Steve who is a former motorcycle and truck racer; a successful Yamaha factory racing team manager; and currently a leading British motorsport commentator, didn\u2019t start to notice that his hearing had deteriorated until he finished motor racing at the age of 35.<\/p>\n

Parrish turned professional at the age of 22 in 1976, winning the ACU Solo title in the British Motorcycle Championship, as well as being team mate to Barry Sheene.<\/p>\n

He went on to become the most successful truck racer ever! But during his time racing, Steve was never told to put hearing plugs in \u2013 this meant that the persistent loud engines and roaring trucks had caused a huge amount of damage to his ear drums. Steve has also commentated on motorsport for over 20 years, combining his expert racing insight and unique personality, he currently provides racing commentary for the premier class of GP motorcycle racing, Moto GP, with the BBC and for Channel 4\u2019s Red Bull Air Race series.<\/p>\n

However in the last 5 years he started being unable to hear what was said in pre-production meetings and in court while acting as the expert witness for motor cycle accidents, while in his personal life, it meant that he didn\u2019t hear his alarm in the morning so missed meetings, caused arguments with his partner and meant that he was unable to participate in social situations.
\nIronically, Steve finally decided to seek help when he noticed how infuriating it is speaking to someone with hearing loss \u2013 as a good friend of his suffered from worse hearing than he does!
\nThe Lyric hearing aid sits close to the ear drum meaning it gives great sound qulaity and is invisibleHaving being fitted with Lyric \u2013 the 100% invisible hearing aid from Swiss manufacturer Phonak, Steve has been able to start leading a normal life again \u2013 he can even switch off the device when he returns to the racing track so that it acts as an ear plug for him and cuts out the noise of the engines. Plus, the unique design and placement of the hearing aid also means that he can continue to use the headsets required for his broadcasting work.<\/p>\n

Steve said: \u201cSince having the Lyrics fitted the change in my hearing has been incredible, it\u2019s so nice to be able to take part in conversations now without feeling like I\u2019m missing half of what\u2019s being said.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cMy friends and family have really noticed the difference too; they are so pleased they don\u2019t have to keep repeating themselves anymore! It\u2019s great not to have to worry about taking them out and putting them in either, especially at work, it just makes life so much easier!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Steve who is a former motorcycle and truck racer; a successful Yamaha factory racing team manager; and currently a leading British motorsport commentator, didn\u2019t start to notice that his hearing had deteriorated until he finished motor racing at the age of 35. Parrish turned professional at the age of 22 in 1976, winning the ACU […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1116,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"class_list":["post-1126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n