Hertfordshire’s specialist private hearing clinics 

Trisha was really amazing at my appointment, I was very apprehensive as I am sensitive to light, sound and struggle in social situations. I was treated with such kindness and was allowed to take breaks throughout the session. I found the assessment itself to be incredibly difficult and it became starkly apparent that my brain was not able to process the tasks I was being asked to do. Trisha went above and beyond to get the audiology report to me quickly which was amazingly detailed. It was recommended that I would benefit from Oticon REAL hearing aids, this was a surprise to me as having been assessed for hearing difficulties by the NHS I was informed that hearing aids would not help me due to my hyperacusis and that hearing aids would make this condition worse. This advice turned out to be completely inaccurate and I am so pleased that I contacted The Hearing Clinic for a second opinion.

Having worn the hearing aids now for over 2 months my quality of life has improved beyond words, I do not suffer with as many headaches, the tinnitus I was experiencing has completely gone and my mental clarity in being able to deal with day to day tasks has changed my life. I have spare energy left over in the evening to be able to communicate with family and I have tolerated going into a supermarket for more than 10 minutes. It took me a while to realise how the hearing aids were helping as I couldn’t tell an immediate difference in what I was hearing, the processor is now handling the brunt of the sound instead of my brain getting in a tangle over multiple sounds at the same volume. You do not know what you are missing in conversations until you can hear every word. Without the hearing aids my brain would only process a handful of words correctly in a sentence and I was guessing words which were missing as my brain simply wouldn’t hear the entire sentence. Doing this every single day is exhausting and lead to feeling very unwell on a daily basis not to mention frustrating family members due to not hearing them properly which lead to a lot of miscommunication! I can now pick out individual sounds and this technology has allowed me to listen to Youtube videos as the hearing aids allow you to stream directly from your PC and phone. I am finally able to use the phone without experiencing motion sickness and fatigue after every interaction and I no longer have to put subtitles on the TV. My problems were particularly noticeable when I was at school over 2 decades ago when teachers used to inform my parents that I simply didn’t listen in class or I was daydreaming and not paying attention. For anyone not sure whether APD is worth the assessment and support or if you are a parent of a child struggling to hear I cannot stress how much you need to talk to the Hearing Clinic, I wholeheartedly recommend their services; they don’t just treat the condition, they transform lives, thank you for everything!