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Interview: Lara Ricote on finding confidence as a hard of hearing comedian and storyteller (BSL)

April 14, 2023 by

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Ahead of performing at a charity fundraiser for Nerve Tumours UK at London’s Union Chapel next month, comedian Lara Ricote […]

NHS hearing aids ‘available to everyone’ in UK after North Staffordshire drops controversial restrictions

September 26, 2022 by

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Free NHS hearing aids are now available to anyone in the UK who needs them, after Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent’s […]

Deaf News: One in five adults don’t use their hearing aids, study finds

June 12, 2020 by

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Around 20% of adults who have been given hearing aids don’t use them, according to research led by the University […]

Liam O’Dell: Confronting the hearing aid taboo

January 7, 2020 by

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Happy New Year to you all. As the clock struck midnight and I stumbled into a new decade, I’ve decided […]

Deaf News: Deaf people in Devon to be given only one hearing aid

December 5, 2014 by

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The Mirror has reported a worrying development in Devon, as cuts to NHS services mean that Deaf people will only […]

Deborah Rehmat: Gradual hearing loss – “It’s more about not being able to understand”

September 17, 2014 by

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“It’s not really so much about not being able to hear – it’s more about not being able to understand”. […]

Deaf News: Shocking 73-week wait for hearing aid reassessment in Wales is revealed

June 26, 2014 by

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Patients with hearing loss in one area of Wales are being forced to wait up to 73 weeks, or 17 […]

Deaf News: Toddler left to celebrate birthday in silence after burglars steal his hearing aid

May 9, 2014 by

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The Manchester Evening News has reported how a deaf toddler was left to celebrate his birthday in silence after burglars […]

Deaf News: Hope for justice for US Deaf prisoner Felix Garcia as three-part documentary airs on TV

December 20, 2013 by

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Last night, the first part of a three-part documentary aired on Al Jazeera America’s flagship America Tonight programme called Deaf […]

Charlie Swinbourne: Trying (and failing) to get my hearing aids fixed

October 25, 2013 by

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On Wednesday, my daughter woke me up with a special gift. “Your hearing aids daddy!” she said, as she handed […]