As late as the mid-20th century children with a hearing loss were often misdiagnosed and parents were told they had a mental deficiency. Research has found that children must receive stimulation to the auditory nerves during the early formative years.

Most people take their ears for granted. After all you were born with them and just like our eyes or mouth your hearing ability developed without you even thinking about it. Most of us never stop to consider what it would be like if our hearing stopped working.

Managing your hearing loss – what stage are you in? Determining what stage of hearing loss you have reached helps you manage it.

Many women report a change in their hearing during pregnancy. Is there a link between pregnancy and hearing loss?

Ever been asked if you’re allowed to drive? It’s not a question most people even think about. But it is one deaf people get asked regularly. Research shows deaf drivers are no better nor worse than hearing drivers.

In a few days we are heading off around the world for two months. This means we have to plan how to manage our health and hearing needs well in advance.

Hearing aid glasses are glasses which have the hearing aid built into one (or both) of the arms of the glasses.

Is there really a class for lip reading? Yes in fact there are many and teachers can be trained so they can help you learn better.

There seems to be so much mis-information about hearing loss and hearing aids so I thought I’d look at some of the myths and see which ones can be debunked and which ones have an element of truth.

Should hearing impairment stop you from driving? Are there any rules and if so what are they? What does the research show about safe driving for deaf people.