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How off the shelf earplugs can damage your ears

Sleeping ear plugs

Sleep PlugsAlways use custom-made ear plugs for snoring, swimming, loud music or noise to avoid painful damage.  Ear, Nose & Throat Consultant, Mr Michael Wareing recommends them in this article from the Daily Mail showing the dangers of putting things in your ears, the trauma of sorting out the problem and the speed of microsuction.  

Prevention is always better, and less painful, than the cure.  Call Harley Street Hearing and Musicians Hearing Services for our next available appointment for custom-made earplugs and/or microsuction.  We can normally see you within 24 hours.

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Hear Here London social evening success

Team photo
Over 100 attended our 2nd Hearing Loss social networking event.   A wonderful social evening held in London Bridge at Ernst & Young HQ.  Speakers included actresses Jessica Jane Stafford & Genevieve Barr, Dr Lorraine Gailey – Chief Executive of Hearing Link & Sarah Petherbridge – Co-Chair of Ability EY.
Paul Checkley, Harley Street Hearing’s Clinical Director said “we were delighted to see so many people come along to share their experiences and make new friends with a mutual bond.”  The evening raised £500 for Action on Hearing Loss, Hearing Dogs for Deaf People and National Deaf Children’s Society and was kindly sponsored by Ernst & Young.
If you’d like to join our next event please contact us or follow our facebook page here.

Hear Here winning pictures

Sophie Biebuyck on twitter

Congratulations to Sophie Biebuyck & Ed Rex for their winning pics of Hear Here’s 2nd social evening.

Hear Here is a social network especially for Londoners with a hearing loss, created by Harley Street Hearing.  Both Sophie & Rex received a bottle of champagne courtesy of Ernst & Young, sponsors of the event.

To join us and have details of future events follow us on Facebook or contact us 

The interview all musicians should see

Tinnitus therapy clinic

How to care for your second best asset, your ears

Jono Heale, from ACS talks to Paul Checkley – Harley Street Hearing & Musicians’ Hearing Services Clinical Director about hearing, how and why singers and musicians can damage this important sensory organ, and how to go about protecting this valuable asset.

Paul explains how the ear works, how it can get damaged, which particular frequencies and exposure times cause hearing loss and how to conserve your hearing as a singer/musicians. Did you know that our ears continue to grow throughout our lives? Weird, but true. It does mean you need to have your ear plugs and IEMs redone throughout your career.

The Musicians Hearing Health Scheme – brought to you in partnership with Help Musicians UK,  Musicians’ Hearing Services and the Musicians’ Union. This scheme gives all professional musicians in the UK affordable access to specialist hearing assessments and custom fitted hearing protection.

For a one-off fee of £50 (£37.50 for MU members) you will receive a package worth over £240.

To apply for the Scheme  click here

The interview was carried out for iSing Magazine – a hub for singers with find reliable information, resources and advice about all things singing.