HEARING AID WEARERS TAKE NOTE
The UK Government is testing a new national warning system which will automatically generate a loud alarm sound on your mobile phone and flash a warning on your screen today at 3.00pm, Sunday 23rd April.
If you wear hearing aids which are bluetooth enabled and connected to your phone, please be aware that your hearing aids will pick up this signal. We have attempted to get some clarity on how loud this will be but we have been unable to find this out from official sources.
If you have hearing issues including tinnitus, recruitment or hyperacusis please be aware of how this national test could affect you.
To be on the safe side, our advice is to switch off the bluetooth on your phone, to disable being troubled by this sound. It will last for ten seconds and it will be safe to reconnect the bluetooth after this.
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