Let’s end 2021 with a massive Thank You to our volunteers who have helped to keep us going during the year. Your time, enthusiasm and sharing of your hearing loss experiences is much appreciated, whether on our Helpdesk or helping us to run LinkUps or other services. We couldn’t do what we do, without you. […]
By Sylvia Irvine-Robertson Congratulations to Rose Ayling-Ellis and her partner Giovanni Pernice following their stupendous success in Strictly Come Dancing 2021 in winning the glitterball! I have been following Rose’s progress with keen interest since the start of the competition in the hope that not only would she show promise as a dancer, but would […]
Hearing Link was delighted to take part in the British Academy of Audiology (BAA) conference, held in Manchester on 18-19 November. With over 500 professional delegates including private and clinical audiologists and researchers, this was an excellent opportunity to showcase our range of personalised services for people with hearing loss and their families. We distributed […]
Disabled people up and down the country are being urged to make their voices heard to shape the future of the benefits system, by responding to the Health and Disability Green Paper consultation. The 12-week online survey will close on Monday 11th October 2021 and Chloe Smith MP, Minister for Disabled People, has issued a […]
The British and Irish Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association (BIHIMA) is calling for the annual mandatory hearing tests from the age of 55. Recent research, published by The Lancet, has shown that the prevalence of hearing loss more than doubles between the ages of 49 and 59. Hearing loss is a risk factor which can contribute […]
By Lorraine Braggins Everyone felt cut off from friends and family during lockdown. But for those with hearing loss, feeling isolated can be a daily occurrence even in normal times. Losing your hearing can have a drastic effect on every day communication with family, friends, colleagues and people you encounter out and about in daily […]
The Scottish Sensory Hub at the Health and Social Care Alliance is collaborating with the University of Strathclyde on a research project focused on the improving the pharmaceutical care of older people with sensory loss. The title of the study is SIPA2: Sensory Impairment and the Pharmaceutical Care of Older People and it is led […]
