London Sound Survey now supports Deafness Research UK

Posted by IMR on 20 March 2010

BERTRAND RUSSELL ONCE observed that if you sought advice from a doctor, an optician, a dentist and a nutritionist, there wouldn’t be enough hours in the day to do all the things they’d told you to.

Yet anyone with an interest in sound ought to be especially concerned with protecting their hearing. It’s easy to discount the future when the effects of noise on hearing are stealthy and cumulative. Nor does the prospect of going deaf arouse quite the same fear as going blind. All the more reason not to take hearing for granted.

A week or so ago I met people from the charity Deafness Research UK to discuss how the London Sound Survey could help promote their work. They’re Britain’s national medical research charity for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. They fund scientific research which includes the early detection of deafness, treatments for tinnitus, cochlear implants to help people recover their hearing, the genetics involved in some forms of hearing loss, and much else.

They’ve agreed to recognise the London Sound Survey as what they very kindly call a partner, although a supporter would be much more accurate. You’ve probably already seen the Deafness Research emblem plugged on the front page, and they’ll be getting mentions on promotional printed literature coming out next month, plus a few other things further ahead. But that’s like throwing a pebble into the sea. So why not consider lending them your support as well?

In the meantime, have a look at their website – there’s lots on it. A research section describes the scientific work they’ve supported into deafness and hearing loss, there are articles explaining the different forms and causea of hearing loss, plus some useful pages on looking after your ears.

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