The funding provided will be used to help combat isolation for chosen veterans by providing them with a top-of-the-range hearing aids, a lot of NHS funded hearing aids don’t allow for functions that are required by Veterans that have suffered from more severe levels of hearing loss. This can cause a wide range of communication problems between the Veterans and their loved ones, resulting in feeling isolated and unable to engage in conversation.

We are also looking to fund Facebook Portal devices that will be able to be used with Veterans that are currently self isolating or are in the high risk group for contracting COVID-19 in order to allow them to digitally connect with and facetime their family members or people who would be willing to speak to lonely Veterans in order to improve their quality of life. 

Another service that helps Veterans with Tinnitus is the Hearing Coach counselling sessions. Tinnitus is a very difficult condition and usually the symptom of a larger problem, a lot of people have difficulty dealing with the noise associated with it and it can have a deteriorating effect on mental wellbeing. Through Zoom and other online facetime software The Hearing Coach is able to connect with Veterans to teach them how they can learn mindfullness and take care of themselves through an 8 week course. This kind of interaction helps Veterans to deal with two problems at once, and is a step forward towards the Charity being able to help with Mental Health issues alongside hearing loss.