Case studies
Hearing aid users' experiences
Yorkshire woman benefits from Transear hearing aid
Joyce Parker, 59, from Dewsbury, West Yorkshire had surgery to remove a vestibular schwanomma in her left ear four years ago. More commonly known as an acoustic neuroma, it is a benign growth on the vestibular nerve which causes hearing loss and balance problems.
Rebuilding confidence after deafness lead to bullying
For 20 year old Daniel Whiteside of St Albans, working towards a degree and returning to education has been not only a learning experience but also a lesson in confidence building after a childhood being bullied about his hearing problems and hearing aids.
The beauty of BAHAs
Bone anchored hearing aids (BAHAs) have been in use in the UK for around twenty years but are not widely known even among medical professionals. BAHAs conduct sound through the skull bone whereas conventional hearing aids conduct sound through air.
Retired Manchester man gets relief from tinnitus with hearing aid
Stan Inglis of Gorton in Manchester is now enjoying a happy retirement, travelling and doing the things he’s always wanted to do. Nonetheless, he does suffer with tinnitus and has been living with it for most of his life.
Getting an NHS hearing aid
Raymond Coleman urges perseverance when it comes to obtaining and getting used to your hearing aids.
