Andy Taylor Community Service Manager

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1 Andy Taylor Community Service Manager Local Engagement England - London and South East Funded by the National Lottery, through the Big Lottery fund

2 Who are we? We are Action on Hearing Loss. We help people confronting deafness, tinnitus and hearing loss to live the life they choose. We enable them to take control of their lives and remove the barriers in their way. Formerly the RNID, and still a Royal national charity.

3 Our purpose is to help people confronting deafness, tinnitus and hearing loss to live the life they choose. We enable them to take control of their lives and remove barriers in their way. We provide people with support and care, develop technology and treatments, and campaign for equality.

4 Care and Support

5 Information Outreach Provide information in a number of ways including; Information stands Talks and presentations Basic hearing screenings (where possible) Assistive equipment demonstrations (where possible) Review our current suite of information resources and materials in order to; Develop these in a range of different languages, to meet local community needs Ensure our materials are accessible to a broader range of service users 5

6 Hear to Help Hearing aid support services Encouraging people to make the most of their hearing aids and to manage their hearing loss effectively. Work with local audiology providers to provide this service at over 30 locations across the UK. Hearing aid support provided by our trained staff and volunteers through local drop-ins and in some areas home visits. 6

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8 Resource Rooms We have resource rooms around the UK staffed by volunteers who can offer advice or information about our products. Each resource room has a sample of some of the products we have available, so you can try them before you buy. 8

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10 Equality

11 Equality

12 Technology and Treatments People Passion Partnership

13 Technology HRH The Duk of York at the launch of the Technology Initiative for Hearing Loss 2016

14 What is the first word that comes into your head if I say hearing loss? 14

15 Negative perceptions "If you can't hear properly you are, by definition, stupid. On a bus one time, I had difficulty hearing a friend talk. Another passenger got up, stormed down the bus, put his nose an inch from mine and yelled, 'Deaf are you? Well you can bloody hear this, can't you?' Really distressing. Glynis Greenman 15

16 Statistics and demographics

17 Statistics and Demographics 17

18 What causes hearing loss and deafness? Age-related damage to the cochlea, known as presbycusis, is the single biggest cause of hearing loss. It is the result of a combination of environmental and genetic factors. Other causes and triggers include: regular and prolonged exposure to loud sounds ototoxic drugs that harm the cochlea and/or hearing nerve some infectious diseases including rubella complications at birth injury to the head benign tumours on the hearing nerve. 18

19 How many people in the UK have tinnitus? Tinnitus is the word for noises that some people hear in one or both of their ears or in their head buzzing, ringing, hissing or other sounds. Many people experience tinnitus at some time in their life, but for the majority it only lasts for a short time. For other people, it is permanent. Around one in 10 UK adults has tinnitus, with recent data showing that this increases to nearly 17% of 40 to 69-year olds and 25 30% of over 70s. An estimated 32,000 new cases of tinnitus were diagnosed in England in

20 How many people need hearing aids? Out of the 11 million people with hearing loss in the UK, an estimated 6.7 million (6,699,500) would benefit from hearing aids Hearing aids are most effective when fitted early people who wait until they have severe hearing loss find it more difficult to adapt to them. But evidence shows that, on average, people wait 10 years before seeking help for their hearing loss. Even when they do take action, 45% of people with hearing aids say that their GP failed to refer them to an audiologist when they first mentioned their hearing loss. Studies have consistently shown that 80 90% of people use and get benefit from their hearing aids, and there s robust evidence that hearing aids improve the quality of life of people with hearing loss. 20

21 You have 60 seconds to read this I am a -earing aid wearer wi-- mild to moderate, -igh -re-uen-y -earing lo-. A- a middle -chool tea--er in charge of the -E de-artment but tea--ing - al- my timetable in -la--room -ubje-t- I -tru--led -on-tantly. -earing what -- ildren were -aying in the gym or on --e -ield wa- a -er-etual -roblem and I wa- re-eatedly com-laining about --ildren mumbling and --ea-ing indi-tintly in the -la--room. -ta-- meeting- were a nightmare. My brain -ad to wor- overtime to try to - ee- tra-- of di--u----ns --at I wa- too o-ten relu-tant to join in a- I -ould not be -ure what -ad been -aid. Al--ough I did not reali-e it at --e time it -abecome a--arent --at --e --eer e--ort of ma-ing -en-e of -onver-a---n -- roughout --e day wa- what -au-ed me to -lum- into a -oma-li-e -lee- every evening. On o--a-ion- when I -tarted wat--ing a televi---n -ro-ramme I o- ten had to a-- family member- what had been -aid only to be told --at I -- ould -ay -ull atten--on. I rarely -aw --e end- of -ro-ramme-. 21

22 Lip-reading challenge

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24 Assistive equipment demonstration

25 Honeywell Halo wireless flashing doorchime A loud and versatile doorbell with a bright flashing strobe light, a great solution for those with any hearing loss or profound deafness. The Honeywell Halo (or DC9) doorbell has a long, 200m range, and can be adapted with helpful accessories to alert you to the telephone, intercom or other doors around the house.

26 iloop+ A high-quality amplified neckloop specially designed for use with mobile phones, MP3 players and other portable music devices. The iloop+ is an active neckloop that provides up to 30dB amplification 26

27 TV2510 with neckloop A simple, great value TV listener with tone, volume and balance controls to boost the sound to a comfortable level for your hearing loss. Internal microphone helps you listen to the conversation around you. Wear the neckloop to have sound played through your hearing aids on the "T" setting. 27

28 Travel Tim Our most popular vibrating travel alarm clock, the Travel Tim has a powerful vibration, a bright flashing light and a loud audible alarm. 28

29 Roger Pen & MyLink Bundle An outstanding amplified conversation listener with superb sound and unique speech enhancement technology that can transform your ability to hear again. The Roger system is very easy to use as it switches between different types of sound pickup automatically. It has a Bluetooth connection for your wireless listening devices. 29

30 Roger Pen & MyLink Bundle Key Benefits: Directional microphone option the Roger Pen transmitter can be worn by or pointed at the person talking Omni-directional microphone option the Pen transmitter can be put on a table to amplify a whole group conversation Range of up to 20m, with Bluetooth connection Can be used to listen to the TV and conversation at the same time 30

31 Any question? Funded by the National Lottery, through the Big Lottery fund Patron: His Royal Highness The Duke of York, KG Action on Hearing Loss is the trading name of The Royal National Institute for Deaf People. A registered charity in England and Wales (207720) and Scotland (SC038926). Registered as a charitable company limited by guarantee in England and Wales No Registered office: 1-3 Highbury Station Rd, London N1 1SE