“Hearing speech in noise is the thing.”
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“Hearing speech in noise is the thing.”

Dr Garfield Davies has spent a lifetime understanding hearing.

A retired Ear, Nose & Throat specialist, Garfield first became connected to our hearing clinic journey in the 1960s, during the early days of the audiology clinic founded by Monty Shulberg.

Decades later, as a patient of Adam’s, he remains part of our story.

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“Treated as a person - not a ‘case’...”
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“Treated as a person - not a ‘case’...”

Dr Len has lived with hearing loss for over two decades.

What began as a subtle shift - missed questions in meetings, quieter voices at the back of the room - became something he adapted to, often without realising. Like many, he developed coping strategies: avoiding noisy environments, relying on context, working harder to stay engaged.

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Auracast™ is growing. Public advocacy is helping it get there.
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Auracast™ is growing. Public advocacy is helping it get there.

Auracast™ is beginning to appear in more and more public spaces around the world.

Airports. Theatres. Museums. Conference venues. Even cinemas.

It’s part of a new generation of Bluetooth technology designed to allow hearing aid users to connect directly to public audio streams - clearly, discreetly and with far less background strain.

If you’ve heard us mentioning Auracast recently, you might be wondering: “Will my hearing aids work with it?”

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The Quiet Life. Three Minutes at a Time.
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The Quiet Life. Three Minutes at a Time.

Previously, we explored meditation as a way of relating differently to a busy mind.

This time, something more personal.

In this short film, Jerusha Shulberg reflects on how meditation became part of her own life.

Not as a technique.
But as something she turned to.

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Widex Allure: An Intelligent Kind of Quiet
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Widex Allure: An Intelligent Kind of Quiet

More processing power. More features. Lots about noise reduction.

And then, occasionally, something more quietly considered lands, and (just as quietly) begs inspection.

The Widex Allure is one of those.

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Talking Ear Canal Care: Watch The Webinar Here
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Talking Ear Canal Care: Watch The Webinar Here

On Tuesday 14 April, we hosted a live Zoom webinar on one of the most commonly misunderstood - and also rather fascinating - aspects of hearing health: the ear canal.

Hosted by Adam Shulberg FRSM, Founder and Senior Audiologist at The Well Being BY CUBEX, in conversation with Raúl Garcia-Medina, Clinical Audiologist and microsuction specialist, the session brought together clinical insight and practical guidance in a way that was clear, direct and refreshingly direct.

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AI in Hearing Care: What Phonak’s Award Really Means.
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AI in Hearing Care: What Phonak’s Award Really Means.

Artificial intelligence is often spoken about in broad terms.

In hearing care, it’s beginning to do something more precise.

Recently, Phonak was recognised at the 2026 Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards for its latest hearing systems - Virto R Infinio and Infinio Ultra.

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