What's Up Docs? Doctors' Notes: Hearing Loss
Dec 16, 2025
This week features Prof. Doris Bamiou, a leading expert in neuroaudiology from UCL. She dives into the intricacies of auditory processing disorder, explaining its causes, diagnosis, and the impact on everyday life. Doris discusses the importance of personalized hearing aids, the challenges of loudness recruitment, and how neurodivergence interacts with hearing challenges. Listeners will appreciate her insights on effective communication strategies and the latest technologies aiding those with hearing loss.
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Get Hearing Aids Early And Fitted
- Get a hearing aid if you have hearing loss because it reduces fatigue, withdrawal and can lower tinnitus severity.
- Use an audiologist for fitting and adjustments so the device matches your hearing profile and sound tolerance.
Hearing Aids Can Be Discreet Or Proudly Personal
- Doris noticed public figures often wear discreet hearing aids, like Queen Elizabeth in archival footage.
- An old audiology professor proudly personalised ear moulds with a Welsh dragon and delighted children.
Loudness Recruitment Explains Paradoxical Sensitivity
- Loudness recruitment makes sounds go from inaudible to painfully loud over a small range.
- Hearing aids can control amplification and manage this steep loudness growth.