Recent News and Articles on the Keywords: aid + hearing + 0.23  Related to the article below (Last Update: 8/5/2008)

Types of hearing aids Akron Beacon Journal, OH - Loud sounds might require you to manually turn down the volume on your hearing aid. Basic analog is the least expensive technology. Analog hearing aids are ... There's no need to suffer in silence Akron Beacon Journal all 2 news articles » TIPS FOR BUYING A HEARING AID Akron Beacon Journal, OH - Verify whether your hearing aid dispenser has a current and valid license. 3. A properly fitted hearing aid can amplify sound and enrich your life, ... Works for Me: You can hear him now Battle Creek Enquirer, MI - Aug 4, 2008 Drilling into a tiny hole, Dennis Trantum shaved fine layers from a clear, plastic-looking hearing aid. Trantum, 60, is an audiologist at Battle Creek ... Digital hearing aid: a real boon Newindpress, India - FOR some people, Hearing loss could be even for all the Frequency. A conventional / Analog-Hearing aid with standard amplification could address their ... Times Online Court hearing delayed in Canada beheading case Boston Herald, United States - The judge is giving Vince Weiguang Li time to speak with a legal aid lawyer on Tuesday. Li, 40, is charged with second-degree murder in the slaying of ... Delay in court hearing of man accused of beheading bus passenger Winnipeg Sun Man accused in stabbing, beheading in court PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) all 3,210 news articles » Dealing with a gradual loss of hearing Irish Times, Ireland - For some people it may be difficult to improve their hearing, but others benefit greatly from a hearing aid. Modern hearing aids can be tailored to your ... What's happening Monday: 'Movie Monday'; hearing-aid clinics MLive.com, MI - Aug 3, 2008 Constance Brown Hearing Centers are offering hearing-aid clinics at 1634 Gull Road in the Kalamazoo Medical Arts Building and 4855 W. Centre Ave. in the Oak ... The Virginian-Pilot Marketers work to make hearing aids a fashion must-have The Virginian-Pilot, VA - Aug 3, 2008 Tena Barton wears a hearing aid that is barely visible in her right ear at her home in Virginia Beach. (Stephanie Oberlander | Special to The ... Untreated Hearing Loss Puts Children at Risk, Better Hearing ... Earthtimes (press release), UK - Aug 4, 2008 Visit www.hearingaidtaxcredit.org to learn more about BHI's campaign to spur passage of a federal tax credit of up to $500 per hearing aid for children and ... Atlanta's disabled often wait years for aid Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - Aug 2, 2008 While Social Security hearing offices nationwide are clogged with claims from severely disabled individuals seeking benefits, the two Atlanta locations are ...

Four million 'should have hearing aid'

 Four million people in the UK could benefit from wearing a hearing aid but are doing nothing about it, according to a new campaign.

More than 150,000 people have so far taken a telephone hearing check as part of the Breaking the Sound Barrier Campaign from National charity RNID to raise awareness of the problem, figures showed today.

A TV ad promoting the hearing test was first broadcast on Christmas Day, with thousands inspired to take up the RNID's challenge.

Since then the charity said that calls to the number - 0845 600 55 55 - were averaging 5,500 a day.

More than 40 per cent of over-50s are estimated to experience some level of hearing loss.

John Low, RNID chief executive, said: "Some people may be struggling to stick to their New Year's resolutions, but checking your hearing is a simple and easy resolution to keep.

"Take RNID's hearing check and it takes just five minutes, putting you back in touch with friends, family and colleagues."

The campaign is supported by the TUC who want to encourage the UK's 28 million workers to take the test.

General Secretary Brendan Barber said: "Many older people are struggling to get by at work either because they are too ashamed to admit their hearing loss, or because they have no idea what to do about it.

"Many may also be reluctant to advertise it for fear that their employers may treat them less favourably as a result.

"But good bosses know that it makes sense to do all they can to help employees be as productive as possible at work and so most will, I'm sure, be keen for their staff to take RNID's hearing check."

Former Health Secretary Frank Dobson said that he believed the test would help reconnect tens of thousands of people back to society.

"I have been involved in many public health campaigns over the years and this one is bold and imaginative in its approach to a subject which has been taboo for far too long.

"I have taken this simple check and I urge others to follow my example."

Callers to the line are first greeted by a recorded message from TV presenter Eamonn Holmes before starting the test.

They are asked to listen to various voice recordings of three numbers played against rising levels of background noise.

The caller uses the telephone keypad to select the digits they think they have heard.

They will then be told whether their hearing is within normal range, below normal or well below normal.

If well below normal, callers are encouraged to contact their GP and ask to be referred for an audiology test.