Hearing Screening
We can now check your hearing for FREE!
As part of Deafness Research UK’s Bionic Ear Outreach Project, we are visiting companies, schools, colleges, universities and community groups with our hearing screeners to check if your hearing is in good condition.
The test is suitable for anyone over 16 years of age (we can also provide the tests to those under this age with parental permission).
The test takes approximately 5-10 minutes and isn’t invasive, it just involves wearing headphones and pressing a button on a screen when you hear a sound.
You will receive a full breakdown of the results of the test which will indicate whether there is any sign of hearing loss and you should consider visiting your GP. Deafness Research UK will also provide information leaflets and factsheets on looking after your hearing,
We can potentially test 8 people at a time, and all you would need to provide is a relatively quiet room (or rooms) and people to test.
In addition to this, we can also provide our Bionic Ear Show. Deafness Research UK’s award winning Bionic Ear Show travels the length and breadth of the country raising awareness of the importance of our hearing, what the dangers to hearing are and how we can protect it.
Full of surprises and with lots of opportunities for audience participation, the Show demonstrates the amazing structures that lie within our ears and uses models to show how the different parts of the ear work. By the end of the Show, the world’s largest ear, over 22ft long and 116 times larger than a normal ear, has been created on stage!
For enquiries and to book, please contact Laura on 020 7164 2294 or e-mail: bionicearshow@deafnessresearch.org.uk
Noise Levels
Noise is measured in decibels (dB). Human hearing roughly covers the range of 0 to 140 dB where 0 dB is the sound of a pin dropping and 140 dB that of a jet engine taking off.
The dB scale is logarithmic like that of say the Richter scale which measures earthquakes.
You should always make sure you protect your ears properly when exposed to loud noise.
