News Archives - Cubex
Types of hearing sensitivities
On 11, Jul 2019 | In News | By Rosie Williams
There is a range of hearing sensitivities which people experience, often with symptoms which sound very similar to each other but have distinct differences. For some people, these sensitivities can be very mild and experienced without too much notice or discomfort. For others, these hearing sensitivities can cause daily discomfort and drastically impact their quality of life.
How high stress levels can lead to hearing loss
Stress is generally viewed as something that is unhealthy. However, not all stress is bad, and it can also be healthy. Also known as ‘fight or flight’, stress is an essential primitive response that enables us to either flee a threatening situation or to stay and deal with the threat. Some research shows that there is a healthy range of stress that benefits our brain. There are even specific cognitive tasks which benefit from a small level of stress in our systems, such as emotional or intuitive tasks.
CONVERSATIONS WORTH HEARING
Last week we hosted an evening of dinner and professional discussion at La Fromagerie.
It was wonderful to be part of a gathering of so many health professionals including, Otologists, Psychologists, Neurologists and General Practitioners. We sat together to explore and learn about the links between cognitive neuroscience, otology and audiology so that we can better serve the health and wellbeing of our patients.
Thank you Adam & Jerusha for organising such a most interesting and stimulating evening.
– Mr David Garfield Davies, Consultant ENT Surgeon
So many thanks to all of you at Cubex, for a splendid evening & great conversation. Clearly, you had put such a lot of thought and time into preparing the most interesting talks and forward-thinking discussions. A feast for the mind and the body!
– Mrs Elspeth Morley, Psychotherapist
Speaker Announcement – Cubex Dinner & Discussion at La Fromagerie, 14th May 2019
On 07, May 2019 | In News | By Jerusha Shulberg
We are counting down the days until our Spring Dinner & Discussion at La Fromagerie Marylebone.
DATE: 14th May 2019
TIME: 7 PM
PLACE: LA FROMAGERIE, Marylebone
We have a fantastic line up of speakers on the evening including our very own balance and facial rehabilitation specialist, Mr Jeremy Corcoran.
Jeremy is a Doctoral Researcher and Clinical Specialised Physiotherapist at Cubex & Guy’s & St Thomas’, and he will be discussing his research on the Effects of Balance Disorders on Higher Cognition during the evening.
As a highly specialised Audiology practice, the team at Cubex provide person-centred care in the identification, diagnosis and treatment of balance disorders and we cannot wait to hear more about Jeremy’s latest research.
SEE THE FULL PROGRAMME
If you are a medical health care professional and would like to join the discussion reserve your seat here.
JOIN CUBEX FOR AN EVENING OF DINNER & DISCUSSION AT LA FROMAGERIE
On 10, Apr 2019 | In News | By Jerusha Shulberg
Join Cubex for an evening of dinner & professional discussion at La Fromagerie Marylebone with our special guest, Mr Thomas Behrens, Director for the Centre for Applied Audiology Research at Oticon global headquarters.
We are also pleased to have Mr Jeremy Corcoran, Doctoral Researcher & Highly Specialised Physiotherapist from Cubex & Guys & St Thomas’ discussing his research on the Effects of Balance Disorders on Higher Cognition.
The evening is designed to speak to professionals who specialise in the fields of Otology, General Medicine, Audiology, Vestibular Health, Psychology, Mental and Cognitive Health. It provides an opportunity to learn more about the wider context of hearing health.
Introducing the NEW Oticon Opn S™ – the hearing aid that breaks a law of physics
On 27, Feb 2019 | In News | By Cubex Concierge
Oticon have recently launched their new Oticon Opn S, their second-generation hearing aid offering improvements on the original popular Oticon Opn hearing aids released in 2016. The Oticon Opn S builds on Oticons goal to enable people with hearing loss to understand speech, even in noisy environments, “on par with people with normal hearing”.
A guide to managing brain health and cognitive health
On 27, Feb 2019 | In Hear&Now | By Rosie Williams
Cambridge Brain Sciences recently shared an interesting and useful white paper with us called ‘Keeping Mentally Fit – a guide to managing brain health” and we wanted to share some of the key takeaways.
That time when I learnt about the importance of hearing – An article by Ruth Penfold, VP, People at Onfido
On 26, Feb 2019 | In News | By Cubex Concierge
We feel so touched by this post by Ruth Penfold, VP of People at Onfido and the daughter of Mr Penfold, a wonderful gentleman that we have the pleasure of looking after. We just had to share.
The ‘Human-ness of Hearing’
On 26, Feb 2019 | In Hearing Conversation with Saima | By Dr Saima Rajasingam
In conversations with people outside of audiology*, I often find myself struggling to convey how integral hearing is to our identity as humans, or how complex hearing loss is.
Within my PhD, I explored some of the factors underpinning auditory scene analysis, the brain’s ability to use sounds we hear to build a picture of the world around us. As I sit typing this post, my brain is doing exactly that without any conscious effort. I can hear that the clinic room door is open with the gentle murmur of my colleagues talking further down the corridor over the hum of the PC and the faint sound of traffic. The sounds I hear now are meaningful. If you suddenly muted all this ‘background noise’, I would feel uncomfortable and perhaps even unsafe, disconnected from the world around.
Learn to Meditate Course – Meditation for Modern Living
On 22, Feb 2019 | In Events | By Cubex Concierge
MEDITATION IS DIFFICULT
The truth is, it isn’t!
It’s actually quite easy. What makes it appear to be difficult is that most of us do not know where to begin and even if we have tried to meditate, we don’t know how to implement meditation into our fast-paced, demanding modern lives.
