Hearing Options - Royal Institute for Deaf & Blind Children

Hearing Options

For some people hearing aids are no longer enough. For people 50 years and above we encourage regular hearing tests with your GP or Audiologist. The message is clear, you don’t have to just cope with hearing loss.

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Barbara and Syd enjoying coffee
Alan and his wife
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Marc wearing his cochlear implant
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Fantastic Fingerspellers at the Forster Bee
Xavier was selected as one of twelve peer-elected students who will take on a leadership role at the school
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 For some people, hearing aids are no longer enough. 

90% of adults with hearing loss who could benefit from cochlear implants don’t have one
If hearing loss is not addressed by middle age, there is a higher risk of dementia 
Nearly 1 in 3 people over the age of 65 is affected by hearing loss

With hearing aids on, do you find it difficult to hear…

On the phone?In crowded places?Children's voices clearly?

If you answer YES to one or more of these questions, a cochlear implant may be right for you.

Interested in understanding more about cochlear implants?
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