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Volunteers have been making sure their communities are in the loop as part of national campaign led by the UK-wide charity Hearing Link. Hearing Loop Awareness Week, which is taking place this week (2-8 November), is the biggest ever audit of hearing loops carried out in the UK. Its aim is to check the quality and availability of hearing loops in communities – a vital communications support tool for the UK’s two million hearing aid users. Hearing loops work by...
Barclays has pledged its support to the national campaign ‘Hearing Loop Awareness Week’ led by the UK-wide charity Hearing Link. Taking place this week (2-8 November), Hearing Loop Awareness Week aims to raise greater awareness and understanding of hearing loops – a vital piece of technology for hearing aid users across the UK. Currently 1 in 6 adults (around 10 million people) have hearing loss in the UK and around two million are hearing aid users. Hearing loops, which are...
...creates a magnetic field around your head, to which you can connect by switching on the “T” or “loop” programme of your hearing aid / cochlear implant; the same as you would with a normal hearing loop system. You may need to experiment with the positioning of the neckloop to get the best out of it, particularly the position on your shoulders. If you want to use a receiver at a venue and you don’t use a hearing aid/cochlear implant...
Long-time volunteers Ann Thallon and Margaret Canning both love a trip to the movies, and they’ve been in touch with a well-known Edinburgh cinema, the Filmhouse, discussing ways to enhance movie visits for people with hearing loss. Rehan Yousuf, Filmhouse’s Community Engagement Manager, is keen to help. The website already shows which films are captioned, and captioned screenings are increasingly frequent, with some now showing in the evenings. A desk loop is to be installed for the ticket desk and...
The date of our final Hearing Information Day is fast approaching and it’s going to be a busy one! We’ve got so many things happening on the day centred around helping people with hearing loss – we think it’ll be our best one yet. Hearing Information Days are for anyone with hearing loss, their families, and friends to find out more about the Charity, information about hearing and how we can support you on your hearing loss journey. This event...
We’re delighted to have added a new item to our range of products on our online shop. Loop listeners are a compact listening device which allows you to interact with hearing loop systems. Produced by Contacta, it enables people to listen to a hearing loop as if they were using a hearing aid. Typically loops are used by hearing aid users when it is switched to the ‘T’ position. The hearing loop helps to remove background noise which can prevent...
Our Let’s Hear team headed over to Northern Ireland recently to spread the word about our UK-wide initiative to improve hearing loops in public places. Earlier this month, around 10 Hearing Link volunteers from across Northern Ireland joined staff at Strandtown Church in Belfast for the introductory event. It was a chance to learn more about Let’s Hear and how it is enhancing hearing in public places. Let’s Hear empowers local people everywhere to improve hearing experiences for themselves, in...
