If you've started repeating yourself constantly, noticed the television creeping up in volume, or felt like a parent is "checking out" of family conversations, it's worth raising, gently, and sooner rather than later. Left unaddressed, this tends to get harder to talk about, not easier. Why this conversation is harder than it sounds Hearing loss carries a stigma other age-related changes don't. Plenty of people associate hearing aids with feeling old, even though most people

If your ears still feel blocked days after landing, it's usually one of two things: trapped pressure that hasn't fully settled, or ear wax that got pushed further in during the flight. With Bristol Airport so close for most of Clevedon, Portishead, Nailsea, Yatton and Weston-super-Mare, we see this regularly after the school-holiday and summer travel rush, and it's rarely anything serious. Why flying affects your ears in the first place Cabin pressure changes faster than the

A few minutes of proper care each day is the single biggest factor in how long a hearing aid actually lasts. Most of the repairs we see at the clinic on The Triangle, moisture damage, blocked microphones, wax-clogged domes, are preventable with a routine that takes less time than brushing your teeth. Get that routine right early and a well-made device will comfortably outlast its expected lifespan. Why hearing aids fail earlier than they should Hearing aids sit in one of the

Yes, several large studies now suggest that treating hearing loss is linked to a meaningfully lower risk of cognitive decline. It isn't a cure. It isn't a guarantee either. But the evidence is strong enough that hearing health is increasingly treated as part of brain health, not something separate, and it's one of the few risk factors we actually know how to act on. What the research actually shows The Lancet Commission on dementia prevention has repeatedly named hearing loss

By Clevedon Hearing Clinic At Clevedon Hearing Clinic , we understand that choosing a hearing aid can feel daunting, especially if it’s...