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Living With Hearing Loss

The Royal National Institute for the Deaf

Find out more about what can help you to manage hearing loss, from hearing therapy to communication tactics.

Hearing therapy

Hearing therapy could help you manage the psychological effects of hearing loss, and let you know about support services and products that can help.

Communication tips

Tips to make conversations easier if you have hearing loss.

Lipreading classes

Joining a friendly lipreading class can give you skills to help you communicate.

How to contact NHS 111

If you need urgent medical care, but it’s not an emergency, you can get help online on the NHS 111 website or by calling NHS 111.

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