Hearing Aid Accessories have announced the release of their forthcoming mobile app in time for Deaf Awareness Week, beginning on May 2nd.
Designed specifically for those who suffer (or are at risk) from hearing loss, the app is for the 11 million people in the United Kingdom currently living with hearing-related conditions.
The app was developed by CEO, Samantha Bennett, a fully trained and qualified audiologist with more than two decades of experience taking care of people with hearing loss. Moreover, Sam has drawn from her personal, as well as her professional, life as her husband Ben has had to deal with hearing loss for nearly thirty years due to his time spent in the Armed Forces. Her experiences with Ben have helped inform the rest of her career, and this latest project is no different.
“It’s amazing to think that so much is invested on relatively frivolous things like games apps and yet, we have 1 in 6 people in the UK with hearing loss and no app out there to cater their needs”, Sam said. “I think the pandemic really highlighted the need to be able to access replacement parts online. Hospitals were discouraging patients from entering and shops were closed: they had nowhere else to go. Although the period was undeniably good for business, it shows you that there is a real need out there that isn’t being fulfilled”, she added.
The app aims to be a comprehensive and exhaustive repository of both products and information alike, with everything one might need around the subject of hearing health. It covers: hearing protection designed specifically for musicians or industry workers, a brand-specific hearing aid dehumidifier, a high-tech TV streamer and a wax guard set for hearing devices.
