Welcome to Quiet UK. This has been a vision of mine for several years, but one I kept putting off because I didn’t want to launch it until it was perfect. But what is perfect? So, I’ve decided to launch this as a work in progress. My vision is for Quiet UK to be a not-for-profit organisation promoting quiet, supporting those with hearing health issues and sound sensitivities and working with other groups to quieten the human-made noise on our planet.
Over the coming weeks and months, I’ll be adding more content and sharing my goals and ambitions for Quiet UK. For now, I’ve added a couple of posts about reducing noise in your life, as well as my experiences with tinnitus and misophonia. I’ve also added a contact form so please share your experiences and suggestions for content you’d like to see.
Latest posts
Sound or Noise? What are you hearing?
I’d like you to imagine a scenario. You’re sat at home, on your sofa, you’ve just finished work and you want to wind down. What do you do? My first thought would be a cold glass of alcohol-free beer. My second would be, ‘how about some music.’ So, if you’re like me you turn on…
Travelling in peace, or the search for a silent minibar
So, hands up, who can’t wait to book their next holiday? I love to travel and I really love hotels. I don’t understand people who say, “it’s just a place to sleep.” Ok, sure, if it’s an overnight stop on the way to your destination then a motorway motel will probably be ok. But if…
Hearing therapy and what it’s taught me about tinnitus
Walking down a grey corridor in an unloved NHS community hospital, the curled edges of leaflets about coping with old age poking out of wire stands, I’m feeling a bit suspicious about how hearing therapy could help me. I enter a large room, peeling magnolia paint, tiny cell-like window, two chairs in the middle of…
Quiet UK 