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ContentsAwareness Training ............................ 2

Signature Awards ................................ 2

Audiology Q&A .................................. 3

Volunteer Service ............................... 3

Life Stories ....................................... 4-5

AFD Burgess Hill Darby & Joan Deaf Club ........... 8

A Moving School ..............................10

Churches with Communication Support & Clubs ...............................11

Membership application form .......12

Contacts .............................................12

Photo on front cover shows AFD’s new Worthing Resource Centre at 53 Rowlands Road

All our awareness training courses are delivered by facilitators who speak from personal experience. Each lives with a hearing loss and has been active in the Deaf and hard of hearing community for man y years. Our facilitators use real life examples of

challenges they have encountered and the tactics they use to communicate effectively.

“A strong, compelling insight into being deaf and how we can enhance our care of individuals”

West Sussex GP

Our Volunteer Service Co-ordinator/ Outreach Worker, Nicola Small, has been nominated for a prestigious national award. Nicola is an Electronic Note taker and has provided exemplary services to Deaf and hard of hearing people throughout the South of England for almost 20 years. She has supported AFD trustees and staff since 1996. She has been nominated for the Signature Communication Professional of the Year Award 2012. All short listed nominees have been invited to a gala dinner in Central London in November. Nicola will attend with family and colleagues. We all wish Nicola the very best. A full report will appear in the next edition of News & Views.

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“I am writing to register our appreciation of the excellent service we receive from Action for Deafness. All patient referrals are dealt with promptly and effi ciently and the feedback we receive from our patients is always positive.”Hassocks GP

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Making things happen for Deaf and hard of hearing people

Spring/Summer 2012

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“Mum is so pleased with her new TV listening device – it has prevented World War III breaking out with the neighbours. The AFD staff were so friendly and kind to Mum and we did not feel any pressure to purchase.”Haywards Heath Resource Centre client

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Q & A About Tinnitus With AFD Audiologist Sophie Brinkworth

Nicola Small is our new Volunteer Service Co-ordinator:

In her new role Nicola attended her fi rst open air event with the impressive Action for Deafness gazebo and information stand at Blindley Heath Spaniel Rescue Show.

The main reason for AFD’s attendance at this show was to recruit volunteers for our East Grinstead Hearing Aid Maintenance Clinic. During the course of the day many people showed interest in our information from adults to children and the Police Border Immigration patrol.

A parent of an older teenager talked to Nicola about the sound volume of music and she explained that if music can be heard by other people when the listener is wearing headphones then the volume is too loud and could cause hearing damage. After this brief conversation the young lad spent a lot of time reading all the information on our table and took leafl ets away with him.

As this particular show was primarily a dog event there had to be a resident vet on site and later in the afternoon the vet came over and talked to Nicola about the work we do and the services AFD offer. The vet thought it was a brilliant idea to have satellite clinics. She was so impressed that she took a volunteers’ pack away with her.

Volunteers Needed

Treatment

What is tinnitus?

How common is it?

What are the causes?

Treatment for tinnitus is improving as more research is being carried out. There is no medical cure such as a pill to stop it but there are a number of things you can do to make the tinnitus less noticeable.

The treatment for tinnitus depends entirely on the cause. Quite often, people with hearing loss will develop tinnitus as the brain tries to compensate for a lack of sound. Hearing aids can make the tinnitus less noticeable, even if the hearing loss is only mild, as the brain no longer has to compensate for lack of input. A recent study has shown that most people, if placed in complete silence, will eventually start to hear a ringing in their ears, even if they don’t normally have tinnitus. If you do have tinnitus you should always try to avoid complete silence. Having radio and television on in the background at a low volume can help to mask tinnitus sounds. Another solution is to use a sound generator. These are speakers that play a low level noise such as a soft rushing sound to help mask the tinnitus without there being any talking or music to distract you. These are particularly helpful if your tinnitus prevents you from sleeping. We have these in all our Resource Centres if you would like to try them or know more about them.

If you start to notice tinnitus, the fi rst step is to see your GP who can refer you to the appropriate specialists.

“Yesterday, I was fi tted with my very fi rst hearing aids. I want to tell you how this has completely changed my life. I was feeling increasingly isolated but now I’m so happy to take part in the conversations around me.”Steyning patient

We are hoping to recruit new volunteers to join our dedicated team and currently have opportunities for volunteers to help in our Hearing Aid Maintenance Clinics in East Grinstead, Steyning, Pulborough, Hassocks and Henfi eld.

If you would like more information, please contact Volunteer Service Co-ordinator, Nicola Small.

FULL TRAINING AND ONGOING SUPPORT WILL BE GIVEN

Tinnitus is a medical term which is used to describe sounds that people can hear in one ear, both ears or in the head. The types of sound vary and can be a ringing, a high pitched whistle, hissing, rushing or a number of other sounds, but the common link is that the sounds are being perceived despite the fact that there is no external sound source. These noises are being generated somewhere within the auditory pathway.

Mild tinnitus is common. In the UK, around 10% of the adult population experience tinnitus on a regular basis.

Research has shown that the main causes of tinnitus are noise exposure, hearing loss, ear infections, stress, medications, injuries to the head or to the ear.

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I woke up one morning, about 20 years ago, with about 95% loss of hearing – it was unexpected. I wasn’t ill and hadn’t had an accident. I may have had a virus (I suspect ‘virus’ is Latin for ‘don’t know’) but for my family and for me it was devastating. Imagine your husband of more than 20 years having to write down ‘would you like a cuppa’ because you simply have no idea what he is saying.

My parents suspected that I had a hearing loss but this was not diagnosed until I had a fall when I was 3 years old. I remember being taken to London for numerous tests and eventually being given my fi rst body worn hearing aid. My parents told me that my life changed from that moment because I was alerted to different sounds and could respond to their voices. My parents had no knowledge of deafness but set about fi nding out as much information as possible to enable me to have a ‘normal’ life. I remember having regular speech therapy sessions which usually took place after school. Being unable to hear anything without my aid meant I learnt to be crafty; if there was something I didn’t want to hear I would switch off my aid or simply not pay any attention, much to the annoyance of my parents.

As my speech progressed it was suggested that I attended the local primary school but after 6 months it became clear that I was not benefi ting educationally and the teachers saw that I was not paying attention. The speech therapist told my parents about a PHU (Partially Hearing Unit) where the

teachers had experience of teaching Deaf children. These classrooms were smaller and each desk was equipped with headphones and microphones. I have happy memories of my time at this school even though I had to get up early to be ready for my transport.

By the time I was 9 years old I had two younger sisters. They soon realised that they had to touch me to get my attention and must speak clearly. Looking back, I realise that I took up a lot of my parents’ attention and, being an inquisitive child, I was constantly asking them to identify what noises I heard and where they were coming from. I have early memories of my mother reading me bedtime stories – she would let me have a look at the pictures fi rst so that I would have an idea of the content. She would then sit opposite me so that I was able to lip read her comfortably. There were times when I did express my frustration especially after school but this was largely because I was tired from lip reading all day. My mother said the only thing that calmed me was a mad dash up and down the stairs whilst the rest of the family put their hands over their ears!

Life StoriesAFD’s Training, Marketing and Fundraising Offi cer, Cathy Cobbold, was deafened suddenly and u nexpectedly as an adult

AFD Worthing Services Manager, Gerry Turton, was born Deaf

Photograph shows Gerry wearing her fi rst body worn hearing aid circa 1958

Photo shows Cathy Cobbold

My best beloved husband, in his quiet and thoughtful way, is incredibly supportive. Our son is equally determined that my life should be full and that I should be fulfi lled. With their continued assistance I lip read (and am able to follow strangers sometimes, too) and speak clearly (if a little loudly). I am up to date with new words and able to pronounce them too – no mean feat if you can’t hear and testament to their efforts on my behalf.

With their encouragement, I continue to do all sorts or weird and peculiar things and when we attend social events most people are terrifi c and just treat me as they treat everyone else, but gently make allowances for the inevitable wrong end of sticks and repeats.

I am, however, increasingly aware that not everyone is lucky enough to have the personal support that I have and that is where Action for Deafness can play a vital role, supporting and encouraging others, regardless of their hearing ability.

Between the ages of eleven and seventeen, I went to boarding school where I soon picked up BSL (British Sign Language). I learned to be independent but the fi rst year was horrendous as I was home sick. I had never been away from my family before. This time gave my sisters an opportunity to have quality time with my parents. Having Deaf friends and learning about their upbringing has made me realise how fortunate I was because my family treated me as though I was a normal person – this proved to be a valuable tool in enabling me to be the person I am today.

AFD Audiologist, Sophie Dunnell, was brought up by two Deaf parents

AFD Audiologist , Sophie Brinkworth, has a profoundly Deaf brother; Daffyd

I think that growing up with a Deaf sibling is quite a different experience to having hearing siblings. Before I learned sign language, my brother and I used to communicate by using facial expressions and gestures – when we were angry we pulled angry faces instead of shouting and when we disagreed we would just turn our backs on each other. We did everything together but never spoke a word to each other.

I soon picked up on sign language through watching my mother and my brother and then we were able to communicate together easily and became very close as a result. Unfortunately, when we started school we were separated as my brother had to go to a Boarding School for the Deaf as there were no specialist schools close to our home. I found it incredibly diffi cult being away from my brother as we had become such good friends. We only saw each other at weekends and, as a result of that separation, we grew apart. There are regional differences in sign language so I found it diffi cult to follow what he was trying to communicate as he signed the way he was taught at his school, which was in a different part of the Country.

Luckily, around the dawn of the millennium came the age of the internet and mobile phones. Suddenly, we could communicate via text and email and that made an incredible difference to us and we were able to re-

establish our bond as brother and sister. Now, of course, we have video chat facilities so I can go on my computer in Brighton and sign to him and watch the screen as he signs back to me from Wales.

I was fascinated by the science of hearing and deafness from a young age and decided that being an audiologist was the career I wanted to pursue. My audiology degree took 4 years to complete. During that time I rarely saw my brother as we were miles apart but we texted most days. My brother attended my graduation and signed *well done* from the crowd. I could tell how proud he was that I had chosen audiology as my career.

I am what people in the Deaf community sometimes call a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults). Both of my parents were born profoundly Deaf and I was born hearing, as was my older brother. When I was growing up I liked being different from everyone else and I still feel that way today.

As my brother is older than me he had more responsibility when we were growing up. He had to make phone calls for our parents, and act as their interpreter when they needed his help. For the most part, our childhood was exactly the same as anyone else’s, there were just little things that other people could take for granted which we couldn’t.

For example, we grew up in the days before mobile phones with SMS facility so everything had to be prearranged; there was no phoning home when I was at a friend’s house asking to be picked up or if I could stay on later. Sometimes, through prior arrangement, my brother and I could ring the landline and then hang up

once our parents answered; that way they knew it was us calling and that we needed picking up from wherever we were, for example, the cinema.

I never saw my family as being different. I know Mum and Dad worried that my brother and I might be bullied at school because of having Deaf parents, but really it was the opposite - many people were fascinated and most would say “I’m so sorry” which baffl ed me. There was no point feeling sorry for me, it is all I have ever known and I wouldn’t change a thing.

Technology has moved on and mobile phones have changed our lives. Now I can text Mum and Dad whenever and I usually get a very quick reply. Of course I still help them out with phone calls (they always put my mobile number down as a contact number) and act as an interpreter when we are out and about which I am more than happy to do.

It is only now that I am an Audiologist and have worked for

AFD that I have a much better understanding of my parents’ deafness. Like all children, I took my parents for granted and took their deafness for granted; I never fully understood it. Now that I do, I know how much they miss and I want to help them as best I can. I even describe sounds that I can hear when we are out and about.

It is quite diffi cult to explain what it is like to have Deaf parents as I have no experience of having hearing parents so I have nothing to compare it to. To be honest, I wouldn’t change it anyway.

Everyone at AFD was delighted when Sophie successfully completed her Foundation in Audiology degree in the summer.

Photo shows Sophie and her brother, Daffyd

Photograph shows Sophie with her proud parents and her partner, Tom, at her graduation in October

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Fourteen members of the club gathered at the Conservative Club to wait for the coach to take them to Drusilla’s Zoo Park and Alfriston. The day was overcast and there was some rain but this did nothing to dampen spirits.

On arrival at Drusilla’s we split

up into smaller groups and enjoyed seeing the animals. There were lots of young animals and playful meerkats. Some of the party had a train ride and some walked to Alfriston to see the interesting old houses. In the afternoon, the sun came out and the animals came out to play.

Two members of the AFD Burgess Hill Darby & Joan Deaf Club, Christine Stalham & Rodney Wilson, were married at St John the Evangelist Church, Burgess Hill on Saturday 25 August. Gerry Turton provided communication support. We wish Christine & Rodney every happiness.

Jeanne Murphy sent us this report from the Club’s Jubilee celebrations

Jenny Cosker sent us this report from the Club’s summer outing

Our monthly club meeting in June was scheduled to be a Spring Bingo on Friday 1st. When we arrived we found there was a lovely surprise waiting for us. In the corner was a table dressed up in Jubilee decorations displaying a large sponge cake with British fl ags around it, paper cups, plates, napkins and soft drinks to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of our Queen. Even the ladies from Action

for Deafness were dressed up in British colours! It was great fun, the cake was delicious. We were also happy to see Jane Shaw (Action for Deafness CEO) drop in and stay with us for the rest of the day. We had such an enjoyable time. Many thanks to the staff of Action for Deafness for organising this special event.

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Earlier this year, one of AFD’s trustees, Mark Clark, volunteered to help to build new school classrooms for Burmese migrant children in Mai Sot on the Thailand-Burma border. Here, he shares his experiences:

I am standing in a deep foundation hole dressed in a sodden T-shirt and shorts. My shoulders are just above ground as I swing a pick axe deeper into water-logged clay. Sweat is pouring off me, trickling over the dried clay that cakes me. I can’t hear much (without my fragile hearing aids) and I can’t see much through my clay splattered glasses.

Having loosened the compacted clay, it’s time to haul it out of the hole. The best way to do this is to use my gloved hands as a shovel to carve it out and put it into a bucket. Once fi lled, it’s passed up to the surface to be emptied out by another volunteer - an almost impossible task because the sticky monsoon clay refuses to leave the bucket.

Burmese migrants have escaped to Thailand in large numbers for decades. They set up schools as a priority and

the teaching is excellent, despite very basic buildings and equipment. The schools, however, sometimes have diffi cult relations with their site landlords. One school closed whilst I was there because the landlord wanted his land back. Hence the extra ingredient in this project to build new classrooms at the Thu Kha Hang Sar School: the school buildings should be moveable – to allow them to be taken to another site or back to Burma one day.

Digging the foundations was extremely hard work. The average age of the volunteers – mainly from Hong Kong University – was about 19 and, although fi t, I am in my mid fi fties! I had to protect my hearing aids from the ravages of water, wet clay and monsoon rain. More often than not on site I couldn’t wear them and had to be very up-front with people and ask

them to shout. This worked - but being so often without my hearing aids was salutary and made me realise just how much I rely on them.

Yes, my time on the project was very hard work but also immensely worthwhile. Abiding memories? First, the kids who are so responsible and cheerful. Second, seeing a human chain - of older school kids, parents, and project volunteers alike - stretched out across the site passing loaded buckets from person to person to move gravel to a foundation hole.

By the time you read this, the new school will be fi nished and the kids enjoying being taught in their superb new classrooms.

Mark volunteered with Building Trust International, a small charity that ran the whole project from design competition through to fi nished classrooms. See: www.facebook.com/BuildingTrustInternational and www.worldofdifference.vodafone.co.uk/blogs/louise-mckillop for a blog detailing the Moving Schools project.

A Moving School

A human chain of school kids, parents and project volunteers passing buckets of gravel from person to person across the school building site

“I was so impressed with the service I had from AFD. The surroundings were pleasant and the test was explained to me in great detail. You took the time to call me to check how I was getting on, on more than one occasion. Thank you.”Worthing patient

“I just wanted to say a huge thank you for your skill and patience. You fi tted a hearing aid for my husband 2 months ago and I can honestly say he is like a new man. It is wonderful to see him participating in family life and enjoying life much more.”Haywards Heath patient

“My father, who is in his nineties, was treated at your Worthing base. We were greeted warmly and with courtesy and he was treated with discretion, clarity and kindness throughout. I found your staff outstanding and it was a pleasure to see them at work.”Worthing patient

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BOGNOR REGISCommunication Group (BSL & Lip-Reading – practice & support)Where: Laburnum Centre, Lyon Street,

Bognor Regis, PO21 1UX.When: Every Friday, from 7pm onwards.Contact: Tricia Johnson – 07794 655368 (voice/sms)

George – 07737 889954

BURGESS HILLAFD Burgess Hill Darby & Joan (Deaf) ClubWhere: Burgess Hill Conservative ClubWhen: 1st Friday of each month. 11am to 4pmContact: Action for Deafness, Tel / SMS: 01444 415582,

Fax: 01444 415587, Text: 01444 415593

CRAWLEY Crawley Deaf Darby & Joan ClubWhere: The Twitten, Ginhams Road, Crawley.When: 1st & 3rd Wednesdays, from 10am to 4pm.Contact: Mary Dean – 01293 523488 (fax)

Crawley Deaf Social ClubWhere: Three Bridges Community Centre,

Gales Place, Three Bridges, Crawley.When: 3rd Saturday, from 6pm to 10.30pmContact: John Redwood: jwredsign@btinternet.com

Pub GatheringWhere: Goffs Park Hotel, Goffs Park Road, Crawley.When: 1st Fridays, from 8pm onwards.Contact: paula@eboz.co.uk (email)

Springboard – Mothers & ToddlersWhere: NSPCC Broadfi eld House, Brighton Road, Crawley.When: 2nd & 4th Fridays, from 9.30am to 11.30am.Contact: Liz Beatty 01903 746739 (voice) sensory.support@westsussex.gov.uk

The Friday Club ( Ages 11 – 19)Where: Youth Club, Thomas Bennett Community College,

Ashdown Drive, Tilgate, Crawley.When: Every fortnight on Fridays, from 7pm to 9pm.Contact: Denise Woodhatch 01293 866816 (voice),

dwoodhatch@btinternet.com

WORTHING

AFD Deaf Ushers GroupWhere: Action for Deafness, 53 Rowlands Road,

Worthing, BN11 3JN.When: 1st Wednesdays, from 12noon – 4pmContact: info@actionfordeafness.org.uk,

Fax: 01444 415587, Text: 01444 415593, Tel: 01444 415582

Worthing Deaf Darby & Joan Club Contact: Peter Cornish – 01903 752058 (fax)

Worthing Deaf Social ClubContact: Julie Cornish – 01903 752058 (fax)

Worthing Hard of Hearing ClubWhere: Methold House, North Street, Worthing.When: Every Monday (except August), from 7.30pm to 9pmContact: Barbara Cook 01903 230319 (voice/text)

AFD Talking Hands Club Where: The Rifers Youth Club, Greystone Road, Ferring, West Sussex, When: Mondays 7pm – 9pmContact: Helen Duke: shoeoff@msn.com

Clubs in West Sussex

Churches with Communication Support in West SussexHORSHAMSt John the Evangelist RC Church3 Springfi eld Road, Horsham1st Saturdays of each month at 3pmContact: Maria Booker, 01444 451381 (voice/minicom/fax), ma.booker@talk21.com

LITTLEHAMPTON Arun Community ChurchLittlehampton Community School, Hill Road, LittlehamptonEvery Sunday at 10.30am Contact: Arun Community Church, 01903 787078 (fax), offi ce@aruncommunitychurch.com

WORTHINGSt John the Divine ChurchCorner of Elm Grove / Ripley Road, Goring, Worthing4th Sunday of each month at 3pmContact: The Diocese of Chichester, 01273 421041 (voice), helen.swyer@diochi.org.uk

Jubilee Community ChurchWorthing High School, South Farm Road, WorthingEvery Sunday at 10amContact: Jubilee Community Church, 01903 821921 (voice), offi ce@jubilee-church.co.uk

BURGESS HILL St John the EvangelistLower Church Road RH15 9AA4th Sunday of every month at 3pm. Led by Fr. Jonathan Baldwin, signed by Barbara Blundell

CRAWLEY St Alban ChurchGossops Drive, Gossops Green, Crawley2nd Sundays of each month at 9.30amContact: The Diocese of Chichester, 01273 421041 (voice), helen.swyer@diochi.org.uk

EAST GRINSTEADTrinity Methodist ChurchLingfi eld Road, East GrinsteadEvery Sunday at 10.45amContact: admin@trinitymethodist.org.uk

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WEEKLY CLINICSSTEYNING HEALTH CENTRE, TANYARD LANE

Every Thursday, 9.00am-12.30pm

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