In a previous blog about glue ear we talked about the things that you could do to help your child hear. In this blog, we will be looking at the use of Otovents to manage glue ear without surgery. Glue ear is where fluid builds up behind the eardrum and in the Eustachian tube. The Eustachian […]
My child has glue ear. What is it and how can I help?
In our last blog we spoke a little about glue ear. This is something that many of you will come across at least once in your child’s life, and you may have even had yourself. Glue ear is a condition where fluid builds up behind the eardrum, and the Eustachian tube then becomes blocked as […]
Fitting Hearing Aids to Children – and keeping them in!
A question I’m often asked when fitting hearing aids to pre-school child for the first time is: “Do you think they will keep them in?”. Parents usually worry that their child will reject the hearing aids as something foreign in their ears and pull them out. My experience is that as long as the child finds […]
Hearing Tests and Hearing Aids are available for Children (as well as Pandas and Adults)
I am Tracy James – an independent audiologist based in Newbury, Berkshire and I provide a hearing and amplification service for adults and children (as well as Pandas). One of the key things that separates me out from other independents is that I also run a specialist paediatric audiology clinic – alongside my adult service. […]
Tracy James expands hearing and ear care services in Newbury
Tracy James has been an independent audiologist for six years, delivering training courses, providing hearing services for children and in 2018 expanded to provide adult hearing care at her home-based clinic in Newbury. In March, Tracy was ready to open a weekly ear wax removal clinic, only for it to be put on hold due […]