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How to support someone with hearing aids, as Rose Ayling-Ellis unveils groundbreaking Barbie doll

Strictly Come Dacing reigning champion Rose Ayling-Ellis has unveiled the world’s first Barbie doll with behind-the-ear hearing aids. Part of the Mattel’s Rose, Barbie and Friends campaign – which also features the first Ken doll with vitiligo, one ...

16 Aug 2022 at 12:35

Health

Construction worker cannot wait to hear his fiancée’s wedding vows as she finally agrees to marry him after he has hearing aids fitted

It was music to the ears of a construction worker when his fiancée finally agreed to tie the knot as she had refused to marry him until he had hearing aids fitted fearing he would never hear the vows. Sarah Smart, 38, who works in advertising, ...

22 Mar 2022 at 08:25

Hearing aids may cut risk of mental decline, study suggests

Hearing aids may help to reduce a person’s risk of cognitive decline, new reserach suggests. People who suffer hearing loss are more likely to develop mild cognitive impairment (MIC) – a precursor to dementia, researchers found. But those who ...

23 Feb 2022 at 01:25

Health & Wellbeing

TV choirmaster Gareth Malone on how tinnitus made him ‘panic’ he was losing his hearing

When Gareth Malone started hearing ringing sounds after recovering from a sinus infection, it took him a while to realise it was coming from inside his own ear. “There was a ringing in my right ear, really quiet and I didn’t really notice at ...

05 Jan 2022 at 09:25

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RNID seeking Derry volunteers

The Royal National Institute for Dead People (RNID) is the national charity supporting deaf people and those with hearing loss and tinnitus. RNID is currently seeking volunteers in the North West to support its services in Derry. ...

13 Apr 2023 at 15:33

Call for better awareness of how to communicate with people who are deaf

One in 10 members of the public would actively avoid communicating with a deaf person for fear of not knowing how to engage with them, a new poll suggests. The survey, conducted on behalf of the hearing loss charity RNID, also ...

04 May 2023 at 00:01

Health

Deafblind girl who felt isolated at school says ‘real world’ made her resilient and she can ‘do more than people think’

A deafblind girl who learned braille at the age of six while facing the additional challenge of losing her hearing, has said she wishes people would stop “assuming (she) can’t do things” as she is capable of far more than ...

28 Jun 2023 at 07:00

Hard-of-hearing music fans prefer a different sound, research suggests

Hard-of-hearing music fans prefer louder lead vocal and tunes with higher frequencies, new research suggests. Millions of people around the world have some form of hearing loss, and although hearing aids and cochlear ...

22 Aug 2023 at 16:00

Scotland

Review finds ‘multiple, systemic problems’ in NHS audiology services

A review has highlighted “multiple, systemic problems” within audiology services in NHS Scotland, with ministers being told change is needed to “develop the services patients deserve”. Commissioned by First Minister ...

25 Aug 2023 at 11:25

New drug could prevent hearing loss among child cancer patients

A new drug could help to prevent hearing loss among children with cancer, according to a new study. Experts said that a high number of patients who have a certain treatment for childhood cancers suffer permanent ...

31 Aug 2023 at 00:01

Video gamers risk irreversible hearing loss and tinnitus – study

Video gamers are at risk of irreversible hearing loss and tinnitus, researchers have warned. A review of 14 global studies involving more than 50,000 people found that sound levels are often near, or exceed, ...

16 Jan 2024 at 23:30

Hearing aids may protect against higher risk of dementia linked to hearing loss

People with hearing loss who are not using a hearing aid may have a higher risk of dementia than people without hearing loss, research suggests. But according to the new study, using a hearing aid may ...

13 Apr 2023 at 23:30

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