I am delighted to share with you the video of our group meeting from our Group Meeting on 18th October 2025 . This email contains links to both YouTube and Facebook, to watch this excellent meeting video.
Our Guest Expert Panel was –
Professor Peter Rea – Consultant Ear, Nose & Throat Surgeon
https://www.londonroadclinic.co.uk/consultants/peter-rea
Michaela Burton – Vestibular audiologist, clinical hypnotherapist
Pippa Braund – Audiologist & Holistic Life Coach
https://www.audiologycoaching.co.uk/home
Professor Andrew Hugill – Professor of Music (Ret.)
Advocate in invisible disabilities
Our World Class Balance Expert Panel, answered over 50 members questions, in our longest meeting yet. Covering every aspect of living with, finding treatment for and advice for this holiday season – for anyone with a balance condition.
Life On The Level Opinion :- “A massive thank you to all of our panel, Peter, Michaela, Pippa and Andrew – all donating their Saturday afternoon for the benefit of our group members and the subsequent video recording that many others will benefit from over the coming years. We are very fortunate to have these professionals share both their personal time and immense knowledge with us”.
In Addition – in our meeting
Claire Thorpe – Audiologist NHS Royal Preston
Claire presented the results of her survey to improve patient experience with NHS audiology departments
As well as creating this excellent feedback survey (almost 100 members took part) , Claire has been helping run our Zoom meetings for several months. So a massive thank you to Claire, for donating her time and energy to our community.
Introduction Where we clarified some guiding principles of the group and our meetings. We are not doctors – We are not medically trained or qualified, so we will never seek to advise on treatments or medical matters. Whatever advice or personal experiences are shared, everyone should always consult with their own medical and healthcare experts for the best medical care and advice. We are not a charity – We are not a registered charity, we handle no money, we have no money. We are just people helping people. Positive Only – We are a support group, with the emphasis being upon support, so we encourage everyone to seek the positive in what we discuss, in our members situations and our overall attitude to our mutual challenges. Let us always try to find solutions rather than be dragged down by the problems, and let us always give encouragement and hope to each other. Tolerance & Friendship – The group is for everyone, and we can all seek different things from belonging to this group, but at the very least I hope we will all find some degree of friendship and comfort from meeting and knowing our fellow members. Let us all be tolerant of differences and respect that balance disorders come in many flavours and affect any person in any walk of life and at any age – so we of all groups, should acknowledge and celebrate the variety and differences in our members. Charity Support – The group is supported by the Menieres Society and VeDA as an official support group listed by both of their web sites. We support both charities in their good work for all things related to balance issues. NHS Support – We actively support the wonderful UK NHS system (even though it is the most broken that we ever seen) and we encourage participation by all NHS trusts with our group. –Private medical care – Whilst we wish it was possible for all people with balance conditions to be treated in a timely and effective manner at no charge to the patient, the reality in many countries is that this is not possible. We therefore advocate the use of private high quality consultation and treatment, where affordable and as a necessary alternative to “no treatment”. Together we are stronger.
Do take some time out to watch this brilliant content and please do share it with anyone who may benefit from seeing this video. See Meeting video links below.
Watch the full meeting now on Face Book or Zoom
Click here to watch on Facebook
Please come and join our group if you feel we can help and don’t wish to face your challenges alone. You are very very welcome.
