Join our LinkUps – 2018 dates Please note these groups have now taken place. Please contact helpdesk@hearinglink.org for details of future courses. We are delighted to announce more dates for LinkUp groups in 2018. Our next courses will take place on the following dates and locations: 21st-23rd September 2018 (Buckinghamshire) 26th-28th October 2018 (Edinburgh) 23rd – 25th November 2018 (Northern Ireland) If you […]
Sizzling summer offer – 25% off Cirrus earplugs Are you jetting off somewhere exotic this summer? Maybe you are making the most of our own summer heatwave? Over July and August, customers to our online shop can enjoy 25% off our Cirrus earplug range. The deal applies to our Earplanes for adults and options Earplanes for kids or adults with smaller ears. Cirrus […]
Cochlear implant users sought for research study Are you a cochlear implant user or currently waiting for one to be fitted? Gillian Kenny Associates Ltd, medical research company, are looking for participants aged 65 and over to take part in a study to help gather insight on customer experiences to help make future improvements for users and potential users of cochlear implants. It is essential […]
Help needed for student research A Master’s student from University College London is conducting research into how people with sensory conditions experience therapeutic healthcare spaces. Lara Gregorians is looking for individual to complete the online questionnaire by 9th July. The aim of the study is to better understand how individuals with visual impairments, hearing impairments and autism experience these non-clinical […]
Heather Jackson Award winner announced Margaret du Feu has been awarded the Heather Jackson Award for her significant contribution to the improvement of the welfare and opportunity of deafened people. Starting in medical school, Margaret became progressively deafened by cochlear otosclerosis and is now profoundly deaf. She had a cochlear implant in 1999. Margaret has committed her life’s work to […]
Student research into transport and hearing loss Can you help? University of Leeds student Liliana W. Jonni is looking for participants for her research project that forms part of her Master’s programme in Transport Planning. She is conducting research which aims to analyse transport barriers for people with hearing loss in order to understand its influences in employment. If you could support her work by completing her […]
Hearing Link drop-in sessions set for Edinburgh NHS patients in Edinburgh will soon be able to access our unique support through a new pilot service. Hearing Link volunteers will be providing emotional and practical support at monthly drop-in sessions to be held at the Adult Audiology Department, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh. Our team, who all have direct experience of living with hearing loss, […]
