Town Crier Plymouth and Deafness

Town Crier and Hearing Aids!!!!

I have had my suspicions for a couple of years now.....

At times I would have a constant ringing - buzzing in my ears, I thought it was probably tinnitus or something to do with my sinuses.

So a while back my Doctor asked if I had any ailments on a routine visit - I piped up that "Yes indeed I do" and proceeded to mention my suspected "tinnitus"

I was duly referred to Express Diagnostics in Tamar Science Park where I was given a thorough and rather impressive "hearing check"

I was shown on a computerised print out that said that indeed I had some hearing loss in both ears and that yes I probably did have tinnitus....

GULP!


The hearing check Lady also said that my sometime "fluffing of lines" when doing my Town Crier - Plymouth MC thing could possibly be attributed to hearing loss....  It all made sense...

So!


At the tender age of just 60 I have been prescribed some rather cool looking hearing aids that are really difficult to see.

I shall continue to do the Town Crier / Ding Dong MC thing and will now not get carried away with my lines....  !

Why me?


There is no history of hearing loss in my family - I put it down, firmly,  to thirty years of Club DJ and MC work and the love of concerts...

I shall continue as Town Crier and am dedicating my time to the Drake Foundation and City Events....

..... now at last I will be able to hear myself talk and get back to not fluffing the lines!