Vale Hearing Healthcare

31/10/2025

🍂Don’t let hearing loss haunt you this Halloween 🧟

👂🏼Book a hearing test today and ensure your ears are ready for all the festive fun ahead.

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30/10/2025

A perforated eardrum (tympanic membrane perforation) with ossicular discontinuity (disruption of the tiny middle ear bones — malleus, incus, or stapes) can cause a distinctive set of symptoms due to both the membrane damage and the mechanical disruption of sound conduction.

Here’s a detailed breakdown:

🔊 Hearing-related symptoms

1. Conductive hearing loss (often severe)
   •   A simple perforation causes mild-to-moderate conductive hearing loss.
   •   If ossicular discontinuity is also present, the loss is much greater — often 30–60 dB.
   •   Patients may report:
      •   “Everything sounds muffled or distant.”
      •   “I can’t hear on that side at all.”

2. “Autophony” or altered sound perception
   •   Their own voice may sound echoey or abnormally loud inside the ear.

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💧 Ear discharge (otorrhea)
   •   May occur if there’s:
      •   Middle ear infection (otitis media)
      •   Water entry into the middle ear through the perforation
   •   Discharge may be:
      •   Watery or purulent (infected)
      •   Occasionally bloody if trauma is the cause

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🌀 Other possible symptoms

1. Tinnitus (ringing or buzzing)
   •   Due to irritation of the inner ear or middle ear structures.

2. Vertigo or imbalance (sometimes)
   •   More likely if the trauma also affects the inner ear or the stapes footplate.

3. Pain
   •   Acute pain at the time of perforation or trauma (e.g., slap injury, barotrauma, Q-tip injury).
   •   Chronic cases are often painless unless infection is present.

30/10/2025

Safe listening 👂🏼

Love listening to music and going to concerts, live shows, or events❓ Empower yourself & protect your hearing:

🎧 Bring or ask for earplugs on-site
🔇 Use or request quiet zones to rest your ears
📊 Monitor sound levels with a decibel-checking app
🔉 Sit away from speakers to reduce sound exposure
🔇 Take a quiet day after the event
📢 Advocate for sound systems that keep the volume safe & enjoyable

Let’s change mindsets and make ear and a priority.

29/10/2025

🐝Wax Removal Wednesday👂

Ear wax blockages can cause symptoms such as:

👂🏽Hearing Loss
👂🏽Earache, pressure or a blocked feeling
👂🏽Tinnitus noises in your ears
👂🏽Vertigo (feeling dizzy & sick)

Our professionally trained and qualified audiology team can remove ear blockages or foreign body objects using microsuction.
Book your appointment at our lovely clinic in Llantwit Major.

☎️07783776806
📧 info@valehearing.co.uk
🌍www.valehearing.co.uk
📍Unit 1 Commercial House Llantwit Major CF61 1RB

27/10/2025

🎃👂🕷️ Don’t let spooky sounds go unheard—treat your ears this Halloween.👻 Silence can be the scariest sound of all!

🦇👂 Don’t let hearing loss haunt your world.... Schedule your hearing assessment and bring clarity back from the shadows.



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21/10/2025

Ear Exostosis (Surfer’s Ear) – Severe (Grade 3): Extensive bony growth, often > 67% canal obstruction; the ear canal may be nearly blocked.

Overview:

Ear exostosis is a benign bony growth that develops in the ear canal. It is most commonly associated with repeated exposure to cold water and wind, which is why it is often nicknamed “surfer’s ear.”

What Happens:
   •   Bony lumps gradually form inside the ear canal.
   •   These growths can narrow or block the canal.
   •   This can trap water, earwax, and debris, leading to repeated ear infections and hearing issues.

Causes:
   •   Chronic exposure to cold water or cold air.
   •   Common in surfers, divers, swimmers, and people who frequently participate in cold-water sports.

Symptoms
   •   Decreased hearing
   •   Feeling of fullness in the ear
   •   Frequent ear infections
   •   Water or wax getting stuck in the ear
   •   Occasionally discomfort or pain

Diagnosis
   •   Typically diagnosed by an Audiology or ENT specialist using an ear examination (otoscopy).

Treatment:
   •   Mild cases: monitored or managed with ear protection (earplugs, drying drops).
   •   Severe cases: may require surgical removal of the bony growths to restore normal ear canal size and function.

Prevention:
   •   Wearing earplugs or a wetsuit hood in cold water environments
   •   Avoiding prolonged exposure to cold wind and water.

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In summary: Ear exostosis is a preventable and treatable condition caused by repeated cold water exposure, leading to abnormal bone growth in the ear canal. Early prevention is key to avoiding surgery.

16/10/2025

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Schedule a hearing test today to find the perfect fit for your lifestyle and enjoy the world of sound like never before.

📍Llantwit Major

📧info@valehearing.co.uk
📞07783776806
https://www.valehearing.co.uk

15/10/2025

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Experience the difference with our professional Audiologist led micro suction ear wax removal service.

Clear your ears and rediscover the sounds you’ve been missing, all in a clean, safe and comfortable environment.
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All of our clinicians are fully insured, registered members of the British Society of Hearing Aid Audiologists (BSHAA).

📍Llantwit Major

Clinic Opens:
Mon-Thursday 9am-5pm
Friday 9am-3:30pm

https://www.valehearing.co.uk

13/10/2025