Waiting list for hearing assessments tops 11,000

MORE than 11,000 people with suspected hearing impairments – the bulk of them children – are on waiting lists for assessment, nearly half for more than 10 months.

Tue, 05 May, 2009 - 01:00

Catherine Shanahan

About 10% of them are waiting to have a hearing aid fitted.

Figures supplied by the Health Service Executive (HSE) show:

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