Volunteers Wanted to Help Hearing Aid Users

June 13, 2012 - PRLog -- The Hear to Help project to provide vital support to hearing aid users, is currently looking for volunteers from the Lisburn area of Northern Ireland.

With funding from the Big Lottery, this pioneering project is run by Action on Hearing Loss Northern Ireland and is calling on volunteers to help reduce the loneliness and isolation often experience by digital hearing aid users.

Hear to Help volunteers are trained to show residents how to get the best performance from their NHS hearing aids, in order to improve the clarity of their hearing and allow them to communicate better with friends, family and colleagues. Once volunteers have received training, they will attend community drop-in sessions and visit housebound clients in their homes to provide useful information about digital hearing aids to make life easier and help with basic hearing aid maintenance; replacing batteries or tubing.

Regional Volunteer Manager Judith Boyd said “We’re looking for enthusiastic people, who may have hearing loss, themselves, to volunteer for the rewarding experience of providing life-changing support to hearing aid users in Northern Ireland.

“Getting used to a hearing aid can be difficult and takes time. The volunteers will have a crucial role in building the confidence of local residents to use their hearing aids more effectively so that they can hear more clearly and live a full and active life.” Tom Armour, a Hear to Help volunteer, said: “There are so many people who miss out on everyday family life because they have given up on their hearing aids. With our help, people are encouraged to persevere and benefit from their hearing aids, and that’s why I keep volunteering.”

Hearind Aid volunteers receive full training and expenses are available.

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