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RNID

The largest charity for people with hearing loss in the UK.

About RNID


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We are RNID, the charity working to make life fully inclusive for deaf people and those with hearing loss or tinnitus.

We campaign for an inclusive society, connect people to practical advice, and pioneer new treatments for hearing loss and tinnitus.

In the UK, 1 in 5 adults are deaf or have hearing loss, and 1 in 8 have tinnitus.

Despite that, many people face the stigma of being treated as stupid, shouted at, or made fun of. There’s a frustrating lack of patience, empathy and understanding. Barriers to work, travel, socialising and communication take a toll on self-esteem and mental wellbeing, and cause social isolation. Day-to-day life is more difficult – and this needs to stop.

It’s a big challenge. But together, we can change things.

Our work
There are three areas to our work:

Campaigning
We won’t stop until we see a world where deaf people and those with hearing loss or tinnitus are fully included in society.

Information and support
We provide trusted, independent information and support for deaf people and those living with hearing loss or tinnitus.

Research
We work towards preventing hearing loss, restoring the hearing of those who have lost it and silencing tinnitus.

Your Impact

Donate today and you could provide life changing advice and support to some of the 12 million people in the UK who are deaf, or living with hearing loss and tinitus.

Your support will:

- provide essential services for deaf people and those with hearing loss and tinnitus.
- fund research that is constantly looking for new and better treatments.
- help us campaign to make society more inclusive for deaf people, or those living with hearing loss or tinitus.

Together we can help transform lives.

£25

Сould pay for one day of supplies including chemicals, electrodes and flasks to help develop a revolutionary light-based cochlear implant.

£35

Сould pay for one week of research supplies to study gene therapy techniques to make auditory nerve cells respond to light.

£60

Сould help pay for a day’s research into treatments and cures to bring the joy of sound to thousands of people.