‘LADY in red’ singer Chris de Burgh and his daughter Rosanna Davison joined forces to launch Specsavers Sound Check Ireland Roadshow 2015 recently.
The singer, best known for his 1986 love song, and model and nutritionist Rosanna, were both on hand at the launch to talk about the importance of maintaining hearing health and encouraging parents to get their hearing tested.
“The ability to hear is a fundamental part of who I am and what I love to do,
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“My career has always required me to be aware and proactive in terms of my hearing health.
“This consciousness has allowed me to understand the need for increased awareness among Irish people around the causes, symptoms and, more importantly, the treatments available for hearing loss.
“Friends and family through the years have had hearing difficulties and my advice has been to always seek expert opinion as soon as symptoms begin. The Sound Check Ireland roadshow offers people the chance to speak to experts and have their hearing screened.
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The Sound Check Ireland roadshow is now into its fourth year travelling around the country providing individuals with free hearing screening.
Sound Check Ireland gives people the opportunity to speak to a qualified Specsavers audiologist about any concerns they might have, and avail of a complimentary hearing test.
Specsavers Grafton Street’s audiologist Stephen Danczak said:
“It is alarming that people would feel that hearing loss is just something to be accepted as part of growing old. Like all parts of the body our ears are susceptible to the aging process, however, people need to recognise that, just like getting glasses for poor eyesight, deterioration in hearing can also be managed.
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The good news is that wearing hearing aids can really help. Thanks to major technological advances, today’s digital hearing aids work more effectively than ever and look great.
Some are so small that people can’t even tell you’re wearing them.
In addition to being experts in eye health, Specsavers Grafton Street also specialise in hearing with on-site hearing centres managed by qualified partners and staff.
The staff at Specsavers Grafton Street’s hearing centre provide a free, three minute hearing screening, with no need to book an appointment and no obligation to buy. The screener lets customers know whether they would benefit from having a full hearing test, which takes about one hour.
For more information on hearing services available at Specsavers Grafton Street visit www.specsavers.ie/stores/dublingraftonstreet-hearing