Sound Seekers

sound seekers is dedicated to helping deaf and hearing-impaired people, especially children, in the developing world. we develop and support projects that improve access to education, lessen the impact of hearing loss and raise awareness of deaf people's abilities and needs. things that cause deafness in africa just don’t happen so much here. glue ear, or an agonising ear infection destroying a child’s hearing because parents can’t afford an antibiotics prescription. treatment for tb and malaria that save lives but can cause deafness. mumps, measles and meningitis damaging the inner ear. untreated hardened wax creating a wall of silence, because no-one knew how to soften and remove it. preventable illnesses among pregnant women, damaging a baby’s hearing before they are even born. we partner with major hospitals in our seven project countries to establish audiology services. that means we support hospital staff to be trained in basic audiology then provide them with the kit they ne