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What services are offered by the Hearing Therapy Service?

 

Counselling

 

In their counselling role, a therapist works with individuals (and their relatives and carers) who are affected by an acquired hearing loss through age, Menieres disease, trauma or surgery. This counselling helps people to come to terms with their hearing loss and to develop new strategies and ways of dealing with situations. It also helps them develop ways of helping themselves and maximising their communication abilities.

 

 

Hearing therapy service for those who have a progressive or sudden loss of hearing

 

The therapist compiles a specialised rehabilitation management programme to meet an individual's communication needs. They liaise with the audiologists and Social Service for provision of equipment as required, or with the disability employment advisor for work purposes.

 

 

Communication training

 

Communication training is used for individuals, families and friends to encourage changes in communication strategies and to acquire better skills in using residual hearing. This can include instruction in lip-reading, auditory training and hearing tactics.

 

 

Communication courses

 

Therapists can organise communication courses for individuals, families and friends. These can be four-week long courses that examine communication as a subject. They usually cover hearing loss, strategies for dealing with situations, lip-reading, assertiveness, assistive-listening devices, general information and pointers to other help that is available. They also provide a useful forum for people to meet others who are in a similar position and share experiences and learn from them.

 

 

Assistive-listening devices

 

Therapists demonstrate and offer information about all types of assistive-listening devices, which are available to help with hearing in the home or work etc. These include devices to help 'hear' the TV, doorbell and telephone. Some devices can be provided by social services, although this can be subject to certain criteria.

 

 

Information and advice service for those of working age

 

For those people who are of working age and are having hearing-related problems in the working environment, therapists can liaise with the disability employment advisor, the audiology department and the patient. Funding through a government scheme can sometimes help provide necessary equipment at work (see the patient information leaflet - Access to work), and therapists can help people ensure that they are maximising their hearing potential at work.

 

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Lip-reading classes

 

Therapists provide information about local lip-reading classes and one-to-one lip-reading services that might be offered by hospitals.

 

 

Cambridgeshire

 

Mondays

 

Addenbrooke’s Hospital 10:30 – 12:30

Tel: 01767 650489 Mrs B Elcome

 

Addenbrooke’s Hospital 1:30 – 3:30pm

Tel: 01767 650489 Mrs B Elcome

 

March Youth and Community Centre 10:00-12:00noon Station Road, Wilburton

Tel: 01354 740894 Jenny Holding

 

 

Tuesdays

 

Melbourn United Reform Church 9:45 – 11:45am

Tel: 01767 650 489 Mrs B Elcome

 

Queen Mary Centre, Wisbech 10:00 – 12:00noon

Tel: 01354 740894 Jenny Holding

 

St. Neots Youth Centre, Priory Road 2:15 – 4:15pm

Tel: 01480 860401 Mrs J Badcock

 

Huntingdon Regional College 10:00-12:00am

Tel: 01480 860401 Mrs J Badcock

 

 

Wednesdays

 

Chesterton Community Centre 7:00-9:00pm Gilbert Road

Tel: 01767 650489 Mrs B Elcome

 

Whittley Youth and Community Centre 1:45 – 3:45pm Scaldgate Whittlesey

Tel: 01354 740894 Jenny Holding

 

 

Fridays

 

Huntingdonshire Regional College 10:00 – 12:00noon

Tel: 01480 860401 Mrs J Badcock

 

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Hertfordshire

 

Fridays

 

Chatteris 10:00-12:00noon Grove House
Tel: 01354 740894 Jenny Holding

 

 

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Suffolk

 

Suffolk Deaf Association

marie.waller@shss.org.uk

 

Tuesday

 

Sudbury/Great Conard Wells Hall, Old School 2:15 – 4:15pm

Centre for Deaf People, 28 Northgate Street 2:00 – 4:00pm Bury St Edmunds

 

Wednesday

 

Newmarket Foley House Community Centre 2:00 – 4:00pm

 

Thursday

 

Centre for Deaf People 28 Northgate Street 9:30 – 11:30am Bury St Edmunds

Middle School, Clare 2:00 – 4:00pm

 

 

 

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