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...the industry faces in the future are: complexity leading to consumer inability to utilise the technology, battery life, lack of real-world testing, small scale, design appeal, speech recognition in noise and connectivity. The top reasons patients seek hearing aids from an audiologist were listed as: not able to hear people talk peer or family pressure social isolation work issues unable to hear on the telephone tinnitus hearing speech in noise. Finally, the panel was asked how frequently they think people...
A free course covering topics to help manage hearing loss will start in Edinburgh this August (2019). Managing your hearing loss course will run from Thursday August 22nd until 26th September from 6-8pm at the South Bridge Resource Centre, 6 Infirmary Street, Edinburgh. This course will have guest speakers – including Hearing Link – covering different topics such as managing your hearing aids, tinnitus, lipreading, and services. If you want to bring your partner, a member of family or friend,...
...ears. And, a few minutes later came a very loud loud screeching tinnitus. I think this sounds familiar because it sounds pretty much like sudden sensorineural hearing loss. Yes, that sounds like my story. And this was the first major Norrie attack that I had. I went to look up Norrie on Wikipedia and then I saw that two-thirds of people actually start losing their hearing at some point in their lives with Norrie, which [I now know] is wrong...
The Northern Ireland Coalition on Deafness is encouraging more D/deaf organisations to become members. The group, which Hearing Link and Hearing Dogs is part of, is dedicated to making Northern Ireland accessible for those who are deaf, have hearing loss, are deafblind, or who live with tinnitus. If your organisation is a not-for-profit and works for and with people who have any level of hearing loss then you could get involved. Together we are stronger and can work to ensure...
...or career. Key sessions this year will cover adult rehab, paediatric assessment, tinnitus and hyperacusis, learning disabilities, vestibular assessment and management, technology and health policy updates, neuroscience, service delivery changes, leadership, cochlear implants and careers support. Conference Highlights include: The Adrian Davis lecture to be presented by Professor Kevin Munro, Ewing Professor of Audiology, University of Manchester The Bamford lecture to be presented by Dr Paul Johns, Consultant Neuropathologist & Reader in Clinical Neuroanatomy, St George’s Hospital, London Other Keynote...
...the team to provide tele-audiology services. Participants’ time spent on completing the study will be reimbursed. Inclusion Criteria: Aged 18 or above; native or fluent English speaker; no diagnosed neurological conditions, psychiatric disorders, or developmental disabilities; suspected or diagnosed hearing loss / impairment /problems (e.g., tinnitus); access to a quiet setting where you can complete the task with no external distractions; access to a smartphone with good internet connection; access to a desktop or laptop computer with good internet connection...
...Free taster sessions and 8-week introduction classes in lipreading at City Lit start in September-October 2022 and you can study face to face (Covent Garden in London) or online from anywhere in the UK via Zoom. Contact the lipreading team for more information at lipreading@citylit.ac.uk. City Lit also runs short workshops to help people cope with acquired hearing loss including Managing Hearing Loss at Work, Living Well with Hearing Loss and Managing Tinnitus. Full details on the City Lit website....
