New campaign highlighting tinnitus risks to clubbers 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 […]
British Society of Audiology online e-Conference The British Society of Audiology will be holding their inaugural e-Conference in early December this year. This will be a virtual event beginning December 1st and running through to December 8th, featuring more than 20 top speakers from the world of audiology in a series of pre-recorded sessions which will be made available online during […]
Cochlear implant assessments – have your say A student at University College London is conducting a survey on patient experiences of the cochlear implant assessment procedure. The goal is to collect the opinions of individuals who have been through the process of applying for a cochlear implant (including those who were not successfully approved at the time) and learn how they felt […]
Phone calls are causing frustration and stress People with hearing loss want to be able to make and receive phone calls more easily than they are currently able to, according to new survey research. More than 1,100 people, aged 18 to 80 plus, answered questions about their experiences of making and receiving phone calls. 60% of all respondents were hearing aid users, […]
Deafness affects partners too, new research finds Research by the University of Nottingham has found that partners of people who have lost their hearing experience frustration, anger and upset. The research team reviewed 78 studies about the impact of deafness and those closest to them. Partners reported becoming socially isolated and exhausted. Read the full story on the Daily Mail website: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4953766/Partners-people-going-deaf-endure-frustration.html#ixzz4v61XtPMN
UK theatre to trial subtitling glasses technology The National Theatre is to trial new augmented reality glasses with the aim of providing subtitles to deaf and hard of hearing audience members. There is much potential in this technology and it is great to see it finally arrive in the UK. With some refinements, it could go along way to providing true equality […]
UK employers encouraged to join Disability Confident scheme UK FTSE 100 employers are being encouraged to sign up to the Disability Confident scheme by the Minister for Disabled People, Work and Health, Penny Mordaunt. Twenty-one FTSE 100 companies have already signed up so far, including Marks & Spencer, BT and Royal Mail. This week, construction recruitment specialist TBT Recruitment became the 5,000th organisation […]
