January 20, 2017
teen gains confidence with hearing loss through sport deaf rugby player

Gaining confidence through sport, teen excels with hearing loss

Encouraging children to be confident with their hearing technology often goes hand-in-hand with their confidence levels in other aspects of their lives. With the right support, knowledge and community, kids […]
January 19, 2017
deaf cricket player

Cricket player: ‘Injuries are more of a burden than my deafness’

Mathew Fisher says his troublesome left hamstring has been a far greater handicap to his sporting ambitions than deafness.
January 16, 2017
Justin has worn his Phonak Sky V NFL-inspired hearing aids every day, slowly realizing in different occasions what he had previously missed out on.

NFL-inspired hearing aids help six-year-old take on the classroom and field

Justin has worn his NFL-inspired hearing aids every day, slowly realizing in different occasions what he had previously missed out on.
December 2, 2016
Running for hearing loss charity

Community Spotlight: Running for hearing loss

Daniel started running long distances earlier this year to improve his health, now he aims to support and raise awareness for a hearing loss charity.
November 3, 2016

Gary Neville donates £20,000 to deaf football team

Gary Neville, former English football coach and Manchester United player, donated £20,000 to help send Great Britain’s deaf football team to the 2017 Deaflympics. Neville alluded to the donation on […]
August 22, 2016

Deaf footballer hosts soccer camp for children with hearing loss

Simon Ollert, a 19-year-old soccer player with profound hearing loss, teamed up with Phonak over the weekend to host an international soccer camp for 30 children between the ages of 12 […]
July 11, 2016

3 tips for playing contact sports with hearing aids

Do you wear your hearing aids when you play rugby? This is the most common question I get as an athlete with hearing loss, both from others who wear hearing aids and […]
June 9, 2016

Deaf Rugby Player: “I’ve never let hearing loss be a barrier in my dreams”

I’ve never let my hearing loss be a barrier in my dreams. Since I was a teenager, my goal was to be an athlete, and now as the UK’s only Deaf […]
February 5, 2016

4 deaf NFL players you probably didn’t know about

Derrick Coleman may be the most well-known deaf athlete in the NFL, but he definitely wasn’t the first. Here are four other deaf NFL players who paved the way for other football athletes with hearing loss.
January 20, 2016

5 tips for teaching a deaf child to swim

Swimming is a fun and vital skill to have in life. Whether you’re on a beach holiday, hanging out at a local pool or fishing alongside a river, knowing how […]
November 23, 2015

Confessions of a teenage deaf lifeguard

Lifeguarding requires patience, attentiveness, responsibility and (most importantly) the ability to jump into the water at any given moment. That’s why for me, as a hearing aid wearer and person […]
September 24, 2015

How About A Sport Hearing Aid?

I love thinking about new features for hearing aids. OK – I guess that makes me a little bit weird, but when something is such an important lifeline to communication, […]
January 28, 2014

No Excuses.

Seattle Seahawk, Derrick Coleman, talks about the grit it took to become the first legally deaf offensive player in the NFL.