How are we getting on with languages? A mega-native level? A level that reduces you to tears? Medioc…? This is the interview I did on the legendary Vaughan Radio English show, No Excuses, where I ta...Read More
Watch out when using ear buds to clean your ears. Daniel perforated his eardrum whilst using them, resulting in an ear infection that left him deaf for 48 hours and suffering from permanent tinnitus. ...Read More
We use them very often and they can cause ringing in the ears (which is known as tinnitus). Do you ever take Aspirin? Ibuprofen? Tonic water? Look at the list of medications that can cause tinnitus. W...Read More
Hypertension Blood pressure is the pressure exerted by the blood as it circulates through the blood vessels in our body. When this is high we use the term hypertension (HT). The blood pressure reading...Read More
In the same way that there are several factors that can cause tinnitus (such as hearing disorders, neurological dysfunction, hypertension or stress), there are also different types of tinnitus. (Note:...Read More
If you suffer from tinnitus you will have heard a million times that ginkgo biloba helps. But… is it actually true? Can we just sit back and rely on this super beneficial plant? Most studies hav...Read More
The perks of living in a cosmopolitan city The day I developed my tinnitus, I regretted how unlucky I was to be currently living in London, where I thought I could not get as good medical care as I...Read More
Tinnitus and chemistry Tinnitus is the medical term used to describe the perception of noise in the ears without an external sound source. All otorhinolaryngologists – specialists in Ear, Nose and t...Read More
If you suffer from tinnitus it is likely that your nights have already become your worst enemy. At night, there are no distractions that make you forget about the blistering beeping or buzzing in your...Read More
Although it is generally believed and stated that tinnitus has no cure, trials conducted with patients who live with Tinnitus have shown that certain supplements demonstrated an improvement in their s...Read More
The initial shock when you get tinnitus For those who suffer or have suffered tinnitus, the ringing in the ears can become so unbearable that it’s hard to imagine that it’s here to stay. (...Read More
The dark knight of tinnitus For almost all people who suffer from tinnitus, nights can be very hard. By day you can manage to keep going as normal. You go places, you do things, you drive, you co...Read More
Today was one of those days, a very bad day. I had an appointment with the specialist doctor, and he said that the corticosteroids that I had been prescribed have not worked, and that my tinnitus is s...Read More
“Maybe it’s a song that’s gotten into your head” The first doctor I saw, a couple of days ago, told me it was nothing. Maybe it was a song that I had stuck in my head. –Nothi...Read More