Hearing protection
Hearing protection
How to reach us
01632 960500Sandra answers, and works out what to book.
Mon–Fri09:00 to 17:30
Sat09:00 to 13:00
12 Market Place, Kingsmere WX5 1EP
Getting in
- Level entrance from Market Place, no steps anywhere on the ground floor
- Hearing loop at the desk and in both test rooms; we speak clearly and face you
Custom ear plugs for musicians, shooters, motorcyclists, swimmers and light sleepers, taken from an impression of your own ear.
Seen impressions any day; plugs back in ten working days
From £120
Free hearing tests this week
What we do here
Three things,
in order
Made from an impression of your own ear: musicians' filtered plugs, shooting, motorcycling, swimming and sleep.
First
A look in your ears before impressions
Then
Silicone impressions of both ears
And
Your choice of filter or type
1 appointment
What you
can book
Seen impressions any day; plugs back in ten working days. Every price is the whole price.
Custom ear plugs
Made from an impression of your own ear: musicians' filtered plugs, shooting, motorcycling, swimming and sleep.
- You leave with:
- Plugs in 10 working days
- At home:
- No
- Price
- From £120
- Sleep or swim £120; musicians' filtered £165; shooting £185
- How long
- 30 minutes for impressions
- Seen
- Impressions any day; plugs back in ten working days
Bring someone with you
Bring a relative or friend into the appointment; we encourage it. A familiar voice is the best thing to test with, and two people remember more than one.
Cannot get to Market Place?
Tom comes to you. Tuesdays and Thursdays, within two weeks; £95 for a hearing test at home, including travel.
The audiologists
Who does it
The same faces every time. Registration numbers are on every card, and you can check them on the public register.
Tom Okafor
Hearing aid audiologist, home visits and musicians
Home visits
- Home visits and care homes
- Musicians' hearing
- Custom ear plugs
- Health and Care Professions Council
- HCPC DEMO-HAD01236
- Speaks
- English, Yoruba
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat
- Next
- Tue 10:30 (home visit)
Prices
The prices on
the wall
Every price is the whole price, in large print at the desk and here.
Hearing protection
- Custom sleep or swim plugs, pair
- £120
- Musicians' filtered plugs, pair
- £165
- Shooting plugs, passive filter, pair
- £185
- Motorcycle plugs, pair
- £140
Every price on this page is the whole price. Hearing aid prices are for a pair at each technology level, include fitting with real-ear measurement, follow-ups, four years of aftercare, the maker's warranty and the 60-day money-back promise. A single aid is about 55% of the pair price. Large-print copies at the desk.
Ways to pay
- Debit and credit card
- Bank transfer
- Cash
- 0% over 12 or 24 months, 10% deposit
- 36 months with interest
- Cash-plan receipt for you to claim (Simplyhealth, Medicash)
The 60-day promise
Wear any pair from us for 60 days, in every room of your life. Come back as often as you need. If they are not right for you, for any reason, return them for a full refund with no restocking fee. Paid monthly? The agreement is cancelled too. Last year 65 pairs came back and 65 refunds were paid.
The NHS
Or the
NHS, honestly
The NHS gives good hearing aids for nothing, and we say so on the door. Many of our patients keep their NHS aids as a spare pair. What follows is what each route involves, so you can choose with your eyes open. If the NHS is right for you, we say so and write to your GP to get you there.
Hearing aid style
- NHS
- behind-the-ear, occasionally receiver-in-canal, from an approved list.
- Here
- any style from any maker, including in-the-ear and rechargeable.
Technology level
- NHS
- a good basic level, close to our Essential.
- Here
- four levels up to the best available in noise.
Follow-ups and adjustments
- NHS
- one follow-up, then a wait for a new appointment.
- Here
- as many as you need in 3 months, then 4 years of aftercare, and remote adjustments.
Cost
- NHS
- nothing.
- Here
- £1,495 to £3,795 a pair, or from £56 a month at 0%, with a 60-day refund.
Why people come
The ears
behind it
The conditions that bring people through this door, with how urgent each one is.
Noise-induced hearing lossRoutine
Years of bands, sites, guns or engines wear out the same high-pitch cells that age does, only earlier. It cannot be reversed. It can be stopped from getting worse with the right plugs.
Free hearing test, then custom plugs. If you already have a loss, aids help in the same way as for age.
Which door
Getting in
We are the cream shopfront with the burnt-orange door at 12 Market Place, between the bakery and the bank, facing the market cross.
The door is level with the pavement and there is a hearing loop at the desk. Ring the bell if you would like someone to open the door for you.
- Level entrance from Market Place, no steps anywhere on the ground floor
- Hearing loop at the desk and in both test rooms; we speak clearly and face you
- Large-print price list and appointment cards; everything we say is also written down for you
- Accessible toilet; a chair with arms in every room
Front door, 12 Market Place (level) · step-free
Two disabled bays outside the bank, thirty seconds away; one-hour free bays around the market cross except Wednesday, market day
Free hearing tests this week
Call us.
01632 960500Sandra answers. Ring me if you are not sure. Working out what to book is my job, not yours.
Mon–Fri09:00 to 17:30
Sat09:00 to 13:00
Getting in
12 Market Place, Kingsmere WX5 1EP.
- Level entrance from Market Place, no steps anywhere on the ground floor
- Hearing loop at the desk and in both test rooms; we speak clearly and face you
- Large-print price list and appointment cards; everything we say is also written down for you
The rules on the wall
- Real-ear measurement on every fitting; 91% of pairs kept after the 60-day promise
- The test is free from 50, the prices are on the wall, and nobody here is paid on sales
- Independent since 2009: every maker, four levels, four years of aftercare with the same faces