Watching TV (including DVDs and Videos) and listening to music is the main activity in the UK after sleep and work. It takes up a huge amount of our time, and it's usually because of the TV that people notice they're not hearing as well as they used to: volume goes up, and friends and family start complaining we have it on too loud.

This article explains why TV listening can be difficult, and how to watch TV at a volume that won't annoy anyone else.

A commonly asked question about wearing hearing aids is whether you should wear a hearing aid in one ear or both ears.

Although the answer depends on your personal circumstances – including your type of hearing loss – there are very significant advantage to wearing one in both ears. In this article we explain what those benefits are.