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Ear Protection · · 4 min read
Can Diabetes Affect Hearing?
Diabetes is well known for its effects on the heart, eyes, kidneys and nerves, but its impact on hearing is far less widely discussed, despite the connection being well established.
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Ear Protection · · 4 min read
Can Headphones Damage Hearing?
For many of us, headphones are a permanent fixture, on the commute, at the gym, or just to drown out background noise while we work.
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Ear Protection · · 4 min read
The 2026 World Cup Is the Most Accessible Ever: What That Means for Fans With Hearing Loss
The roar of the crowd. The whistle of the referee. The eruption of noise when a goal hits the back of the net. For most football fans, these are the sounds that make the World Cup unforgettable. But for the millions of people living with hearing loss, those sounds have always come with an asterisk. They may be muffled, missed, or simply absent altogether.
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Ear Protection · · 4 min read
Hearing every Kick: The Best Hearing Aids for Playing Football
There is a moment in every football match that every player knows. The ball breaks loose in the box, three players converge, and someone shouts a name. In a split second, the right person reacts, and the move works. That shout of one word in half a second is everything.
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Ear Protection · · 4 min read
The Hearing Aids that let you hear the Beautiful Game beautifully: opening up Football for the Hard of Hearing
There is something about a World Cup that gets under your skin in a way that is very hard to explain to someone who has never felt it. It's not just the football. It's the whole thing. The commentary building to a crescendo. The roar of a crowd on the other side of the world bleeding through your television speakers at some ridiculous hour of the morning. The sharp intake of breath when a striker lines up a shot. The collective chaos when the net ripples.
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Ear Protection · · 4 min read
Vibration Noise in Your Ear? Here's What It Could Be
Hearing a vibration-type noise in your ear normally means your ears are working hard to protect the delicate inner workings of your ears from damage, but a sound that is persistent and doesn’t go away could indicate any number of issues, from infections and ear wax blockages to tinnitus. It is normal to occasionally hear slightly unusual sounds, most often described as rumbling, but if this happens regularly, is annoying or irritating, doesn’t stop, or becomes progressively worse, it's...
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Ear Protection · · 7 min read
Why Are My Ears so Sensitive to Noise? Hyperacusis Explained
Are you experiencing sensitivity to noises that you don't think you should? It's not a common problem, but you certainly aren't the first to have sensitive hearing.
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Ear Protection · · 7 min read
Can ears heal after loud noises? Healing ear damage from loud noises
Are you experiencing ear pain from loud noise? Generally, after exposure to moderately loud noises, any induced hearing loss or discomfort, such as a temporary threshold shift (TTS), might recover within a few minutes to a few hours. However, if the exposure is longer or the noise louder, you may be suffering from ‘acoustic shock’ or ‘acoustic trauma,’ which can be immediate or delayed after exposure to loud noise. We’re often asked by patients - can ears heal after loud noise damage?...
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Ear Protection · · 5 min read
How to Protect Your Ears When Flying: Preventing Airplane Ear
From roaring engines to popping ears and the continual din of air rushing past metal as you rocket through the sky, aeroplanes can really take a toll on our ears. There’s even a condition known as airplane ear that can lead to severe pain, bleeding, and hearing loss if it continues and you don’t seek medical attention.
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Ear Protection · · 9 min read
Can Headphones Cause Hearing Loss? Can hearing loss be reversed?
The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently shared some alarming news. It is thought that 1.1 billion young people are at risk of potentially life-altering hearing loss due to loud noise exposure. Wearing headphones can cause hearing loss, but it's not the headphones themselves that are the problem. It's the volume of the audio that the user is listening to that can lead to hearing damage. WHO defines this noise-induced hearing loss as being caused by either: * Sustained exposure to...
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Ear Protection · · 7 min read
Loud Noise and Ruptured Eardrums: Can a loud noise burst your eardrum?
If you’ve been exposed to extremely loud noise, such as an explosion, or you stood beside massive speakers at a rock concert and now have pain in your ears and difficulty hearing properly, you may be suffering from a ruptured eardrum.
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Ear Protection · · 4 min read
Is there a test for tinnitus?
Exposure to many kinds of loud noises can damage the delicate parts of the ear responsible for hearing and cause hearing loss that’s temporary or even permanent. It can also lead to tinnitus, that ringing or buzzing sound in one or both ears that many people are unfortunately familiar with; it’s not actually a sound from the outside world at all, but it is frequently annoying if not infuriating.
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