Deaf Awareness Week

Darroch Hearing Centres offer free, no-obligation hearing assessments to anyone who wants to have their hearing checked during Deaf Awareness Week – Monday 5th to Sunday 11th May 2008.

By booking an appointment, you can have your ears examined, your hearing tested and can talk to a hearing aid audiologist about any concerns you have about your hearing. Existing hearing aid users can have their hearing aids cleaned and checked free of charge.

In addition, new and existing clients can find out all about Widex hearing instruments, from a Widex technical expert who will be in attendance during the week-long event.

“Hearing loss is a very personal thing and I treat it as seriously as you do. To support Deaf Awareness Week I will offer a free hearing assessment,” says Paul Darroch. “This is a thorough, professional examination, and takes around 30 to 40 minutes. Of course, there is no obligation or commitment to purchase a hearing aid.”

However, everyone deciding to try hearing instruments has a 4-week evaluation period before payment, ensuring their satisfaction with the system. Additionally, all purchasers of Widex hearing aids will receive 20% off the normal list price during Deaf Awareness Week.

Darroch Hearing Centres welcome referrals from ENT Consultants, General Practitioners and other healthcare workers, as well as charities, employers and special needs groups. “I would particularly encourage anyone employing staff who work in noise to contact me, to get advice on how to comply with the current HSE regulations,” states Paul.

By focusing on the person, not just the hearing impairment, we can help patients achieve a better quality of life by helping them to hear clearly again.

4th Floor, Lee House, Peterlee, Co Durham SR8 1BB from 10.00 to 3.00.

We will be demonstrating equipment and giving professional advice including Tinnitus support. Everyone welcome to
come along.

Tuesday 6th - Friday 9th May 2008

The Hearing Care Centre Ltd
5 High St
IPSWICH
Suffolk
IP1 3JZ

To celebrate this year’s Deaf Awareness Week the staff at the multi-award winning Hearing Care Centre, 5 High Street, Ipswich invite you to book your appointment and take advantage of their hearing care services absolutely free of charge. You can book a hearing test, have your existing hearing aids cleaned and checked or find out about the latest digital technology from the guest hearing aid audiologists who represent the foremost manufacturers of hearing aids.

Few of us are aware of how taxing life can be when we have hearing difficulties. In fact, one in seven of us do experience hearing problems. The everyday sounds of conversation, music and laughter can be the hardest hearing environment to cope with. Constant chatter, excessive background noise, music and loud voices all make hearing clear speech almost impossible. The normal hearing person does not have to consider these issues, as the brain has more ability to discriminate and pick out the required speech naturally. This can lead to isolation, lack of confidence and lots more.

Karen Finch and her dedicated team are achieving a high standard of care and understanding of the difficulties faced by the hard of hearing. With today’s technology it is no longer necessary to struggle with hearing problems; the latest digital hearing aids are making vast differences to lives especially in social environments.

Denbigshire County Council
Tuesday 6 May
10.30 - 12.00

Jewellery Making - Rhyl Museum (Church Street, Rhyl, LL18 3AA)

Come along to the museum today and explore the art of jewellery making. You will create your own work with the help of Sue Edwards from Taurus, and a BSL interpreter.

Event is free but please book in advance by phoning 01824 708281 or e-mail susan.dalloe@denbighshire.gov.uk

Hidden Hearing will be holding 16 Hearing Care events around the

during this week offering free comprehensive hearing assessments as well as checking the health of the ears. We will also be offering clients the chance to see inside their ears with the use of our Video Otoscopy equipment. Our range of hearing related accessories (including amplified telephones) will also be available to view on the day.

We would like to offer anyone who takes one of our hearing test’s during this week the chance to enter our free prize draw to win a luxury break to

Malta

, as well as a £100 discount off the retail price of a new hearing system if purchased during this week. (Full T&C’s can be found on our website).

Anyone wishing to attend one of our special events can get in contact via our website – www.hiddenhearing.co.uk or by calling 0800 731 6499

The Hearing Care Centre in Colchester, Essex, is giving away a pair of cutting-edge new Phonak Audeo hearing aids, worth £3,500, which are suitable for those with mild to moderate hearing loss. Competition entry forms and further details will be published in the Colchester Gazette, every day from 5 – 9 May.

To further support Deaf Awareness Week, the Centre is also holding an
Open House from 6 -15 May.

Our award-winning team of qualified hearing aid audiologists are offering FREE hearing tests, FREE clean & check of hearing aids along with FREE professional advice, by appointment only. Clients attending our free clean & check are invited to donate £1 to our charity, Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, in the spirit of Deaf Awareness Week.

Experts from the world's leading hearing aid manufacturers will also be demonstrating the latest in ultra-discreet new digital hearing aid technology. And don't miss our Special Offer of Buy One Get One ½ Price on selected Phonak mid to top-range hearing aids (offer ends 31 May).

Don't continue to suffer in silence - call TODAY on 01206 760839 for the appointment that can transform your hearing. Or in the words of one of our clients: 'When you purchase hearing aids from The Hearing Care Centre, you are buying a better way of life.' (Mr H. Carter, Colchester)

Tuesday 6th May

East Sussex Hearing Resource Centre, 8 St Leonard’s Road, Eastbourne.

11am – 11.30am. Find out about the history of sign language and how communication aids have improved over the years. Learn about changes in the Deaf Community and the growth and decline of Deaf schools.

Screening tests – 10am –4pm. Check whether you may have a hearing loss with our screening test. This service is only for people who have never had a hearing aid.

East Sussex Hearing Resource Centre, 8 St Leonard’s Road, Eastbourne, BN21 3UH.
Tel: 01323 722505 (voice, text, fax), email: mail@eshrc.org.uk, www.eshrc.org.uk

Tuesday 6th May
10.00am – 5.00pm.
Venue: The Hearing Healthcare Practice, Leyton Green, Harpenden.
A showcase of recent technological developments and listening devices created for people suffering with severe or profound hearing loss.

Tuesday 6th May
7.30 pm
Venue: Davenport House Surgery, Bowers Way, Harpenden.
HHP’s principal, Robert Beiny will be giving a talk at Davenport House Surgery to the Patient’s Participation Group called Breaking the Sound Barrier with Deaf Children in Romania.

The Hearing Company and branches of Scrivens Opticians offering hearing care will be celebrating the launch of Deaf Awareness Week with a fundraising drive for one of the industry’s most deserving charities.

For every hearing aid sold from 5 to 11 May, £50 will be donated to Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, a national charity which supports the severely or profoundly deaf.

The donation reflects an important milestone for The Hearing Company and parent company Scrivens – its 50th anniversary of providing hearing care services.

A full list of participating stores can be found at www.thehearingcompany.co.uk. Each offers free hearing checks and a full range of hearing care solutions. To book an appointment call 0800 626 427.