to influence today’s youngsters.

June 18, 2019

Hearing Healthcare Practice on the BBC

With more and more celebrities and public figures talking about their hearing loss (most recently Jeremy Clarkson) here’s a reminder of one of our Director of Audiology, Robert Beiny’s appearances on BBC 3 Counties Radio.   BBC Radio Interview Here, on BBC Radio, Robert Beiny is asked about hearing and discusses the many celebrities who are now speaking out about...

June 13, 2019

Audiologist of the Year 2019 – Closing Date Nears

Nominations for the Audiologist of the Year Awards 2019 close on 1st July 2019. We would like to say a huge thank you to all the clients, patients and friends of the Practice who have already supported our nominations this year. Angelique, Jo and Robert have been overwhelmed by your kind support . Success in this prestigious competition provides a...

June 11, 2019

Acoustic Location in History

On the subject of sound and listening technology we recently rediscovered a very interesting website that focuses, amongst other things, on aircraft detection.  Prior to the invention of RADAR this was done using sound. And a bizarre range of listening devices. So, if you’re interested in history and sound, do take a few minutes to discover, not only some remarkable...