Awareness

MoD did "nothing" to address serious problem of Marine awarded £700,000+ for hearing damage caused during training

 

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London's High Court has awarded former Royal Marine, James Barry, over £700,000 in compensation for hearing damage suffered during "exposure to noise during service" between 2013 and 2017.

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Survey suggests two thirds of Britons have never had a routine hearing test

 

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Specsavers

A survey by a top UK hearing care chain suggests that 65% of people in the UK have never gone for a routine hearing test, despite 68% having experienced symptoms that could indicate hearing difficulties.

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Rayovac is looking for heroes

 

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Rayovac

The UK wing of international battery brand, RAYOVAC, is celebrating World Hearing Day (March 3) by initiating a search for Hearing Heroes

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UK retail audiology group Specsavers sponsors record-breaking TV game show Countdown

 

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Specsavers

If you are verbalist and mathematical, and watch TV, you'll know the format of Countdown, a UK game show that for the next two years will be showcasing the audiology and home visits services of the retail group, Specsavers.

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"I should have worn earplugs." - Protection warning by leading tinnitus charity follows "shocking" study result

 
 

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A new report from Tinnitus UK (formerly the British Tinnitus Association) reveals that 35% of people with tinnitus blame exposure to loud noise...but, "shockingly", 39% of respondents exposed to noise at work “never” used hearing protection.

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Tinnitus UK shock as charity parts company with its new CEO after just three months

 

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Tinnitus UK

Tinnitus UK announced has announced that its new CEO Deanne Thomas, who was only appointed in late October 2022, left the charity on Wednesday, January 25.

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Star Trek legend adds his fame to Demant-linked hearing care awareness campaign

 
 

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Whither he goes, whether boldly or by the hand of Bezos, William Shatner certainly gets around for a nonagenarian. Now he is featuring in a hearing health awareness campaign run by the Demant-owned US clinic chain, HearingLife.

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WSA Denmark goes 100% green on electricity for its HQ

 
 

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WSA

The hearing aid manufacturer WS Audiology has announced it is making energy consumption at its Denmark HQ 100% solar. The group aims for all its global offices and stores to run on green energy by 2025.

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The British Tinnitus Association has relaunched as Tinnitus UK

 

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Tinnitus UK

The world's most effective tinnitus charity has relaunched and will henceforth be known as Tinnitus UK.

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WE wish you all the greatest Christmas and a happy hearing-healthy 2023!

 

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The Audiology Worldnews team at Parresia (Paris, France) extends our warmest seasonal greetings to all our followers, partners, clients, readers, stars, satellites, and stickarounds. We hope you will find all you seek in 2023.

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