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...deafened and hard of hearing people. Tinnitus UK Provides information and support for person who have tinnitus and their family members. Formerly British Tinnitus Association. UK Council on Deafness UKCoD is the umbrella body for voluntary organisations working with deaf people in the UK. UK Hearing Conservation Association UKHCA is raising awareness to the dangers of damaging noise, primarily in the workplace, and offers ways for the individual as well as the employer to safeguard themselves. The membership of the...
...can hear better on some occasions. 4. Do you also have tinnitus? Tinnitus (noises you can hear that are not caused by sounds in the outside world) can make it much harder to hear with any given level of hearing loss. If your tinnitus changes from time to time it will mean you can sometimes hear better on some occasions. Even though your hearing remains the same, this can happen because the sound of the tinnitus will block out what...
Action on Hearing Loss (AOHL) has launched a survey to find out what support deaf, and people with hearing loss and tinnitus receive in the workplace. Five million people of working age are deaf or have hearing loss or tinnitus, but little is known about the support people are getting – or not getting – to help them in work, and the impact that this has. To find out more, AOHL are asking people who are currently in work to...
We were delighted to be part of the British Tinnitus Association’s (BTA) information event in Belfast recently. Our volunteer Abrar Hossain manned a Hearing Link stand, offering information and support to visitors on the day at Wellington Park Hotel on Saturday 10th December. The event aims to provide delegates with basic facts about tinnitus, its impact on your life and ways to manage the symptoms. Local groups from across the area, including Hearing Link Northern Ireland, attended to share details...
A new campaign has been launched to raise awareness of tinnitus and the risks of prolonged loud music exposure, reaching out to those involved in the UK clubbing scene. Alpine Hearing Protection, a company focused on producing ear protection products, has teamed up with Watch The Hype resulting in the All Ears Campaign which launched in September 2017. The campaign is partnering with a number of prominent electronic music venues across the UK over the next six months to distribute...
Good Morning Britain co-anchor Susanna Reid has spoken out about her decade-long battle with tinnitus. She shared details of her condition in a tweet after having a ‘bad day’ due to the hearing condition. Read the full story on the Daily Express. Hearing Link is not responsible for the content of external sites....
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