ABOUT
Kate Townsend Poole - HearSense - All your hearing needs.
Admitting you have hearing loss can be very difficult. Nobody wants to admit they are getting older, but with up to 4 million people in the UK suffering in silence, everyone has a part to play when it comes to breaking the stigma associated with hearing problems.
Many people suffer in silence with some form of hearing loss, you think that it is alright and you are hearing all you want to. You, or your partner, may feel isolated or even stop attending functions, church, restaurants, family events or meetings because you find it difficult to hear. If so, you’re missing out. The good news is that you can get help, help to Hear Sense again.
Kate Townsend Poole is a highly qualified hearing aid audiologist, who runs HearSense a family practice based in the centre of Clitheroe. Kate is passionate about her work. Providing you with the very best service and assistance to help you hear better and retake control of your hearing and your life.
As a totally independent practice there is no bias to any one hearing aid manufacturer, which means that you get the very best advice and truly the most appropriate hearing aid for your hearing needs. A hearing aid may be the most appropriate solution, it may not, an assistive listening device such as an amplified telephone may be the best option. You will find out what is best for you. We can provide you with whatever you need to help you hear better.
If your hearing aid has been purchased from another supplier we can offer repair and service to any make and model of hearing aid. You can have total confidence that your hearing aid will be looked after and kept in the best possible condition to help you to hear as well as you can. Even if the hearing aid has been supplied by the NHS we can clean and check it for you.
The first step in helping a loved one or yourself is education. We are here help everyone understand more about hearing problems from the facts, the stigmas and the solutions. We believe that armed with this knowledge you can play a valuable part in ensuring hearing problems are resolved early and together.
We are based in the heart of Clitheroe at 3 Castlegate, right opposite the Castle. We are upstairs, if this causes you difficulty we can arrange a visit at your home.
Contact us now without obligation we are happy to discuss your requirements
Tel : 01254 708332 / 07530 579906
Email : kate.poole@hearsense.co.uk
SERVICES
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Hearing Assesments
How Are You Hearing ?
- We offer hearing assesments to see how are you hearing. If you feel that you or your loved one is struggling to hear and you are missing out on conversation, then it is time to have a thourough and without obligation hearing assessment. The result of the assessment will give you all the information you need. You can then decide what action to take to help you hear better.
- The hearing assessments are carried out in our specially customised quiet room in Clitheroe. Using the very latest verification methods we can assure you of accurate results. The results will be explained to you so that together we can make the best decisions to assist you.
- Helping you hear better may only be something as simple as having wax removed from your ear canal. We can recommend a professional who can remove it simply and hygienically or your local GP practice may do it. You will be able to see if there is any wax in your ears thanks to our tiny Video Camera which allows you to see into your own ear canals.
- If you have trouble hearing telephone conversations, we may be able to help you hear better by recommending an amplified telephone.
- All advice is without obligation or bias, we have all the very latest technologies available for a trial period. Find out for yourself how much better you can hear.
- If you have difficulty travelling to our centre a home visit can be arranged upon request.
Contact Us for no obligation advice
Tel : 01254 708332 / 07530 579906
Email : kate.poole@hearsense.co.uk
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Hearing Protection
It is something that very few people think about.
- If you persistently expose your hearing to loud sounds it will permenantly damage your inner ear and will cause hearing loss and hearing difficulty. Some people are more susceptible to damage than others, the trouble is you dont know if you will be affected or not.
- What is vital is that if you are exposed to loud sounds either at work or leisure activities that you seek out, purchase and wear appropriate hearing protection. People at risk include those involved in motorsport, motorcycles, D J's, working in pubs / clubs ,musicians ( classical, acoustic or electric ), working or playing with firerms, builders, factory workers, road workers,any noise related the list activity. The list is not exhausitve.
- A loud radio if listened to persistently is loud enough to cause damage.
- We offer customised made to fit hearing protection to protect form the damaging affects of noise.
- Hearing is precious, if you damage your hearing through noise exposure that damage is irrecoverable and permanent. There are thousands of tiny hair cells in the cochlear (inner ear). If the hair cells are damaged there is currently no cure. You get difficulty hearing conversation especially in background noise.
- It is better to prevent loss and better to invest in correct hearing protection now. Your ears will serve you better for longer.
- Hearing Protection for motorcyclists, custom made protection, fittings for communication devices and gps/sat nav systems
- Industrial hearing protection for all types of noisy occupations
- Protection for firearms
- Swim plugs so you can enjoy the water even if you have a perforated eardrum or grommets
- Custom made earphones for music systems / phones. Correctly fitting custom made earphones mean that you can reduce the volume and listen more safely for longer. Great for in the gym or when fitness training.
Contact us to discuss your requirements
Tel: 01254 708332 / 07530 579906
Email: kate.poole@hearsense.co.uk
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Professional Services
Solicitors and Law firms
HearSense has recently been assisting the legal profession with its individually tailored testing and reporting service. We are happy to take instructions to provide accurate and reliable results conducted to the highest standard. Our results/testing service is used by many of the ENT surgeons who undertake medico-legal work.
NIHL Screening Services - This service is designed to identify positive cases of noise-induced hearing loss and filter out cases of non noise-induced hearing loss or non-organic hearing losses. It can, where required, be accompanied with assessments of hearing disability and tympanometry/tinnitus matching wherever indicated. This is a service which is currently used by many solicitors in the North West. Please contact us for a quotation.
ENT Consultants
We have in recent months been working alongside many ENT Consultant Surgeons in the North West. If you require a reliable, accurate audiological assessment and hearing aid service we are here to help. HearSense can provide you with regular clinical sessions, ad-hoc support or a personally designed audiology service. If you require further information on the support services please contact us on the number below or use the contact form.
We have 8yrs experience in dealing with adults with hearing loss, and increasing experience assessing children. HearSense also provides a route of referral for those patients who require assistance from hearing aids and or hearing protection. We can also provide via Debbie Featherstone at Clitheroe Therapies Clinic a Tinnitus management service. We will support your patients, treat them with care, compassion and assist them with the decisions involved in resolving their hearing needs.
General Practitioners
If your patients are considering a private hearing aid and would like to take advantage of the latest digital technologies HearSense can provide them a, without obligation, comprehensive hearing assessment. We will determine their hearing thresholds, quality of speech recognition and lifestyle needs etc. We are then able to discuss with them a suitable prescription to meet their individual requirements and arrange a trial of our recommendations. As an independent practitioner the recommendations will be without bias.
We are always happy to take direct referrals from GP’s.
HearSense is located at The Clitheroe therapies Clinic. Debbie Featherstone is a registered Hearing therapist at Clitheroe Therapies Clinic who amongst other disciplines specialises in tinnitus management. This service can provide you and your patients with specialist patient management options.
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