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News about hearing loss, and the latest updates from Hearing Link Services.

British Society of Audiology e-conference set for next month

Man sitting at computerThe UK’s largest virtual audiology conference featuring eminent speakers on a wide range of Audiology topics will take place next month (December). The British Society of Audiology (BSA) event, takes place online from 1st-31st December – so no need to travel to benefit from the content available. The programme covers a number of audiology topics […]

Impact of hearing loss on family members – Edinburgh survey

A Edinburgh student is investigating the impact of hearing loss on family members as part of her university dissertation. Abbey Anderson, who is studying audiology at Queen Margaret University, is looking for individual to support her research by completing an online survey. The study looks at how family members are affected by hearing loss and […]

Subtitled cinema – Northern Ireland

SUBTITLED CINEMA– Northern Ireland By Hearing Link volunteer Nicola **Listings based on information available at time of posting**   Antrim Omniplex The Nutcracker and The Four Realms (PG) – Sat 10 Nov at 12.20pm The Nutcracker and The Four Realms (PG) – Sun 11 Nov at 12.20pm The Nutcracker and The Four Realms (PG) – Mon […]

LinkUp group meets in Edinburgh

Our first LinkUp group was held in Edinburgh recently for individuals and their family members seeking information and support for hearing loss. These groups have already successfully run across England since last year, and we were delighted to welcome along a full group for this first event in Scotland’s capital. The participants talked about technology, […]

New Eurotrak data reveals the economic benefit of hearing devices

Recent research from the Eurotrak 2018 study reveals the significant cost-saving for European economies as a result of people wearing hearing devices. The British and Irish Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association (BIHIMA) has recently released the UK data from the latest Eurotrak study, which contains some vital conclusions for the hearing industry and for wider society, […]

Volunteer training weekends

In anticipation of our new ways of working with families and in communities, we have been delivering a series of volunteer training weekends throughout the autumn.   Each event is addressing one broad area of activity for Hearing Link, including the following: personalised one-to-one support small group programmes volunteer leadership, team coordination and community engagement marketing, […]