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FREE HEARING TESTS are being provided throughout the country next week as part of Positive Ageing Week.
The hearing healthcare provider, Hidden Hearing, has launched its National Hearing Screening Programme which will provide a free screening in its 65 centres throughout the country next week.
Its mobile clinic will also be visiting locations across Ireland including Tipperary, Monaghan, Kilkenny, Dublin and Louth in the coming week offering free hearing tests to those interested.
“Our National Hearing Screening Programme will help address the problem of untreated hearing loss, particularly among people over the age of 60, many of whom delay seeking treatment,” Dolores Madden, the marketing manager of Hidden Hearing said.
“With our population growing older, we are facing a hearing loss time bomb if people continue to ignore their hearing health. People need to be encouraged to value their hearing.
“It is staggering that it still takes people up to 15 years before they address their hearing loss, compared to around three years for sight problems”.
For more information you can visit the Hidden Hearing website.
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Great to see in this greedy world a company providing a totally free service with nothing to gain from it apart of course from scaring people into buying their products or am I getting old and cynical.
Not only scaring Bill but persuading through persistent contact.
Four grand for a hearing aid….. Ching Ching.
That’s BUSINESS. Fishing for Euros.
THAT IS AWESOME!!!!
Thanks for shouting, wouldn’t have heard you otherwise.
Gay Byrne with his smarty pants (gay priest) comical verbal exaggeration and over pronunciation of words. I wouldn’t wish death on any human but id settle for a convalescent home in his case.
If you are hard of hearing then your doctor is the person to see. The doctor will check for wax build up and if found will treat. A hearing aid seller will tell you that it’s going to cost 4k to solve the same problem. If you know of a pensioner who needs help then please encourage them to go to their doctor.
is there anything gaybo won’t advertise to make a buck
AH HEAR. Leave arouuuuu
Dear Gay, listen up…please FO, your time is up.
Dear Gaybo,forgotten but not gone.
I am under 65 so how would it be?
Ye wha’, Gay?
Free hearing rests shoulf be available for ALL.By the way I hate Gaybo.
should.
A lot of cynicism in the comments. This is a good service and, contrary to what’s being said here, most hearing aid shops are very helpful/service for free/etc. Also, one can apply for a free hearing aid if the private route is too expensive. Try to look on the bright side, guys.
Déjà vu … Here we go again
tests….aaagh typos….
Hah? What?
Commercial. How much does a commercial like this one cost on the journal?
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