Loop listeners added to online shop 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 […]
Which hearing loss blogs should you read? Hearing loss, at any level, can be a lonely experience. However, there is a wealth of information out there on the internet from charities, organisations and individuals who blog. In the latest issue of our magazine, Hearing Link Matters, our volunteer Laura Lowles has been researching the most interesting ones. Find out which four blogs […]
Specialist support programmes return to Northern Ireland We are bringing two of highly regarded specialist courses to Northern Ireland this autumn – an Intensive Rehabilitation and Self Managment Programme. The first session of our Self Management Programme takes place on Wednesday 28th September at the Ramada Di Vinci’s Hotel in Derry. The final two sessions will take place on 26th October and 23rd November. This course is kindly […]
Hearing loss information event – Northern Ireland Hearing Link and Hands that Talk will host an afternoon of information sharing and discussion on the 17th August. Come along and meet others who will share their experiences of living well with hearing loss. Join us at: Hands that Talk, 116 Main Street, Dungiven, BT47 4LG, from 2-4pm on Wednesday 17th August. Adults with any […]
Ramona raises £100 for Hearing Link She hopes to continue raising funds over the coming months by holding more car boot sales and similar fundraising activities. Ramona helped start the Banbridge Lipreading Group along with her husband Les Williams in 2015 after realising there was a lack of lipreading provision in their local community. They recently completed their third semester of […]
Hearing Link Matters magazine – summer 2016 The latest edition of our feature magazine Hearing Link Matters is out now! In this bumper 28-page Summer 2016 issue, we share the story of Emily Owen who tells of her experiences of living with Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2) in her newly published book “Still Emily – Seeing Rainbows in the Silence”. Singer-songwriter Rob Finlay shares his experience of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing […]
Survey launched to help shape Hearing Link digital services Hearing Link has launched a new online survey to help us understand how to shape our future digital services. In April this year, we unveiled a refreshed website which is mobile responsive giving users access at home or while on the go through tablets and smartphones. Using this development as a spring board, we now want to extend our […]
