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The Loop Programme - also known as 'T'

One very useful feature which has been included in hearing aids for many years is a 'Telecoil'. Traditionally this has been known as the 'T' setting, but nowadays it is more commonly called

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To Review or not to Review, that is the question

Back in the early part of 2016, we had a decision to make - should we sign up to the Trustpilot platform and encourage our customers to leave reviews about their experience with

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Deaf Awareness Week 2022

This year Deaf Awareness Week is taking place from 2 to 8 May 2022. If you are participating - or indeed raising awareness throughout the year! - we have some resources that we

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When Designing Became Repurposing!

Rather then designing a product, we re-purposed it! We removed & replaced the contents to make it do a different job. When it became evident through the pandemic that more & more people

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How to Change The World in 10 Steps !

On May 17th 2014, Naval Admiral William H.McRaven, Ninth Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, delivered a memorable speech at the University of Texas, urging Graduates to Find Courage to Change

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Altruism in Australian Magpies - Who Knew?!

The following report was submitted by and reported on theconversation.com it has no relevance to Connevans at all, or at least none that we can conveniently think of, but it's such a

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Growing Old the Easy Way !

OK, so we are all getting older, the idea that ageing is a natural, inevitable part of life is so fixed in our minds that we rarely question it, even though some biologists

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Kens Story or 2,848 Weeks at Connevans!

What were you doing on Monday July 3rd 1967? Were you at work? At School or College maybe? More likely you were just a twinkle in your parents eye ;-) that's assuming your

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Local Family Businesses are Run by Real Humans, Not Algorithms !

Choosing to buy from a UK Family Business instead of a large multi-national has many benefits, but what do they mean for you? Here we have a look (in no particular order) at

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One Person's Experience of Going Landline Digital

To upgrade or not to upgrade, …unintended consequences and the benefits of hindsight! After an online chat and a fair few phone calls with BT I decided to renew my broadband, landline and

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What do Connevans & the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference have in Common?

As most of us know, the 26th UN Climate Change Conference took place in November in Glasgow so what do we at Connevans have in common with this conference? OK, so we don't

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Who Said Accountants Aren't Interesting?!

OK, so now I have your attention, perhaps it's not 'Interesting' we mean, but 'Interested'!! Many accountants are perceived to be pretty dry and only interested in numbers, so as you can imagine,

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"Do You Make Your Own Products?"..."Yes, We Certainly Do!"

In 1961, when Connevans began trading, we designed & manufactured Language Laboratories, "What's one of those?" I hear you say. In a nutshell, the Language Teacher sat at the front of

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It's not Fire & Rain, it's Fire, Heat & CO

A few years ago I was fed up with finding that someone had taken the PP3 batteries out from the smoke alarms in my home, so I decided to get some new ones.

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Can you hear better than a Praying Mantis?

Their elongated bodies may or may not have wings, but all Mantodea have enlarged forelegs which are adapted for catching and gripping prey, they are a formidable creature. Photo by Rosie Kerr / Unsplash

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Hello, Bonjour, Ciao,ਸਤ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ, Привет, Hallo

OK, as I'm sure you know, the image below is of course the words 'I Love You' painted in different languages from around the world. Photo by Hannah Wright / Unsplash But, did you

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Smoke alarms - keep up-to-date and stay safe!

In February 2022 some important new legislation will come into force for all households. An update to the 1987 Housing (Scotland) Act will mean that all homes must have: • one smoke alarm installed

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Old People Can Do Amazing Things Too!

Once people are past middle age, they’re old. That’s how life progresses: You’re young, you’re middle-aged, then you’re old. Of course, calling someone old is generally not considered

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The Day our Customer Unleashed the Sleeping Eco-Dragon !

OK, so now I have your attention - I'll explain!! We had a really nice email recently from a customer asking questions about our packaging, was it recyclable, did we have to use

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The Solution to Hearing at a Social Distance

We all know how difficult the last year has been for everyone in many different ways, not least of which for people who are deaf & hard of hearing. Trying to hear someone

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Connevans Goods Inwards - The First Line of Defence

Being in Goods Inwards at Connevans – “The First Line of Defence” as David, our Glorious Leader, has more than once called it, is a curious mix of going to the Gym (and getting paid for it!) and being a Detective (and getting paid for that too!).

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Connevans and The London Marathon !

It occured to me as I was reaching the half way point in the London Marathon, that the marshall who was encouraging me, was using a megaphone supplied by Connevans! Now don't get

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When is a Hearing Aid Battery like a Jaguar?

In 1800, the Italian physicist Alessandro Volta invented the first true battery, which came to be known as the voltaic pile. The voltaic pile consisted of pairs of copper and zinc discs piled

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Aurical HIT

Aurical HIT – the essential tool for Teachers of Deaf Children and Educational Audiologists

Connevans has been supplying hearing aid test boxes to professionals across the UK for several decades and we are proud to have played our part in helping them ensure that deaf children’s’ hearing technology is always working correctly and effectively.

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Be Like a Koala, Get a Good Nights Sleep

Sleep is a vital, often neglected, component of every person's overall health and well-being. Sleep enables the body to repair and be fit and ready for another day. Having adequate rest & sleep

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