Hearing Guy Matthew Allsop’s interview with Stereophonics Jamie Morrison on how his tinnitus has been impacted since the pandemic. ALL musicians really should watch this.
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There’s a moment near the beginning of Sound Of Metal, the Oscar-nominated movie about a drummer who goes deaf, where Ruben (played by Riz Ahmed) is being diagnosed after experiencing bouts of sudden and overwhelming hearing loss. “Your hearing is deteriorating rapidly,” he is told. “You have to understand: your first responsibility is to preserve the hearing you have.”
Paul Checkley – Clinical Director at Harley Street Hearing and Musicians Hearing Services was interviewed for his advice:
or as most people know it, a high-pitched ringing you get in your ears, can be intermittent for some people, but for others it’s a chronic condition. It’s also irreversible.
“People say, ‘I came out of a gig and my ears were ringing’ without understanding that isn’t something to just joke about,” says Paul. “It means that potentially your hearing has been damaged irreversibly… There is no cure for tinnitus as such, which is one of the biggest issues that people face: you get this ringing in your ears and are then told that you’re going to have that for the rest of your life.”
Because tinnitus has no cure, only treatment, Paul recommends wearing earplugs. Harley Street Hearing & Musicians’ Hearing Services fit both heavy gig-goers and musicians with custom-moulded, “flat response” plugs.
“If you’ve got tinnitus, we would normally do a hearing test to allow us to assess it,” says Paul.
Call 020 7486 1053 or complete below if you’d like to come in for a Tinnitus consultation with one of our Hearing Therapists.
Click here to see the full Kerrang interview.
As the latest government lockdown measures are announced, please be assured that as we are an essential service we will remain open.
You can now apply again for the Musicians’ Hearing Health Scheme – see details here
We have created a COVID SAFE environment according to PHE guidelines. Clinics will continue to run on Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm, at 2 Harley Street, and Wellington Diagnostics and Outpatient Centre in Golders Green.
Our clinic in Cheadle, Greater Manchester is also open on a Monday and Tuesday.
So, whatever your hearing needs, just give us a call on 020 7486 1053 or email us below. We will be delighted to see you.
Harley Street Hearing Clinical Audiologist Fiona Butterworth was interviewed by The Field magazine for their article about shooting earplugs “When warning decibels start ringing”.
Custom-made, in-ear plugs can be an expensive option but the protection they offer is excellent. “Provided the in-ear hearing protection is correctly fitted and sealing the ear appropriately, these can provide a higher level of protection than the over-ear hearing protection,” advises Butterworth.
See the full in-depth article by clicking The Field magazine image below.
For your own custom-made earplugs contact us by calling 020 7486 1053 or complete the form below.
Matthew Allsop joins in the topical conversation with Jeremy Vine on potential hearing damage by megaphones, & is sound now being used as a weapon?
Discussion takes place after a mini-cab protester at a demonstration was found not guilty of assault. He had used a mega phone right next to 2 police officers’ ears.
To listen to the conversation click the image below
Jack Stancel-Lewis, Audiologist at Harley Street Hearing discusses with Jeremy Vine the rare symptoms and diagnosis of Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence Syndrome – which is where a person’s own speech or other self-generated noises (e.g. heartbeat, eye movements, creaking joints, chewing) are heard unusually loudly in the affected ear. Click here to listen to the interview on Facebook.
Clinical Director Paul Checkley was interviewed by Global News after a new, international study concluded that up to a third of dementia cases might be preventable; with hearing loss being the TOP modifiable dementia risk.
The findings from an international commission of 24 leading experts from around the world were published in the prestigious journal, The Lancet.
Many people don’t realise that they risk loosing much more than their hearing. Hearing loss can lead to isolation and depression and put you more at risk of dementia. Anyone who has concerns that their hearing is not what it used to be should get their hearing tested. Please call us or complete the contact form below.
To watch the interview click below:
Harley Street Hearing helps Paul Connolly investigate the world of hearing testing fraud in the UK. Our Clinical Director, Paul Checkley, discussed correct hearing test practice, and Senior Audiologist, Jaspreet Bahra, tested Paul Connolly to show how hearing testing should be carried out.
You can view our appearance on Channel 5’s UNDERCOVER: Nailing the Fraudsters below
Harley Street Hearing’s Operations Director Matthew Allsop contributes to this fascinating episode of BBC’s Click news programme on hearing app technology.
Focusing on the growth and effectiveness of accessibility apps from Google & Ava 24/7, also hearing aid manufacturer Starkey’s live translation being added to their new hearing technology.
To view on iplayer click the CLICK logo below. View from 11 minutes and 33 seconds.
Listen to Paul Checkley, Clinical Director at Harley Street Hearing on Jeremy Vine show on Radio 2.
Paul was asked to talk about acoustic shock syndrome after the landmark High Court judgement on hearing damage from loud music. This will have implications about the risk of hearing damage for musicians all over the country.
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