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Karen Stockton: Not everyone can adjust to digital hearing aids after a lifetime of analogue

February 24, 2014 by Editor

Every time Andy Palmer (Deputy Editor) asked me to tell the story about my experiences with digital hearing aids I […]

Charlie Swinbourne: Even Castro’s ashamed of wearing hearing aids. Why?

February 13, 2014 by Editor

When I heard (excuse the pun) of the controversy about Fidel Castro’s hearing aid being photoshopped out of official photographs of him meeting other […]

Rebekah Owens: “Are you trying to find Radio One?” My early life in hearing aids

January 13, 2014 by Editor

Throughout my school life I never used BSL, having been brought up in an era when the oral method was […]

Charlie Swinbourne: “I was talking behind your back to test your hearing.” My bizarre second visit to my audiologist

January 7, 2014 by Editor

Two months ago, I wrote about what I learned from a 15 minute visit to my local NHS audiology clinic. […]

US Deaf News: Student who won hearing aids in a raffle has them stolen at gunpoint

November 7, 2013 by Editor

Deaf Florida student Elizabeth Melaugh was lucky enough to win her $5000 hearing aids in a raffle earlier this year, […]

Meet: Former Miss England winner, Georgia Horsley

October 31, 2013 by Editor

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Georgia Horsley, 26, from Malton, North Yorkshire, works as a model and helps to run the family florist business. She […]

The Question: Is it easier to start wearing hearing aids earlier in life?

October 30, 2013 by Editor

I was born deaf. Although both of my parents were deaf, because I responded to some sounds, nobody realised that […]

Deaf News: Cambridge researchers declare breakthrough against hearing aid background noise

October 29, 2013 by Editor

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The common problem of background noise making speech unintelligible for hearing aid wearers is one step closer to being solved, […]

Deaf news: Which? launch hearing aid guide with Action on Hearing Loss

August 6, 2013 by Editor

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Action on Hearing Loss has joined forces with consumer champion Which? to launch a comprehensive guide to hearing aids. This […]

Donna Williams: Becoming even more deaf – and accepting it (even if I miss those ‘tsh’ sounds)

July 31, 2013 by Editor

I see myself as being quite secure in my deaf identity. I’m part of a diverse community and a rich […]