Designer hearing aids sporting Pompey’s crest are being offered for children to wear.

Portsmouth Football Club and hearing aid manufacturer Starkey Laboratories have together been tackling the stigma attached to wearing hearing aids by offering a special design carrying the team crest.
Suzie Butcher, from Starkey Laboratories, said: ‘Many children suffering with hearing problems can experience bullying [...]

A Dad was left deaf in one ear and needing a walking stick after a twig spiked his eardrum as he mowed the lawn.
Mike Watson, 56, brushed past a bush and a branch poked into his right ear, knocking him out for several minutes.
Mike, who has five kids, managed to crawl indoors and dial 999. [...]

The Lancashire (UK) police force now have 14 officers trained in British Sign Language (BSL).
The Constabulary also has a Deaf Liaison Officer, PC Paula Robertson, who promotes sign language and deaf awareness training.
She said: “Those who are deaf are a very isolated group and by improving the service we provide we will encourage them to [...]

Researchers from the Canergie Melon university are developing the HandTalk - a glove that converts sign language into text messages that are sent to a mobile phone.
There are a number of sensors on the glove that record the ASL signs and convert them into text on the fly.
Three of the four team members who [...]

Italian hearing aid retailer Amplifon is undertaking a major expansion in the UK and a £10m rebranding exercise.
The company currently trades under the Ultratone, SieTech and Hearing Health names, these will be replaced with the single Amplifon brand - the new branding is being handled by the London-based Saatchi group this July.
The company, which is [...]