A new study into hearing has uncovered the secret of our extraordinary ability to perceive a range of sounds - from a pin dropping to the roar of a jet engine - and could lead to a better understanding of deafness and hearing loss.

Minister for Veterans, Kevan Jones, praised the work of charities and other key stakeholders during a symposium on noise induced hearing loss jointly organised by the charity Deafness Research UK and the MoD at the UCL Ear Institute on Monday 7 December.

Top companies in the wedding and Events industry will showcase their works on Sunday 6 December 2009 at The Chiltern Wedding Fair from 12noon to 4.30pm

When 61 year old Carole Wilson from Praze-An-Beeble in Cornwall went for her weekly trip to the swimming baths, the last thing she expected was to be struck down with a virus which would result in her losing her hearing in one ear.

Golden Stool Promotions, a new UK-based Public Relations and Event Management company, providing media and publicity solutions specifically designed for start-up and small businesses, has been officially launched.

We can all now take a simple, practical step towards funding research into tinnitus and deafness, by supporting Deafness Research UK’s mobile phone recycling initiative.

Calvin Black, 13, from Cumbernauld, has been recognised in a national competition organised by the leading charity Deafness Research UK

A colleague and friend who has been partially deaf in one ear for most of her life has inspired a London man to run the marathon for Deafness Research UK.

Tom O’Reilly of Levenshulme in Manchester, has a hearing impairment and is running this year’s London marathon to raise awareness of unsafe noise levels at work

Her mother’s profound deafness has inspired Maxine Marshall of Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire to run the London Marathon for Deafness Research UK.