Closed 19th September for Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeralMusicians’ Hearing Services will be closed on Monday 19 September, the date of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral, which is a national bank holiday.
This bank holiday marks the last day of the period of national mourning for our Queen. Should you need to contact us please complete the form below. We will re-open at 9am on Tuesday 20th September.
Written by Fiona Butterworth – Senior clinical audiologist.
‘I was invited to sit on the “All About Ears” panel. Given the conference was housed in the British Airways i360, it was easy to navigate to once I had made my way to the Brighton seafront promenade.
This was the first educational event that I had attended in person since early March 2020 and it was great to be back amongst the musicians. I am passionate about teaching people the importance of using hearing protection and together with Andy Shiach from ACS, Liam Hennessy from HMUK, and DJ Annabellestopit, we were able to answer questions from all angles, tying in our own personal experiences to bolster our responses.
The audience asked interesting questions that were linked to both their experience as musicians but also to their non-musical day-jobs and how they must manage their noise exposure across both careers carefully. It was clear that everyone in the audience understood the importance of protecting their hearing, and by the end of the panel discussion they had the information they needed.
The music industry is still recovering from the hit it received from the pandemic, and it was refreshing and exciting to see the enthusiasm of the musicians as they moved around the conference.’
Since 2018 we have seen an incredulous 11,500 UK musicians for the Musicians Hearing Health Scheme.
Our Clinical Audiologists have provided them all with an invaluable education on how to effectively protect their ears, tested their hearing, as well as equipping them with custom-made hearing protection (Pro Plugs).
We’re thrilled to have provided this amazing scheme in collaboration with the Musicians’ Union and Help Musicians UK- the leading UK charity for musicians of all genres.
We look forward to helping many more!
Research shows that musicians are at greater risk of experiencing hearing loss than the general population.
To see if you’re eligible for the Musicians Hearing Health Scheme click here
We are open until 1pm on Friday 24th December, re-opening at 9am on Wednesday 29th December.
For New Year we will be open until 1pm on Friday 31st December, re-opening on Tuesday 4th January. Season’s Greetings to all our patients.
Hearing Guy Matthew Allsop’s interview with Stereophonics Jamie Morrison on how his tinnitus has been impacted since the pandemic. ALL musicians really should watch this.
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There’s a moment near the beginning of Sound Of Metal, the Oscar-nominated movie about a drummer who goes deaf, where Ruben (played by Riz Ahmed) is being diagnosed after experiencing bouts of sudden and overwhelming hearing loss. “Your hearing is deteriorating rapidly,” he is told. “You have to understand: your first responsibility is to preserve the hearing you have.”
Paul Checkley – Clinical Director at Harley Street Hearing and Musicians Hearing Services was interviewed for his advice:
or as most people know it, a high-pitched ringing you get in your ears, can be intermittent for some people, but for others it’s a chronic condition. It’s also irreversible.
“People say, ‘I came out of a gig and my ears were ringing’ without understanding that isn’t something to just joke about,” says Paul. “It means that potentially your hearing has been damaged irreversibly… There is no cure for tinnitus as such, which is one of the biggest issues that people face: you get this ringing in your ears and are then told that you’re going to have that for the rest of your life.”
Because tinnitus has no cure, only treatment, Paul recommends wearing earplugs. Harley Street Hearing & Musicians’ Hearing Services fit both heavy gig-goers and musicians with custom-moulded, “flat response” plugs.
“If you’ve got tinnitus, we would normally do a hearing test to allow us to assess it,” says Paul.
Call 020 7486 1053 or complete below if you’d like to come in for a Tinnitus consultation with one of our Hearing Therapists.
Click here to see the full Kerrang interview.
As the latest government lockdown measures are announced, please be assured that as we are an essential service we will remain open.
You can now apply again for the Musicians’ Hearing Health Scheme – see details here
We have created a COVID SAFE environment according to PHE guidelines. Clinics will continue to run on Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm, at 2 Harley Street, and Wellington Diagnostics and Outpatient Centre in Golders Green.
Our clinic in Cheadle, Greater Manchester is also open on a Monday and Tuesday.
So, whatever your hearing needs, just give us a call on 020 7486 1053 or email us below. We will be delighted to see you.
Our Clinical Audiologist Fiona Butterworth presented to the team of approx 70 musicians at the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Musicians’ Hearing Services are passionate about educating musicians on the importance of using hearing protection.
If you’d like to have one of our Audiologists come to educate your team see details here
Paul Checkley – Clinical Director at Harley Street Hearing and Musicians’ Hearing Services was interviewed on the Musicians’ Hearing Health Scheme and how it came about.
How well do musicians tend to get on with hearing protection? “The problem is that you are putting something in the ear. A musician who has had a career of open ears can find that quite difficult, and it does take some practice to make these earplugs work for you. With a trombone player, for example, they can hear the sound they are making with their mouth as well as the sound coming out of the end of their instrument. Musicians’ earplugs can minimise this effect, but it will never be the same. To some extent it has to sound a bit different in order to work.”
Paul adds: “There are people who aren’t quite aware that there are earplugs designed specifically for musicians. Most hearing protection will reduce high frequencies rather than low, but specialist hearing protection will retain the fidelity so it doesn’t sound different, just quieter. You don’t get the dullness you can get with foam earplugs.”
Click on the article below to see the full interview.
If you’d like to apply for the Musicians’ Hearing Health Scheme click here
Listen to this invaluable interview with drummer Nigel Elliott including hearing advice & tips.
Nigel Elliott discusses the effects that over 40 years of playing music has had on his hearing, the knowledge he’s picked up along the way and the steps he’s taken to protect it.
Includes advice on how to look after your hearing health, and also tells how you can access professional moulded ear plugs for a fraction of the price.
Listen to the Elevate Music podcast here or click the image above
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