EwingDo you struggle to keep hearings aids from falling off tiny ears? If so, Glue Ear Together, a small parent-led charity supported by our grant making partner Ovingdean Hall Foundation, may have a solution.
The charity is highlighting the benefits of hearing aids hats, which help a baby’s hearing aids to stay in place. The hats, which are made of soft, stretchy fabric and secured with Velcro, have been found to improve the use of hearing aids. One family shared that the hat had increased their baby’s use of hearing from three hours to an amazing eight hours each day. Find out more.
Glue Ear Together was founded in 2023 by Jen Royds, the mother of a deaf child, and Ewing Foundation’s Education Advisor Katy Mitchell. The charity received a grant from Ovingdean Hall Foundation in 2023 to fund their website, which includes information about glue ear, its causes, impact and management. Katy has also produced two Ewing Foundation resources about glue ear: Hearing to Succeed and Achieve and Listening to Learn.