A woman of 108 has been told by health chiefs that she must wait 18 months to get a new hearing aid…. Donna Tipping, from the Royal National Institute for the Deaf, said: 'I am afraid this is a common problem. There are more than half a million people waiting for hearing aids in this country.' (Telegraph, Tuesday)
What's her hurry?
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