About Deafness Research UK

More than one in two people over 60 years old have a hearing impairment.

Irreversible loss of sensory ‘hair’ cells in the ear characterises this type of hearing loss.

Defeating Deafness is funding pioneering research to prevent and reverse damage to these cells.

Five million people in the UK could benefit from improved hearing aids.

Defeating Deafness is funding work on digital sound processing systems which enhance speech and reduce background noise.

Thanks to Defeating Deafness, the development of digital aids promises to transform the lives of millions of hearing aid users.

Even profoundly deaf people now have the chance to hear.

Cochlear implants, small devices which are implanted within the inner ear and attached to an externally worn transmitter, have revolutionised hearing technology, enabling even profoundly deaf people, to hear.

Defeating Deafness research has led the way in the development of this technology.

Four million people in the UK suffer from Tinnitus.

Tinnitus, an internal hissing or shrieking noise sometimes as loud as the roar of a jet, is an increasingly common condition.