Hearing Education
Answers to the hearing questions people actually ask
Why speech sounds muffled, what your audiogram means, how to quieten tinnitus, when a child should be tested and how to keep devices working. Written by our clinical team for patients across Kenya, in plain language and without sales talk.
Guides
Articles from our clinical team
Understanding hearing
Ten early signs of hearing loss most people ignore
Hearing rarely disappears overnight. It slips away quietly, and the first clues usually show up in conversation long before anyone thinks of a hearing test.
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Hearing aid care
Caring for hearing aids in Mombasa heat and humidity
Salt air, humidity and sweat are hard on electronics. A few habits will add years to the life of your hearing aids and keep them sounding the way they did on fitting day.
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Prevention
Noise, work and music: protecting the hearing you still have
Noise-induced hearing loss is permanent and entirely preventable. Here is how much noise is too much, and what protection actually works.
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Understanding hearing
How to read your audiogram, line by line
The graph you are handed after a hearing test answers most of your questions once you know what the symbols, the numbers and the shape of the line actually mean.
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Understanding hearing
Hearing loss, memory and brain health: what the evidence says
Hearing is a brain activity, not only an ear activity. Understanding that link explains why untreated hearing loss is now discussed alongside memory and mental wellbeing.
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Understanding hearing
Ringing in the ears: what actually helps with tinnitus
Tinnitus is common, rarely dangerous, and far more manageable than most people are told. Here is what causes it, what genuinely helps, and what to be sceptical about.
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Prevention
Children's hearing: milestones, warning signs and when to test
Speech and language are built on hearing. Knowing what a child should respond to at each age is the simplest way to catch a problem while it is still easy to solve.
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Official Starkey brochures
Complete product brochures for every hearing aid family fitted at the centre.
Starkey Signature Series brochure
Starkey Signature Series · official Starkey brochure (PDF)
Starkey Omega AI brochure
Starkey Omega AI · official Starkey brochure (PDF)
Starkey Edge AI brochure
Starkey Edge AI · official Starkey brochure (PDF)
Starkey Evolv AI brochure
Starkey Evolv AI · official Starkey brochure (PDF)
Starkey G Series AI brochure
Starkey G Series AI · official Starkey brochure (PDF)
Still have a question about your hearing?
Reading only goes so far. A diagnostic hearing assessment takes under an hour and answers the question properly.