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Audiologist of the Year 2010 UK Winner European Winner Subscribe for FREE! Want EXTRA COPIES for to read the latest issue online at your waiting room? www.hearingtimes.co.uk call 0845 2930688 ® HearingNovember 2010 Timeswww.hearingtimes.co.uk Audiologist of the Year 2010 UK winner European winner A hearing expert who drove over 200 Germany’s Marc Donner is a Euro star miles to help a patient is the pride of after being named Europe’s Audiologist Scotland after being named the UK’s of the Year for 2010 for the second time. Audiologist of the Year for 2010. The hearing professional from Buchen David Bryce from Aberdeen has been in Germany is the toast of Europe after chosen as the nation’s top hearing scooping the continent’s premier prize professional in a competition voted for for helping a young cancer patient with by patients around the UK. his hearing problems. David Bryce (centre) with Rob Metcalf Marc Donner with colleague Maren Bleyer (left) and Colin Brinson-Pyke of Rayovac at EUHA 2010 in Hanover, Germany David, who runs the Aberdeen he is doing and discuss any technical Marc picked up the award, which trip by providing two new devices and Hearing Services Centre, is the first issues. This includes spending significant is judged by an independent panel of sorting out the travel insurance claim. He Scottish professional to win the award amounts of time trialling new settings on international industry experts, at the has also painted pictures of cars on each which has been held for the last three his hearing aids to find the perfect one. European Union of Hearing Aid Acousticians hearing aid to ensure Luis likes them. years for the 2,500 plus hearing care He also highlighted how David’s (EUHA) Congress in Germany. He has continued to provide ongoing professionals working in the UK today. attention to care extended to driving He received the accolade ahead of a support to the family and even visits He is an experienced professional who more than 200 miles to visit him at home shortlist of Europe’s top audiologists from Luis’ nursery to talk to the children and has been caring for patients for over 20 in Thurso and getting to know his family. France, Spain, Sweden and the UK. parents about how their ears work and years and was nominated for the award The award continues to attract a Marc said, “I’m very happy to win this what noise does to them. by regular visitor, Brian Johnston. growing number of high-quality entries award. It’s a great competition and it’s year-on-year and was judged by an always good to be recognised for your Marc stepped in to help the “David cares deeply for his independent panel of industry experts work, particularly when it comes direct family when Luis lost his patients, showing sympathy including Alan Talbot, head of the British from your patients. Winning a couple of hearing aids on a school and compassion and works Society of Hearing Aid Audiologists years ago was fantastic for me and it’s trip by providing two new incredibly hard to help them” (BSHAA), Tom Davison, a consultant even sweeter this time”. devices and even sorting out at the RVI Hospital in Newcastle, and Audiologist of the Year encourages the travel insurance claim “Brian is someone who’s been coming Gillian Lacey from Hearing Dogs for hearing patients to recognise to my clinic for many years, so I’m very Deaf People. professionals across Europe who go Marc recalls, “Luis has been coming to touched that he went to the effort of Paula Brinson-Pyke of Rayovac said, above and beyond the call of duty to help. see me for over two years with his mother voting for me,” said David. “David demonstrates all the qualities Marc was nominated for the award by and is a real inspiration to everyone at the “I feel very proud to have won and of an outstanding hearing professional. the parents of five-year-old Luis Czerny practice in the way he has been able to happy that the service I provide is He cares deeply for his patients, shows who praised him for support he provided deal with his problems and the progress appreciated by patients like Brian. It’s great sympathy and compassion and to their son in overcoming hearing loss he has made in that time. very much a team effort as well, as I works incredibly hard to help them get problems as a result of chemotherapy “I’m very thankful to them both for rely a great deal on my colleagues to the support they require. treatment. voting for me and happy that I’ve been provide ongoing support and aftercare “David is a fitting winner of the award, Luis’s nomination caught the attention able to help them.” to patients.” which has once again demonstrated of the judges in the sensitive way he was Paula Brinson-Pyke from Rayovac In his nomination, Brian praised the outstanding level of care and able to diagnose and fit exactly the right said, “To win the award for a second the high quality of David’s care, commitment provided by audiologists hearing aids at a time when the patient time is outstanding and underlines his highlighting his knowledge of hearing, around the UK.” was recovering from treatment and didn’t talent as an audiologist. The judges his compassion and understanding of Besides the winner, sixteen other want to undergo any more tests. were impressed by his sensitivity and patients’ problems, particularly the hearing professionals were highly Marc also stepped in to help the family willingness to do everything he could to time and care he takes to explain what commended by the judges for their work. when Luis lost his hearing aids on a school help Luis and his family. The competition is run by hearing aid battery maker, Rayovac, the manufacturer of the world’s number one selling zinc air hearing aid batteries. It encourages patients with hearing difficulties to nominate professionals who go above and beyond the call of duty in the provision of care. For further information about the Rayovac Audiologist of the Year competition visit www.audiologistoftheyear.eu Film created by teenagers from Northern Ireland premieres in Belfast An inspirational film created by local deaf young people from Portaferry premiered at Odyssey Cinemas in Belfast as part of a film project run by the National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) Ciara Hart, 16, and Rohan Woodcock, activities due to a lack of communication 15, were among 12 deaf young people support. With the right support, however, who created the short comic film, there is no reason why deaf children entitled Duffy the Vampire Player, about cannot do anything other children can a boy who believes he is a vampire. do,” added Ms Kilpatrick. The film was made through the NDCS Summer Film Project with invaluable “Many deaf children find it support from BBC Blast. difficult to participate The unique project has been running in out of school for six years, bringing together deaf activities due to a lack of teenagers aged 13-19 from across communication support.” Northern Ireland to develop their film-making skills and enhance their Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Pat confidence. Convery, said, “The NDCS Summer Stacey Kilpatrick, NDCS Arts Officer, Film Project has helped those involved said, “The deaf young people did a superb to develop creatively and socially, building job of leading all stages of film-making, their confidence and independence. of arts activities and events for deaf including acting, directing, filming and “Their imagination and hard work has children, their siblings and families in The film is available at editing material from the week. now paid off and NDCS deserves credit for Northern Ireland. www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/ “Access to the arts is extremely providing such a unique opportunity for the The arts programme in Northern schools/11_16/blastni/ important for deaf children, as many find deaf young people”, added Mr Convery. Ireland is supported by the Arts Council it difficult to participate in out-of-school NDCS coordinates a wide range of Northern Ireland. 2 News www.hearingtimes.co.uk November 2010 Removal of tooth from Devoted hearing dog pays tribute at funeral Editor’s message King, an eight year old Cocker Spaniel x Havanese, does not only ear cures man’s deafness assist his profoundly deaf recipient Carole Tweedy, from Wokingham In this issue of Hearing Times: In a rare medical case a former by alerting her to household sounds and danger signals but also miner, Stephen Hirst, had a tooth proved to be a great comfort to Carole’s elderly, bedridden father We have an exclusive interview stuck in his ear canal “When my father was ill and in a lot with Stephen Lloyd MP, who talks of pain, King used to gently jump on his candidly about his hearing loss and This lead to severe head aches and bed and lie with him” explains Carole. infection for as long as 14 years which how it affects his day-to-day life in confused and baffled doctors. the House of Commons. “One night, at three o’clock in the morning King jumped on my bed to wake This also lead to Mr Hirst going me up. I immediately knew something STAGETEXT celebrate their 10th partially deaf. was wrong and went to check on my anniversary this month, check A persistent nurse from the hospital father. He had fallen out of bed and staff was determined to find out that was lying on the floor.
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