There are over 11 million people with hearing loss in the UK – that’s one in six of us! You may have friends or family members with hearing loss, or know of someone in your local community who does. If you're in contact with lots of people at work, it’s likely that you will come across someone with hearing loss on a daily basis. In any case, communicating with someone with hearing loss need not be difficult. Picture: 'I can't hear you if you cover your mouth'. Here are my eig

Picture: Decorated Hearing Aids on Piano Keys “What’s that behind your ear?” my customer asked me curiously as I placed her items in a bag. I immediately stiffened up at the suddenness of the question, then relaxed again just as quickly. “Oh, it’s a hearing aid,” I replied with a smile. The customer looked directly at me, frozen on the spot. I knew she hadn’t expected that answer, and her face spelled out shock, confusion, and embarrassment. “Oh I’m sorry…” she began to say,

My journey with hearing loss first started with tinnitus, somewhere around the age of 7 or 8. It was a quiet but constant buzzing in my ears, accompanied by a random, loud drum-beat whenever someone with a low voice spoke, or a car zoomed past, or certain music was played. It was sporadic enough to forget about it in-between incidents, yet disturbing enough to cause upset and anxiety when it was triggered. Worst of all, it was like a silent attacker that nobody else could hea