Celebrate International Dawn Chorus Day

This Sunday (4 May) is International Dawn Chorus Day. Many parts of Scotland are celebrating the occasion with birdsong listening events in local areas. If you're an early riser, or would like to make some time to hear nature at her best, here is a quick and easy way to research the nearest Dawn Chorus Day event in your area: http://www.idcd.info/events-in-your-area/europe/scotland/

Not much there for Midlothian, but keep your ears tuned for any updates on that front!

May Day Bank Holiday

Our offices will be closed next Monday 5 May.

Taking "Normal" to New Heights: GN ReSound LiNX, Halo and the Future of Hearing Technology

"Hearing aids are the natural place to begin our bionic quest," claims Farhad Manjoo of the New York Times.  Covering the recent advances in hearing technology with the GN Resound LiNX and Starkey's Halo, Manjoo investigates the new frontier of hearing aid usage. 

Read Manjoo's article here:  http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/24/technology/personaltech/app-controlled-hearing-aid-improves-even-normal-hearing.html?ref=technology&_r=0

This article makes selective hearing sound... pretty incredible. What do you think?

Happy Easter

Happy Easter from House of Hearing! 

Reminder that our offices will be closed this Friday and the following Monday for Easter Weekend.

We hope you and your family enjoy the holiday, and we look forward to seeing you soon.

Youngest Cochlear Implant in UK for Evie Smith

Cochlear implants are providing hope for Jenny Harvey and Barrie Smith, the parents of newborn girl Evie.

Evie lost the ability to hear three days after she was born, when she contracted pneumococcal meningitis. The cochlear implants were given to Evie three months later, to the day.

You can read the story on the BBC here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26894812

Deaf Woman Hears for the First Time

A breaking story about a recent successful cochlear implant is trending all over the news, from the Telegraph to Facebook to BBC 6 Music. Jo Milne was born deaf; roughly 40 years later this week, the whole world is celebrating with her as she hears for the first time.

You can read the story on the BBC here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-26779079

Video of that amazing, intimate first moment can also be found here: http://time.com/41427/watch-the-emotional-moment-a-40-year-old-deaf-woman-hears-for-the-first-time/

The BBC article also references a music playlist that was made for her by a friend. You can hear Tremayne Crossley discuss the thought he put into Jo Milne's first music playlist with BBC 6 Radio presenter Lauren Laverne in a 9-minute audio clip here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01w8f8s

Easter Office Closure

Our offices will be closed Good Friday (April 18th) and the following Monday (April 21st).