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Radio 4,3 mins

What does being hard of hearing sound like?

Broadcasting House

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11 million people in the UK suffer some degree of hearing loss. Ed Rex was born profoundly deaf but can now hear thanks to a cochlear implant. He took Kevin Connolly to a tube station, a coffee shop and a restaurant to try and give a feeling for what everyday life sounds like to him.

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