Modern Technology Empowers The Hard-Of-Hearing.

September 21, 2025September 23, 2025

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Often leading to social isolation and loneliness because it hinders communication and participation in social activities, causing frustration, embarrassment, and a feeling of detachment from community, hearing loss can be a debilitating condition. Unfortunately, this is a fairly common condition in the elderly; in the United Kingdom, Hearing Loss affects over 50% of people aged 55 and over, and 80% of those over 70!

Hearing aids can make a significant difference and can help people with hearing loss communicate by amplifying sounds, filtering out background noise, and using Artificial Intelligence (AI) for improved speech clarity. Many of these older individuals and couples like to attend regular Church Services and this is where modern technology is again helping, by enabling them to connect their modern hearing aids into the “Loop System” of their local Church Sound Systems, which have been designed and installed by a team of experienced, audio and visual specialists such as //apicommunications.co.uk/audio-visual-services/church/sound-systems.

Recent figures show that approximately 36% of regular Church of England attendees were aged 70 or over and in the U.S. 78% of Americans aged 65 and older identified as religious, with older adults forming a larger share of church congregations compared to their representation in the overall population. Even in the older style Churches where stone pillars and nooks and crannies could interfere with older style Church Sound Systems, these modern Systems can be installed in a way that enables the sound and vision aspects of the Service to be clear for all the congregation to see and hear.