Ear Talk

In this episode we get a little personal with Dr Rakesh Chopra to understand his clinical journey and how he became a teacher of ENT in Primary Care. We then discuss the provision of ear wax removal services and what Dr Chopra thinks about who should be providing this service. We finish off with some points on Tinnitus and some advice that Dr Chopra has for our members. Dr Chopra is a nationally recognized teacher of ENT in Primary Care, a GP in St Helens, and has been a GPwER in ENT for the St. Helens and Knowsley NHS Trust for the last 18 years. Dr Chopra has been the Chairperson for the RCGP, London, ENT ODE conference, for the last 8 years. Besides medicine he has a wide range of interests, including playing music. He has published three novels.

Christine qualified as an Audiologist from the School of Audiology in Glasgow in 1975. Following several posts and further study, she obtained a Senior lectureship in 2006 and her PhD in 2016. She currently works as an independent trainer and counsellor, her particular interests are tinnitus, balance and person-centred practice. Christine is also the Author of a book titled 'Experiences of acquiring hearing loss: Lessons for rehabilitation' which is available for purchase on Amazon. With a Career spanning over 47 years, Christina brings a lot of experience to the conversation highlighting important aspects of Audiology that we do not always consider.

On this episode we hear from Paul Minikin, the managing director / owner of Digital Hearing Care Solutions Ltd. Part of their operations are HAB Hearing and FM Hearing Systems, a successful regional independent Audiology practice in the north of England.  Paul discusses some of the principles he has learned over the years he has been in business and shares some of his practical tips for maintaining a successful Audiology practice.

We hear from James Jackson, a Chartered Psychologist and an Associate Fellow of the British Psychology Society. He holds a BSc (Hons) degree in Psychology from the University of Sheffield, an MSc in Industrial Psychology from the University of Hull, and a PhD (Psychology) from the University of Hull. His doctorate considered the effects of tinnitus on concentration and task performance. We discuss his personal hearing loss and tinnitus journey as well as how that fueled his passion for learning more about and how to support people suffering from tinnitus. He also shares some tips for managing patients with tinnitus but no hearing loss. Below is a link to the application James discusses in this episode. https://www.hearingpower.co/tinnibot/

In this episode Carly describes her experience with sudden unilateral hearing loss and her journey so far. She also discusses some of the physical and emotional effects of a unilateral and sudden hearing loss. Please find below a link to her blog and the hearing loss support website: My Hearing Loss Story – My experience of sudden sensorineural hearing loss and how it affects my life. Sudden Hearing Loss Support - Information, Advice and Support

On this episode we are joined by Neil Pottinger, the European Director of Marketing at Starkey. We discuss how the Covid-19 Pandemic affected Starkey and how they were able to navigate the hurdles it created.

We learn about Professor Welbourn's journey with BSHAA so far and discuss some of the benefits of being a BSHAA member. Professor Welbourn also has some words of advice for us as advocates of hearing care.

A brief discussion with ladies of BSHAA Council (Sam Dixon, Heather Kennington, Jasmine Opoku-Ware and Eleanor Cadman). We touch on the role of gender in Audiology in honor of International Womens Day.

David Baguley is the Professor of Hearing Sciences at the University of Nottingham, working in the Division of Clinical Neurosciences (Faculty of Medicine). In this episode we look into 3 recent research studies David was involved with and gain knowledge on developing our abilities as clinicians in the areas of tinnitus and research.

Preview to the new BSHAA Podcast. An introduction to what it is all about and what 'Ear Talk' we plan to bring you.

This very first episode features an interview with Dr Gareth Smith who is a Consultant Clinical Audiologist and the Deputy Manager at Southend University Hospital where he is involved in a number of clinical and managerial work streams.  Among other responsibilities, Gareth is also the Audiology Editor for ENT & Audiology News. This interview features details on break-through progress made by a study on 'Audiologist-led screening for Acousic Neuroma' with which Gareth was heavily involved. The episode also features advice on how to progress your career in Audiology, build successful Audiology teams and implement effective and progressive change in our industry. Your host is BSHAA Council Member, Dr Elizabeth Adesugba.