Are you struggling with your hearing? This centre in Ealing could help – My London
Those fleshy protrusions on either side of your head house one of the most important of the five senses – hearing.
From the gentle humming of a bee busy about its day to the crack of thunder on a summer evening, our ears are capable of collecting a diverse range of sounds, channelling them into our heads via the eardrum and ossicles (three tiny bones in the middle ear) and on to the brain, where the sound is processed.
And that alone is brilliant but our ears also play a vital r…….
Those fleshy protrusions on either side of your head house one of the most important of the five senses – hearing.
From the gentle humming of a bee busy about its day to the crack of thunder on a summer evening, our ears are capable of collecting a diverse range of sounds, channelling them into our heads via the eardrum and ossicles (three tiny bones in the middle ear) and on to the brain, where the sound is processed.
And that alone is brilliant but our ears also play a vital role in balance – the vestibular system is made up of three loops that let your brain know in which direction you’re heading – up and down, left or right and tilting.
In conjunction with other senses, our ears play an essential role in ensuring we have enough information about our surroundings to walk around without falling, dance to our favourite tunes, enjoy the sound of lapping waves on a beach or chat with a loved one.
So it’s important to take care of your hearing and get it checked regularly by a qualified specialist such as the audiologists at a new hearing centre in West London.
Ealing Hearing Centre, opened by the town’s mayor Councillor Munir Ahmed recently, offers a range of services to ensure your hearing is as tuned in as possible.
Audiologists Sid and Sukhina Sidhu can help manage hearing issues you may have at the new centre in Ealing
The team is led by award-winning audiologist Sid Sidhu. With 25 years’ experience, Sid, 62, is qualified to carry out detailed examinations of your ears, assess hearing levels and suggest a suitable course of action to improve your hearing if necessary.
Sid said: “Hearing loss is hard to accept, and it can cause a detrimental effect on your quality of life. Not only does it affect you, but it also interferes with the relationships between your family and friends.
“At Ealing Hearing Centre, we understand the frustration and setbacks hearing loss can cause. Only after carrying out a thorough hearing consultation, we can determine which approach is best suited in improving your hearing.”
For Sid, witnessing his grandmother’s struggles with hearing impairment influenced his decision to become an audiologist. He qualified in 1997 and has been serving the communities in West and North West London since.
“As a teenager, I remember the isolation my grandmother suffered from a hearing impairment and how this affected not only her, but the family and friends around her.
“After qualifying as an audiologist in 1997, I realised how many people were suffering in silence like my grandmother. Inevitably, this became my goal – to help the …….
