Studies have shown that people with untreated hearing loss have a higher risk of dementia.  

That's one reason why it's so important for people to look after their hearing health by taking the online hearing check.

By donating today, you could also fund cutting-edge research to understand more about the link between hearing loss and dementia. This could lead to new hearing loss treatments and technologies that could delay or even prevent dementia. 

Not only that, but you’ll also be funding life-changing services and campaigning for a more inclusive world for people who are deaf, have hearing loss and tinnitus. 

"Our lab at the Dementia Research Centre, University College London has been looking into the links between hearing and dementia for the past two decades. 

Through our latest research funded by RNID supporters like you, we hope to develop new, ‘smart’ hearing technologies that diagnose hearing problems and enhance listening for people with dementia where this really matters – in their everyday lives.  

Ultimately, through earlier detection and more effective treatment, work of this kind may even delay or prevent dementia starting."

Jason Warren, Professor of Neurology and Chris Hardy, Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow

How your donations are changing lives

On average, every £1 we invest in research generates £6 of further funding.         

For every £1 we receive, 88p goes to help people who are deaf, have hearing loss, or tinnitus.