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Free hearing tests will be available in Westmeath from Monday, March 26 and will be provided by Hidden Hearing at clinics in Coole and John Broderick Street, Athlone.

Free hearing tests will be available in Mayo throughout Hearing Action Week 2012 which takes place from Monday March 26. The free tests will be provided by Hidden Hearing at its clinics in Earl Street Medical Centre; The Surgery, Market Lane, Westport; Ciara McHugh Optometrists, New Street, Ballinrobe; Ballina Medical Centre, Kevin Barry Street, Ballina; and James Street Clinic, Claremorris.

Local TD Brian Walsh is to meet Health Minister Dr James Reilly in a bid to fasttrack the appointment of a hearing specialist locally.

Hearing loss can cause a wide range of problems, from an inability to hear words clearly to a lack of awareness of the surrounding environment, leading to social isolation and, in severe cases, depression. Hearing loss often develops slowly, so the individual with the loss adjusts to living life at reduced sound levels. Family members or friends often first notice the loss, and alert the individual to the problem. The signs of hearing loss include misunderstanding words, having to frequently ask others to repeat what they said, raising the volume of the television excessively, and difficulty hearing group conversations or hearing over background noise. Hearing loss can occur at any age, and it is becoming more prevalent in younger generations due to exposure to daily levels of excessive noise from work, music, concerts, and MP3 players. Hearing loss is a hidden disability and society in general can be unaware of the severe side effects of hearing loss. It is estimated that 17 per cent of Irish people suffer some form of hearing loss. The good news is that hearing loss can be helped by a few simple measures.

We are Irish hearing aid specialists, with over ten years in business in the Leinster area, with qualified hearing aid audiologists.

Coronation Street star William Roache (Ken Barlow) recently revealed he is 50 per cent deaf in both ears, which he left untreated, refusing to wear hearing aids for many years, and suffered from social isolation and difficulties at work as a result. The Coronation Street actor reportedly said that vanity had stopped him from wearing a hearing device until now.

By developing a few good habits, you can make conversation much easier for people with hearing loss.

A group of women from the south-east region have come together to form the South East Deaf Women’s Group.

A note on hearing by O’Neill Hearing Care in Knocknacarra.

Following the opening of the new state-of-the-art hearing clinic Hidden Hearing this week, Kilkenny people now have the country’s most technologically advanced hearing clinic at their disposal.