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Former soldier sues the Ministry of Defence for £142,000 after claiming the sound of gunfire left him deaf Iraq veteran Louis Kinsley, aged 34, is seeking damages of more than £142,000 He claims his hearing difficulties are linked to his time in the British Army corps He was regularly exposed to noise of more than 90 decibels … Read more
Josie Gibson got emotional on Thursday’s This Morning as she discussed her brother’s hearing difficulties and the ‘living hell’ he has experienced during the coronavirus crisis. The presenter, 35, said that the deaf community has been ‘forgotten’ about during the global pandemic as people are unable to lip read with the use of face masks. Josie … Read more
A 45-year-old man suddenly lost his hearing because of his Covid-19, doctors have claimed in the first British case of its kind. The unidentified patient, who suffered from asthma but was otherwise ‘fit and well’, needed intensive care treatment after catching the disease. After a long stint in hospital, he complained about losing hearing in … Read more
Google introduces new feature for deaf users that notifies them about fire alarms and dogs barking by vibrating their smartphone or flashing the camera light Sound Notifications alert users to 10 different ‘critical’ sounds Using machine learning, it recognizes door knocks, sirens and microwave bells Users can get a vibration, push notification or flash from … Read more
YouTube has been criticized by members of the deaf community for deactivating a feature that allowed channels to crowdsource captions and subtitles. The ‘Community Contributions’ feature was deactivated September 28, one day after the end of International Week of the Deaf. The Google-owned platform said it was pulling the plug because the feature is ‘rarely … Read more
Heartwarming moment 11-week-old baby who was born deaf hears the voices of his parents for the first time after having hearing aids fitted Tiffany Wroe, 29, shared the video of her 11-week-old son Saul on Facebook She lives with husband John, 44, in Nairobi, Kenya, but is from Manchester Young Saul was born with moderate … Read more
Mother is left furious after deaf daughter, eight, is ‘turned away’ from shop for not wearing a face mask Julie Muller, 41, and daughter Sadie-Grace were stopped at the store entrance She is exempt from wearing a mask as the pair need to lip read to communicate The worker at the Cotswold Outdoor shop in Newcastle said … Read more
The Bachelorette star Carlin Sterritt is slammed by fans for a tone deaf Instagram post joking he’s on the phone to Centrelink amid COVID-19 By Chloe-lee Longhetti For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:10 BST, 4 August 2020 | Updated: 04:10 BST, 4 August 2020 The Bachelorette’s Carlin Sterritt was slammed by fans on Monday over … Read more
A bouncer who punched a promising rugby player to the ground and leaving him deaf in one ear during a vicious nightclub brawl has been jailed for 21 months. Joe Sharratt, 18, was left with permanent hearing loss after being rendered unconscious during a fight outside Factory in Manchester in 2018. Gareth Carr, 21, who … Read more
A woman has sewn 100 transparent face masks to allow deaf people to lip read and feel ‘safe and included’ amid the coronavirus crisis. Claire Cross, 45, from Devon, called her masks — fitted with a clear window over the mouth — ‘vital’ for Britons with hearing issues. Face masks are currently mandatory to wear … Read more