Mo O’Brien becomes the first deaf person to row across the Atlantic Ocean We’re happy to share with you that Mo O’Brien and her all-female team the Oarsome Foursome have just completed the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge. This makes Mo O’Brien the first person with a profound hearing loss to row the 3,000 miles across […]
Today ReSound have been awarded a 2020 BIG Innovation Award winner, for our groundbreaking connectivity and streaming technology, allowing people using Android devices to stream directly with Bluetooth Low Energy to their hearing aids for the first time. The annual BIG Innovation Award recognizes organizations, products, and people that are bringing new ideas to life […]
We believe that driving innovation can change what is truly possible for people with hearing loss by continually pushing the limits of what we can achieve. ReSound LiNX Quattro is GN Hearing’s top-of-the line premium hearing aid. Powered by a new chip platform, it offers including improved sound quality, rechargeability, 2.4 GHz connectivity, and remote […]
International Day of Sign Languages (IDSL). 2019 theme “Sign Language Rights for All” Together with our Director, Richard Mwangi, we joined National Council for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) in celebration of 2019 International Day of Sign Languages (IDSL). The day is celebrated annually across the world on 23 September along with International Week of the […]
On 28th September, we had our yearly corporate social responsibility (CSR) at Central Police station, Nairobi. Hearing testing & E.N.T services were offered, we also engaged in painting work.
Hearing loss is one of the most common chronic health conditions in adults—yet far too often, it is left untreated. While many adults think hearing loss is simply a nuisance that comes with aging, it is much more. Hearing loss can affect every area of a person’s life, including physical health, mental health, career success, […]
According to World Health Organization (WHO) hearing loss is on the rise today, approximate 422 million worldwide have a certain degree of hearing loss. WHO projection is that unless something is done by 2030 there will be nearly 630 million people with impaired hearing; by 2050, the number could rise to over 900 million. Read […]
Imagine a student who is inattentive, poorly behaved in class and getting bad grades. Your first thought might be that the child has a learning disability. But you also might want to consider the possibility that the child has hearing loss; it is more common than you think. Quite often hearing loss, whether mild or […]
The National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) launched a comprehensive in-patient and out-patient cover targeting retired civil servants as it continues to widen its net towards a universal health insurance cover. NHIF entered into a pact with the Kenya Association of Retired Officers (KARO) to establish a medical cover for retirees. Through National Hospital Insurance Fund […]