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Links between hearing loss and anxiety

Have you wondered about the links between hearing loss and susceptibility to developing anxiety? Bethen is undertaking research into this.  If you are over 18 years with - or without - hearing loss AND have NOT been diagnosed with anxiety disorder, your participation will help to understand possible links. There are other exclusions. There is the offer of £35 reimbursement for study time and additional payments for travel if you are eligible. Continue reading →

Do you know about – passing through airport security?

In this “Do you Know about…” series of posts, we will explore what you can – and cannot – do if you have a Cochlear Implant.  The answer is that you can do pretty much everything but sometimes a few precautions are required.  Knowledge is power. Are you nervous about going through airport security?  Here are some things you might like to know. Wear your device. You can wear your processor whilst passing through security. Continue reading →

Be Heard by MEDEL in Southampton

“Care For You” Initiative in Southampton  Free support for patients on their journey to hearing Brought to you by MED-EL UK & Ireland, through BeHeard by MED-EL in partnership with the University of Southampton Auditory Implant Service (USAIS) MEDEL are offering these support days that provide counselling, practical guidance and an opportunity to meet those who have had a similar experience, your Hear Peers. Continue reading →

NDCS Campaign – Classroom acoustics matter

National Deaf Childrens' Society have launched a campaign on classroom acoustics.  Have you struggled with poor acoustics in your child’s classroom, could that be why your child is struggling?  Or have you seen a school get it right? A local National Deaf Children’s Society campaigner is already making progress to ensure every classroom considers acoustics for deaf children, but they can’t do it alone. Continue reading →

Roadworks and Diversions

For the past two months, visitors driving to their appointments at USAIS have had to endure road closures and diversions around the site.  We did not lose any patients and all who ventured to reach us, got there, though it was undoubtedly stressful.  A big thank you to our visiting patients for their patience. We are really pleased that these local works have been completed and normal driving routes have resumed.  All diversions around the site have ended. Continue reading →

Do you know about – X-Rays?

In this "Do you Know about..." series of posts, we will explore what you can - and cannot - do if you have a Cochlear Implant.  The answer is that you can do pretty much everything but sometimes a few precautions are required.  Knowledge is power. X-Rays are safe if you have a cochlear implant. The radiation does not harm the implant. Continue reading →

What do you think of remote appointments?

Here at USAIS we do offer remote appointments online, as well as remote hearing checks through an app and where appropriate, outreach visits too.  By a good country mile, most  appointments take place in clinic either at USAIS or at another clinical venue. Our Professor Helen Cullington and her research colleague, Angela Larkin, have written this article about the dynamics in remote appointments, which you will possibly find interesting. Continue reading →

Disruption on the university site

Our patients travel from far and wide to reach the University of Southampton Auditory Implant Service (USAIS).  We are a regional service so patients come from as far away as Sussex, Berkshire and Dorset and will sometimes encounter delays to their journeys.  During the last month there have been water repair works on the University site and visitors arriving at the University Road end have had to drive through the university site and out the other side. Continue reading →