Useful devices – shop now! The Hearing Link online shop offers a range of useful communication devices that are adaptable for use in different hearing situations. Browse our products.
Downtrodden Phone Remember when choosing a mobile phone came down to size, colour and did you want the “snake game”? The specifications and options choice is long and baffling now and they all seem to do the same things anyway. At least that’s what I thought when we spoke with the sales advisor at the (not very) […]
Blogger to raise money for Hearing Link through e-book Blogger and Hearing Link supporter Laura Lowles is to raise money for our charity through the publication of her first e-book. Laura, a cochlear implant recipient, started her blog ‘The Invisible Disability & Me’ in 2014 which shares her experiences of hearing loss and her journey to receiving a cochlear implant. Inspired by her blog […]
Channel 4 cochlear implant documentary There is still time to watch a ground-breaking documentary about a group of cochlear implant recipients. Head over to Channel 4′ On Demand website for the compelling documentary ‘Breaking the Silence’. It charts the stories from diagnosis through to switch-on. View the documentary here: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/breaking-the-silence-live/on-demand/63119-001
‘No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent.’ John Donne I have always believed myself to be very independent and capable. I still am, but as I have lost my hearing and with that the ability to understand speech I have learnt to accept and appreciate help and support and the immense kindness of some people. In the summer I was to take part in […]
Watch your mouth I cry sometimes. Different things can set me off, a remark: ‘you really have become very deaf’, someone giving me a shove to get past (most probably after asking me politely half a dozen times to stand aside), meeting up with friends and failing to take part in the conversation or just feeling tired and […]
Grab our Black Friday shop deal! We’re getting into the spirit of Black Friday by offering our supporters a limited time only online shop deal. Visit from today (25th November) until the end of the month (30th November) for discounts off two of our best-selling items: – Lanyard, Communication Card and holder NOW £3 saving £1 – Mixed badge pack NOW […]
