This is a testimonial for Audiology Trio and Bernafon, but I need to provide you – the reader – with some context.

I’d had more than my fair share of middle ear problems in my pre-teen years, along with a set or two of grommets.  As an undergraduate at University I knew my hearing was not as good as my peers – I tended to gravitate to the middle front of large lecture theatres to hear clearly.  I had gotten used to – made peace with? – the intermittent ringing in my ears.

In my mid-forties I had my first bout of invasive tinnitus, a by-product of a rather stressful period both at home and work.  A visit to an audiologist did confirm some hearing loss but nothing that warranted hearing aids.

In my late-forties I had a bad bout of viral labyrinthitis – six weeks off work and exercises from a Physiotherapist that specialised in vestibular complications to learn to walk straight again! On reflection, my tinnitus became more…