Author: Digby Cook
A new drug candidate offers new hope
Frequency Therapeutics is one of only a handful of companies around the world that are working to develop a drug to restore lost hearing. …
Churchill’s Hearing Aid
He may have faced down Hitler but the great statesman had trouble facing up to his own hearing loss. Winston Churchill’s response to his fading…
An exclusive look at making hearing aids
“Manufacturing is more than just putting parts together. It’s coming up with ideas, testing principles and perfecting the engineering, as well as final assembly.”—James Dyson,…
Adam Savage on his hearing loss & the stigma of hearing aids
Adam Savage has enjoyed a remarkable career. He was the co-host of “Mythbusters”, he’s designed special effects for movies such as “Star Wars – The…
Starkey Debuts Evolv AI
Smart hearing aids just got smarter It’s often the most frustrating, isolating and ultimately depressing situation for anyone with hearing loss to find themselves in…
Magic Mics
The trouble started when I hit highway speeds. Up until then my hearing aids worked just fine but soon the rising cacophony of wind noise,…
Hearing Loss and Mental Health.
Loneliness, isolation, depression and cognitive decline. All of them have been linked to hearing loss and add up to a compelling reason to seek treatment….
How Old Are Your Ears?
I generally don’t recommend online hearing tests since they can’t replace a proper test by a qualified audiologist. But this one is simple to do,…
How Loud is Too Loud?
We are born with only so many hair cells, those tiny little sound sensors that line the cochlea. They die off as we age never…
Theatrical Magic
A new system for theatre goers with hearing loss is putting actors’ words directly into their hearing aids.
