Untreated hearing loss costs UK £25.5b per year, new report claims A new report in 2019 suggested that untreated hearing loss in the UK costs around £25.5 billion each year.
World Hearing Day – 3rd March Today (Sunday 3rd March) marks World Hearing Day, organised by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Today WHO draws attention to the importance of early identification and intervention for hearing loss. Many people live with unidentified hearing loss, often failing to realize that they are missing out on certain sounds and words. Checking one’s hearing would […]
Gamification project to assist hearing access Ideas for Ears is collaborating with researchers at University of Dundee on the development of a digital tool that will help to make group discussions more accessible to those with hearing loss.
Sainsbury’s piloting sunflower lanyard for customers Supermarket Sainsbury’s has announced an extension to its pilot of using sunflower lanyards for customers with hidden disabilities.
Volunteer Ann delivers hearing awareness training to NHS staff – Scotland The Hearing Link Scotland team was delighted to provide Hearing Awareness Training to NHS Fife frontline staff.
25th February 2019 – International Cochlear Implant Day Today (25th February) is International Cochlear Implant Day which aims to raise awareness of cochlear implants across the world. A cochlear implant is a surgically implanted electronic device that provides a sense of sound to a person who has a severe or profound hearing loss. It does not cure deafness or hearing impairment, but is […]
Hearing access to be debated in Scottish Parliament. Hearing access will be debated in the Scottish Parliament as part of a motion recognising World Hearing Day and Hearing Awareness Week (3-9 March). The debate will take place on Thursday 28 February at 12:45pm, straight after First Minister’s Questions. It was lodged by Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, and will be […]
