Hear2day is a South African based non-profit organization for hearing impaired persons and our families and friends. I hope you find our website a useful and friendly place to visit and invite you to give us your views and advice by commenting on the blogs and articles below. Visit other parts of the website to learn about us and freely use any of the information we have made available. We hold regular meetings and provide support for hard of hearing individuals. Join us today.
- Anthony Abrahamson (Chairperson)
Today I called Vodacom on their Specific Needs number, 12580, and spoke with a Call Centre consultant, named Mapoma. She informed me that Vodacom only offer specific phones for people who have a visual impairment e.g. blind or low vision, they do not offer any products for people with a hearing loss e.g. phones that [...]
An interesting article today on Sport24 about the effect that Vuvuzelas could have on your hearing over the 2010 World Cup (or any time for that matter). Researchers have produced evidence, based on tests at a soccer match with blaring vuvuzelas, that the sound level inside a 2010 stadium could lead to permanent hearing damage. [...]
Our first general meeting of 2010 was a great success. The evening provided an opportunity for all our members to re-acclimatize and get back into the swing of things after an extended break over the festive season. We were fortunate enough to receive a presentation by Patrick Holkins who is the founder of Hear. Now. [...]
We recently heard about a new online store that is supplying hearing accessories to the hearing impaired community in South Africa. HearAbility is an independent company which was recently founded by two people who care about those who deal with the issue of hearing loss on a daily basis – a mother of a hearing-impaired [...]
My name is Beveley Crouts-Knipe.I am a 35year old professional with a profound hearing impairment. Since the age of 13 my hearing started declining; a decline that became more progressive from the age of 25. It is assumed that working stress caused this increased activity. Hearing Aids became a must from the age of 22. [...]
Well, by way of introducing myself on our Hear2day website, the name is ALEXANDER-HAMILTON FREDRIK BENNING, better known to all and sundry as ‘Uncle Fred’. A born and bred Capetonian dating back to before the WWII , I lived with my parents and my brother Leo, for the first 24years at No 10 Bennington Rd, [...]
My life changed completely on the 29th of September 2006. That was the day I woke up to find I had suffered a sudden hearing loss to my remaining functioning (left) ear. The diagnosis of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SSHL) revealed that the hearing loss was probably caused by a viral infection that affected the [...]
I lost my hearing at the age of 12 as a result of viral meningitis. I have attended normal hearing school and I am current and undergraduate student at the University of Cape Town, Studying a BSc Majoring in Economics and Statistics. Losing my hearing has had a great impact on my life, both positive [...]
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