Sound Oasis Classic – product of the month To mark Tinnitus Awareness Week, our product for the month is the Sound Oasis Classic. This compact and attractive sound therapy system has a choice of 6 high quality sounds plus the option to purchase additional sound cards and is commonly used to manage the symptoms of tinnitus. Features include: Plays 6 authentic, high fidelity […]
Blog: Living with tinnitus By Helen Thom, Hearing Link volunteer It was around ten years ago that I first began suffering from tinnitus. A botched ear syringing caused a dramatic loss of hearing in my right ear. Coping with that was difficult enough, but the resulting tinnitus, which I experienced as a loud, screeching whistle, was very stressful and […]
Super January shop sale Head over to our online shop in January and enjoy 50% off selected items in the gift range. Start the new year with a bargain. Items in our January sale include: mini nail files magnet notepad butterfly mug (limited stock) Butterflysky limited edition print
Hearing Link to attend Northern Ireland health fairs People with hearing loss in Northern Ireland can find out more about Hearing Link services at health fairs being held over the next month. Hearing Link volunteers and staff will be on hand at the events taking place in libraries across the country. The dates and venues are: Thursday 18th January, 11am-3pm (Ormeau Road, Belfast) – […]
Silver Letter could help reduce isolation for hearing loss in older people By Gill Pestell, Hearing Link volunteer In my role as a Hearing Link Community Support Volunteer, I was put in touch with an older lady who preferred contact by letter. She was very lonely and depressed and one of the things I thought might help her was The Silver Line, a charity founded by Dame […]
Link Up participants reconnect in Northern Ireland Our beneficiaries and volunteers came together in Northern Ireland recently for a Link-Up event. The two-day event in Cookstown was a chance for them to reconnect with other participants, Hearing Link volunteers and staff. There was also an opportunity to socialise and mark the festive season with a Christmas celebration complete with Christmas jumpers! For […]
Volunteer takes part in experimental theatre performance ‘Living with the Volcano’: Arts accessibility made manifest at Edinburgh Multi-Artform Venue A Hearing Link volunteer has taken part in an experimental theatre performance in Edinburgh. Ann Thallon, who has a severe hearing loss, worked intensively with musician/theatre maker Greg Sinclair and visual artist Kate Temple to develop and share ‘Volcano’. The project was funded […]
