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All About the Ear and How to Care For It...

Your hearing connects you to life's beautiful sounds, from loved ones' voices to nature's symphony, and we're here to help you protect and care for this precious sense throughout every stage of life. Ear Help is here to help.

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Pressure Sores and the Ears
Not commonly the first part of the body to spring to mind when the term ‘pressure sore’ is mentioned, but it is however an extremely vulnerable part of t...
Who Was Miller Reese Hutchison?
Miller Reese Hutchison was an American inventor who was one of the pioneering engineers in the field of hearing aid development. Born in Alabama in August 18...
Allergies and Ear Health
As with most parts of the anatomy, your ears can become sensitive or suffer an allergic reaction to substances resulting in pain or discomfort in the ear. Al...
Can Ear Wax Be Removed by Vacuum?
Ear wax removal using vacuums was developed from the old-fashioned method of ear candling; a practice that is not often seen in the UK anymore due to the pot...
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Ear Injections for Meniere's Disease
If you have Meniere’s disease, you experience attacks of distressing dizzy spells and vertigo that make you completely disorientated. It is not uncommon to...
Glomus Tumours: Causes, Symptoms and Treatments
Glomus tumours are (sometimes cancerous) growths that start in nerves associated with the jugular vein, one of the main veins that takes blood away from the...
The Connection Between Hearing and Speech
Hearing and speech are intimately connected. Someone who is born profoundly deaf has great difficulty learning to speak. It is only by listening to other peo...
The Impact of Flight on the Ears
Anyone who has ever flown in a ‘plane knows that landing can be agony if you have a cold with a stuffed up nose and blocked ears. As the ‘plane comes dow...
How the Inner Ear Helps You Walk Straight
Human babies first learn to walk when they are an average of a year old. Some are able to stand and balance tentatively on two feet from the age of about 9 m...
Do Ear Trumpets Work?
Ear trumpets were an early form of hearing aid, before the development on devices that can amplify sound by converting sound waves to electrical signals and...
Psoriasis and the Ear
Psoriasis is a common skin disease that affects about five per cent of the population in the UK. It takes many forms. As well as affecting the skin anywhere...
Who Was Miller Reese Hutchison?
Miller Reese Hutchison was an American inventor who was one of the pioneering engineers in the field of hearing aid development. Born in Alabama in August 18...
A Brief History of Hearing Aids
The hearing aids of today are technologically complex and sophisticated and help many people with moderate to severe hearing loss to amplify and distinguish...
Common Vestibular Disorders
Vestibular disorders are illnesses that affect the inner ear causing balance problems. Vertigo and dizziness are the most common symptom and regular attacks...
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