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Spectacular Summer Of Festivals

With a number of festivals kicking off this month, check-out our ‘spec-tacular’ festival guide. All we’d urge is that you protect your hearing, especially the delicate hearing of younger festival...

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Protect Your Hearing Aids From The Summer Sun

The sound of ocean waves, birds chirping and children laughing are all sounds that we associate with summer. However, hearing aid wearers are in danger of missing out on these magic moments as heat,...

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Scrivens show their support for the British Tinnitus Association

Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care has pledged its support of the British Tinnitus Association (BTA) by signing up as a Corporate Member, helping to raise awareness of tinnitus and to support the...

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Life After Hearing Loss

With an ageing population it should come as no surprise that around five per cent of the world’s population experiences some degree of hearing loss (that’s one in every 20 individuals). Based on these...

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Tech Worth Hearing About

The biggest wearable tech trend is not the latest smartwatch or fitness tracker, but a ‘smart’ hearing aid. Bluetooth technology is changing the way people with hearing difficulties live in this...

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Top 10 worst Jobs for your hearing

At Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care we see a number of people who come to us with noise-induced hearing loss caused by their profession. Although never top of the check list when thinking about...

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Loyal Customer Launches Rhyl Opticians New Branch

A Rhyl opticians chose a loyal customer of 14 years to officially launch its new branch. Retired emergency medicine doctor David Cartlidge performed the honours at Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care...

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Scrivens Keeps Focus On Support For Alzheimer’s Society

Birmingham based Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care has raised £12,700 for its charity of the year Alzheimer’s Society and is to continue its support in 2016. The family firm’s network of 177...

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Are Two Hearing Aids Better Than One?

At Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care we are often asked ‘Why do I need two hearing aids when I only need one?’ Well, like most things about the human body, our hearing is not straightforward and...

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Wearing A Hearing Aid Should Be As Unremarkable As Wearing Glasses

It’s an age-old problem, but deterioration in the quality of our hearing is as inevitable as our eyesight. So why is there still such a stigma associated with wearing a hearing aid, compared to that of...

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Small Hearing Devices Could Herald Big Change

Advances in hearing aid technology have come on leaps and bounds so they are smaller, more effective and more socially acceptable. Despite this some people feel they still retain a stigma and remain...

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World Hearing Day urges action on childhood hearing loss

The WHO World Hearing Day on Wednesday 3 March was this year dedicated to the theme of ‘Childhood hearing loss: act now, here is how!” The World Health Organisation is calling for action as the...

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NHS Hearing Aid batteries – Product Recall Notice

Zenipower, the manufacturer of NHS hearing aid batteries, have issued a product recall due to a low risk of batteries exploding during use or if depleted. This is a precautionary measure and no adverse...

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Loyal Customer Launches Colchester Opticians Branch

A Colchester opticians chose a loyal customer of 18 years to officially launch its new branch. Dawn Brightwell, a retired organiser for Age Concern, performed the honours at Scrivens Opticians &...

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Scientist Discover A New Gene Linked To Hearing

Ground breaking research being conducted by King’s College London and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute has identified a gene that plays a vital role in our hearing. The gene called Wbp2 effects the...

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William Crowns 90th Birthday With Special Gift

A loyal customer who shares his 90th birthday with the Queen was royally treated by a Norwich opticians at a special presentation. William Willimott received a £250 voucher and his wife Gwen a bouquet...

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Celebrations Crown Jean’s 90th Birthday

A great-grandmother who shares her 90th birthday with the Queen and once celebrated with her at Buckingham Palace received a surprise gift to mark the milestone. Jean Barrett, who lives at Cherwood...

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Stigma of hearing loss is breaking down

The stigma associated with hearing loss seems to finally be breaking down as more people than ever are willing to have their hearing checked. Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care surveyed 600 people...

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5 Alternative Ways to Prevent Hearing Loss

There are a number of reasons people suffer from hearing loss, such as old age, exposure to loud noises and even some illnesses or head injuries can be the cause. However, there are numerous ways which...

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Let’s Hear It For The Sounds Of Summer

Those lazy, hazy days of summer are just the time to enjoy a slower pace of life and peace and quiet. But are noisy pastimes about to shatter the idyll? For it’s also the season for music festivals to...

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