Charlotte spent two decades trying to manage her severe hearing loss - until a cochlear implant assessment changed everything.
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Bilal was born profoundly deaf and grew up using BSL. After facing bullying in secondary school, a move to a specialist deaf school transformed his confidence. Now at university, he’s determined to become a Teacher of the Deaf and promote deaf awareness.
The Northern Ireland Assembly’s Committee for Communities have published their report on the Sign Language Bill.
Bruce shares his story of living with hearing loss and how it inspired him to volunteer at RNID Near You to help others with hearing checks and hearing aid maintenance.
Access to Work is failing to provide timely, accessible support for deaf people and those with hearing loss. RNID’s Teri Devine explains the impact of long delays, outdated systems and poor communication, and why urgent reform is needed to ensure people can access and stay in work.
A year after sharing her first tinnitus story, Caris returns with new reflections on how tinnitus has shaped her life. She opens up about university challenges, coping techniques, and the strategies that help her live with tinnitus today.
Dougie lives with tinnitus that affects his sleep and daily life. He shares how it began, how he copes and the impact it has on him and his wife, Sue.
Charlotte shares how her tinnitus changed after cochlear implant surgery, what it sounds like for her, and the habits that help her manage it.
Our new research finds that tinnitus is significantly affecting people’s wellbeing, making everyday tasks more difficult and leaving one in three individuals concerned about the future.
Discover how RNID and In2scienceUK supported student Alisia Maciu to gain hands-on hearing research experience through an In2research placement.