This page aims to provide information around hearing loss to as many people as possible, so please share it with others.
Below you will find links to charities, organisations and other businesses working in this field. Please note that their inclusion is for information only and does not imply a recommendation.
Simply click on each heading to reveal the details in that section. If you represent an organisation which you feel should be added to this list, please contact me.
Inclusion of the following charities, organisations and businesses is for information only. (Not a recommendation).
NATIONAL HEARING LOSS RELATED CHARITIES AND ORGANISATIONS
• RNID (Royal National Institute for Deaf People) : https://rnid.org.uk/
• Hearing Dogs for Deaf People: https://www.hearingdogs.org.uk/
• Hearing Dogs for Deaf People Hearing Link – Lipreading pages: https://www.hearingdogs.org.uk/support/living/lipreadingunicating/
• ATLA (Association of Teachers of Lipreading to Adults): https://atlalipreading.org.uk/
• ATLA – Find a class: https://atlalipreading.org.uk/directory-classes/
• National Cochlear Implant Users Association: https://www.nciua.org.uk/
• British Tinnitus Association: https://www.tinnitus.org.uk/
• Ménière’s Society: https://www.menieres.org.uk/
• National Association of Deafened People: https://www.nadp.org.uk/
• Association of Lipspeakers (ALS): https://www.lipspeaking.co.uk/
• NRCPD for Registered Lipspeakers, STTR and Notetakers : https://www.nrcpd.org.uk/
MIDLANDS BASED HEARING LOSS CHARITIES
• Nottinghamshire Deaf Society: www.nottsdeaf.org.uk
• Nottinghamshire Deaf Society – Lipreading Information: https://www.nottsdeaf.org.uk/lipreading/
• Hear Together: www.heartogether.org.uk
• Deaf-initely Women brings deaf, hard of hearing and deafblind women together: https://www.deafinitelywomen.org.uk/
• CELST (Central England Lipreading Support Trust): www.celst.org.uk
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE SERVICES AND SUPPORT
• Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Audiology: www.nuh.nhs.uk/audiology/
• Sherwood Forest Hospitals Audiology: www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/our-services/adult-audiology/
• Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals Audiology: www.dbth.nhs.uk/services/hearing-services-audiology/
• Nottinghamshire County Council Sensory Impairment Team: www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/care/adult-social-care/help-living-at-home/adult-deaf-and-visual-impairment
• Nottingham City Council Adult Sensory Team (Adult Social Care): https://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/information-for-residents/health-and-social-care/adult-social-care/support-for-people-who-are-deaf-or-visually-impaired/about-physical-and-sensory-impairments-service/
LIPREADING SUPPORT
• Stories for Lipreading: YouTube Channel : How to use guide
• Lipreading Practice: https://www.lipreadingpractice.co.uk/
HEARING LOSS MANAGEMENT INCLUDING HEARING AIDS
• C2hearonline (interactive multimedia videos on hearing aids and how to hear well): www.c2hearonline.com/
HEARING LOSS RESEARCH
• Nottingham University: https://nottinghambrc.nihr.ac.uk/research/hearing
• UCL – The Ear Institute: www.ucl.ac.uk/ear/about-ear-institute
DISABILITY HELP AND SUPPORT SCHEMES
• Sunflower Lanyard Scheme – Hidden Disabilities: https://hiddendisabilitiesstore.com/
• Travel – Disabled Persons Railcard: www.disabledpersons-railcard.co.uk/
• Access to Work (grants to help you at work if you have a disability, including hearing loss): www.gov.uk/access-to-work
• Relay UK – Phone communication for people with hearing and speech difficulties: www.relayuk.bt.com
• CEA Card – A national card scheme developed for UK cinemas by the UK Cinema Association (UKCA) https://www.ceacard.co.uk/
• Access Card Information, Evidence, Discounts and Opportunities for Disabled People: https://www.accesscard.org.uk/
HEARING AID AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS
• Bellman & Symfon: https://bellman.com/en
• Connevans: www.connevans.co.uk
• Gordon Morris: www.gordonmorris.co.uk/
• Hearing Products International: https://www.hear4you.com
• Sarabec: https://www.sarabec.com/
• Silent Alert: https://www.silent-alert.co.uk/silentalert/index.html
NHS ENGLAND, NICE GUIDANCE & QUALITY STANDARDS AND RELATED INFORMATION
• NHS England Accessible Information Standard: https://www.england.nhs.uk/accessible-information-standard/
• NICE Guidance: Ear, Nose and Throat Conditions: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/conditions-and-diseases/ear-nose-and-throat-conditions
• NICE Quality Standard: Hearing Loss in Adults: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/qs185
• NICE Guidance: Hearing loss in adults: assessment and management: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng98
• NICE Guidance: Tinnitus: assessment and management: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng155
• NICE Guidance: Cochlear implants for children and adults with severe to profound deafness: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta566
• NICE Guidance: In development, expected publication Feb 2027: Hearing aids for adults with hearing loss: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/indevelopment/gid-hte10079
• NICE Guidance: In development, expected publication to be confirmed: Digital technologies for the early detection and initial diagnosis of adult hearing loss (provisional title): https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/indevelopment/gid-htg10172
ASSISTIVE LISTENING, CLOSED CAPTIONS – ORGANISATIONS AND PRODUCTS
The following solutions are implemented at a company or organisation level, so please check with the theatre, conference centre or similar for information on any / the assistive listening solution(s) implemented.
• Ampetronic: Hearing Loops and Auri (Auracast): https://www.ampetronic.com/
• Bluetooth® Auracast: https://www.bluetooth.com/auracast/
• Sennheiser Mobile Connect: https://www.sennheiser.com/en-gb/product-families/mobileconnect
• Watch Word Closed Caption glasses: https://www.watchword.cc/
• Stagetext: Captions for theatre and subtitles for live events and digital content: https://www.stagetext.org/
