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Bringing Hearing Clinics to Posts and Community Halls

One reasonably quiet room, two tables, and access to power. That is genuinely the list. The quiet room matters most - a hall with a bar running at the other end produces referrals that are about the room rather than the veteran's hearing,…

What the venue needs to provide

One reasonably quiet room, two tables, and access to power. That is genuinely the list. The quiet room matters most - a hall with a bar running at the other end produces referrals that are about the room rather than the veteran's hearing, so we will ask about the space before confirming a date.

What we bring

Calibrated portable audiometry, otoscopy equipment, results forms and a clinician. Screening is free to attendees. We do not bring products to sell and we do not collect attendees' details for marketing.

Promotion that actually works

Announcement at a meeting, a note in the newsletter, and one person who will personally mention it to the members who have been saying 'what?' for two years. That last one produces more attendance than any amount of printed material. Word of mouth inside a post is worth more than advertising outside it.

How many people fit in a day

Roughly six to eight an hour for a screening. A four-hour session reaches around thirty. If turnout looks likely to exceed that, two shorter sessions on different days works better than one long one, because people will not wait ninety minutes for a free check and we would rather they did not have to.

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Sources

Primary regulations and standards referenced above. Where a standard is published commercially it is named in full rather than linked to a copy.