Hearing Therapy is for the rehabilitation of adults with an acquired hearing loss, both hearing aid users and non-hearing aid users. Services are also provided at Cheltenham General Hospital, Stroud Hospital and Cirencester Hospital. Support is offered, as well as counselling, and information on hearing tactics and lipreading skills, equipment available to help, such as TV aids, visual doorbells, amplified telephones. Referrals are made to organisations such as Social Services, PACT, LINK and Hearing Dogs. Deaf Awareness Training is available for outside organisations. Home visits are available in certain circumstances.
For details of local lip-reading classes (see separate records for Lip Reading Classes / Hard of Hearing Support Groups), please contact the teacher directly:
Michael Underwood (01386-438993) for classes in Gloucester, Cheltenham, Moreton-in-Marsh and Cirencester (see separate records);
For classes in Coleford and Cinderford, phone Anne Base at GRH on 08454-228463. 

Hearing Services
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital Great Western
Gloucester

GL1 3NN
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Adults with an acquired hearing loss  

Via GP or consultant - self-referral if already an audiology patient 

Fully accessible premises at the Hospital. Home visits can be made in certain circumstances. 

Hospital transport at request of GP-Consultant (wheelchair users only) 

NHS service, generally no charges made