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Restore NHS earwax removal - RNID

As a survey reveals almost 70% of respondents try to remove their earwax themselves, the Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID) is urging the restoration of earwax removal services on the NHS. The Limping Chicken blog reports that the RNID’s survey uncovered a variety of home-made techniques using hairclips and toothpicks among other methods. […]

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Hearing simulator research: call for participants

A research team from Imperial College London is recruiting London-based individuals with hearing loss for an experiment developing a hearing-loss simulator.

Our stand at the BAA Conference October 2022

Building professional links

The Hearing Link Services team has been out and about this autumn, strengthening our links with those who work in the hearing loss sector. We’ve exhibited at the conferences of the British Academy of Audiology (BAA) and the Association of Teachers of Lipreading to Adults (ATLA). These are great opportunities to strengthen our ties with hearing care professionals […]

Lipreading Awareness Week

Learning to lipread: building confidence and skills

By Nicola Hicks What is the point of going to a lipreading class? You might think the answer to this is simple – surely people go because they have lost some hearing and need to lipread to help them follow conversation. It’s true this is the main reason people enrol, but there are lots of […]

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Research projects - your input requested

We’ve received several requests for participation in research projects which relate to hearing loss. Keara Mangan, a postgraduate student at the Glasgow School of Art, is researching workplace accessibility and inclusion for Deaf and hard of hearing individuals in animation and media industries. Keara is asking individuals who identify as deaf or hard-of-hearing, media professionals […]

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