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Big News! Our New Book on Navigating Sudden Hearing Loss

Pre-marketing advert showing the book front cover - a background of purple, pink and blue, with "Sudden Hearing Loss" written in yellow capitals. Next to the book is a blurb from Peter Wix, editor at Audiology WorldNews.

As an Early Years teacher, my hearing was my superpower—something I prided myself on. I could pinpoint every sound in my classroom, even the tiniest whispers. But in an instant, everything changed, and I could no longer rely on my hearing. I didn’t even know that sudden hearing loss was a thing, let alone an […]

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My Journey with Ménière’s Disease

Sharon posing at the Eagle Pub (Cambridge, UK) next to the spot where Watson and Crick made the first public announcement of the discovery of DNA.
Sharon posing at the Eagle Pub (Cambridge, UK) next to the spot where Watson and Crick made the first public announcement of the discovery of DNA.

Article contributed by Sharon Ruiz-LopezDo you have a date that’s etched in your memory? Maybe your birthday, your partner’s birthday, or a significant event? For me, that date is August 27, 2007—the day my life changed. Big Dreams in a Small Town I was born in 1988 in Atlacomulco, a small rural community in Mexico. […]

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An Introduction to Vestibular Disorders

Vertigo illness concept. Man hands on his head felling headache dizzy sense of spinning dizziness,a problem with the inner ear, brain, or sensory nerve pathway.

Article contributed by the Ménière’s Society Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) can sometimes be accompanied by vestibular (balance) disturbances such as vertigo, dizziness or balance problems. The Balance System With vestibular disorders, such as Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV), labyrinthitis,  Meniere’s disease/syndrome, Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness (PPPD) and vestibular migraine, the balance organ in the inner […]