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Number of calls to the telephone hearing check as of 26 June 2008

377,160

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NHS and baby boomers turn 60

26 Jun 08

Baby-boomers missing out on conversation may be due a hearing health check-up says RNID

Hearing check packs for employers

29 May 08

Hearing loss costs the UK economy £13.5 million a year, so RNID is asking HR bosses to wise up to hearing health and help their staff avoid unnecessary hearing problems.

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  • 26 Jun 08

    News and Events

    NHS and baby boomers turn 60

    Baby-boomers missing out on conversation may be due a hearing health check-up says RNID

  • 29 May 08

    News and Events

    Hearing check packs for employers

    Hearing loss costs the UK economy £13.5 million a year, so RNID is asking HR bosses to wise up to hearing health and help their staff avoid unnecessary hearing problems.

  • 14 Dec 07

    News and Events

    Ear of the Year 2007 winners announced

    King of the dance floor Gethin Jones has been crowned ‘Celebrity Ear of the Year 2007’ in our annual awards voted for by the public.

  • 26 Oct 07

    News and Events

    Ear of the Year Awards 2007

    We think ears are amazing things which have been forgotten about for far too long! So, we've launched a search to find the UK's most beautiful ears.

  • 24 Oct 07

    News and Events

    Miss England launches Ear of the Year 2007

    Entries have now closed on the search for the UK's People's Ear of the Year 2007 and Celebrity Ear of the Year.

  • 18 Sep 07

    News and Events

    The noise of the Tartan Army boys

    In the run-up to Scotland's Euro 2008 date with destiny in Paris on Wednesday 12 September 2007, RNID Scotland asked Scottish football fans to aim for the goal of better hearing health by taking our hearing check.

  • 14 May 07

    News and Events

    Deaf Awareness Week boosts Breaking the Sound Barrier

    Breaking the Sound Barrier gets a boost during Deaf Awareness Week

  • 02 Jan 07

    News and Events

    Breaking the Sound Barrier: A New Year’s Resolution for Workers and Employers

    As staff head back to work after the Christmas break, RNID and the TUC have teamed up for the second year running to call on workers and their managers to 'Break the Sound Barrier' and take the charity's telephone hearing check on 0845 600 55 55.

  • 06 Dec 06

    News and Events

    RNID Cymru to Break the Sound Barrier in Cardiff

    As part of its 'Breaking the Sound Barrier' Campaign, RNID Cymru, the charity representing the 480,000 deaf and hard of hearing people in Wales, will be in the centre of Cardiff on 7 December between 9.30 and 4.30 pm.

  • 04 Dec 06

    News and Events

    One in five children struggle to distinguish speech in classroom

    It is likely that more than a million* schoolchildren are missing out in the classroom, believes RNID. The charity for deaf and hard of hearing people has discovered that under 14s can often find it difficult to distinguish speech in noisy environments, a skill which develops as they grow older.