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What helps people wear their hearing aids? Research from the Cochrane Collaboration

July 25, 2014 by Editor

WHY AREN’T YOU WEARING YOUR HEARING AIDS? Sorry for shouting; I know that’s not helpful, actually. I’m wearing mine, but […]

The Secret Deafie: Why I gave up wearing hearing aids

July 7, 2014 by Editor

The Secret Deafie is a series of anonymous columns written by different writers. This one comes from a Deaf man […]

Corey Williams: Why I said no to cochlear implants for my daughter

June 9, 2014 by Editor

Una, meaning “unity” and “only one” was born at home. We spent the first two days together in my bedroom. […]

Deaf News: Plan to scrap free NHS hearing aids under fire

June 8, 2014 by Editor

North Staffordshire Clinical Commission Group (CCG) are considering scrapping providing hearing aids to people with a mild or moderate age-related […]

Lynda Leigh: What it feels like to be a silent rebel – not wearing my hearing aids

June 2, 2014 by Editor

I decided to not wear my hearing aids today, tomorrow and the day after. Why? My house-minding companions are furry […]

The Question: Do deaf people sleep better at night than hearing people?

May 8, 2014 by Editor

Do deaf people sleep more peacefully than hearing folk? This question occurred to me when we were buying our house […]

PJ Gribbin: Should hearing tests be less crude, and look at our ability to pick out sounds?

May 7, 2014 by Editor

I’m getting older and bits of me are starting to wear out. My eyes started going about twelve years ago […]

Tamsin Coates: Whatever equipment a deaf child uses, they are still deaf

April 15, 2014 by Editor

‘Is there any such thing as a deaf child anymore?’ This was a question I recently overhead, spoken by an […]

Jennifer Stuessy: The 10 most dangerous places for a hearing aid

April 3, 2014 by Editor

I’m notorious for using hearing aids for a LONG time. My first one lasted NINE years. Another one lasted TEN. […]

Amanda Richards: How my seven years of silence came to an end but my Deafness lives on

March 27, 2014 by Editor

I had worn hearing aids all my life but seven years ago I was subjected to some awful abuse that […]