Audiology in Scotland: your feedback requested The Health and Social Care Alliance has been commissioned to engage with the people of Scotland to capture their audiology experiences. This includes parents of young children, young people and adults who have accessed audiology services as well as professionals from health, social care and education.
Reflecting on 2022: a message from the Director of Hearing Loss Services A look back to the highlights of 2022 and how this year Hearing Link Services has been able to help many more people with hearing loss in new ways, either in person and online across the UK.
Calls for NHS to restore earwax removal services A national charity has called upon the NHS to store its earwax removal services after survey reveals that 70% of people try to remove it themselves, with many revealing their attempts made the problem much worse or requiring medical attention.
Hearing simulator research: call for participants A research team from Imperial College London is recruiting London-based individuals with hearing loss for an experiment developing a hearing-loss simulator.
Building professional links The Hearing Link Services team has been out and about this autumn, strengthening our links with those who work in the hearing loss sector. We’ve exhibited at the conferences of the British Academy of Audiology (BAA) and the Association of Teachers of Lipreading to Adults (ATLA). These are great opportunities to strengthen our ties with hearing care professionals […]
Learning to lipread: building confidence and skills By Nicola Hicks What is the point of going to a lipreading class? You might think the answer to this is simple – surely people go because they have lost some hearing and need to lipread to help them follow conversation. It’s true this is the main reason people enrol, but there are lots of […]
Research projects – your input requested We’ve received several requests for participation in research projects which relate to hearing loss. Keara Mangan, a postgraduate student at the Glasgow School of Art, is researching workplace accessibility and inclusion for Deaf and hard of hearing individuals in animation and media industries. Keara is asking individuals who identify as deaf or hard-of-hearing, media professionals […]
