Lenny Abrahamson directs hearing loss advert for Hidden Hearing

‘Christmas is one of the key times when families tend to notice hearing loss’

 

Lenny Abrahamson directs the new Hidden Hearing TV ad.

Hidden Hearing, Ireland’s leading hearing healthcare provider, is launching its first television advertisement over the Christmas period. Directed by Lenny Abrahamson, best known for the award-winning ‘Garage’ and ‘Adam and Paul’ films, the concept focuses on the fact that hearing loss is often noticeable to others but modern hearing aids are not.

Shot in three different Dublin locations, the advert highlights that hearing loss can affect people of varying ages and seeks to dispel the stigma around wearing hearing aids by demonstrating that while people will notice your hearing loss, they don’t tend to notice the modern-day technologically advanced hearing aids.

Dolores Madden, Marketing Manager with Hidden Hearing, who assembled a top quality team for the project, explains the concept behind the advert: “Our main aim with the television advertisement is to bring hearing loss up the national health agenda. People don’t tend to give hearing loss as much priority as loss of vision, with many sufferers ignoring the issue for several years. There is a stigma attached to wearing a hearing aid, with the perception that hearing health is only a priority for the elderly, yet we help people of various ages with issues around their hearing. Also technological advancements have seen hearing aids get significantly smaller so they are no longer noticeable to other people.

 

“We chose the Christmas period during which to launch the new advert, as social and family events are generally the times that hearing loss can become most apparent to others. People tend to disguise their hearing loss, but it is increasingly obvious to family and friends. We were delighted to work with one of Ireland’s finest Directors, Lenny Abrahamson, who really understood that there is no reason for people to ignore their hearing loss”, said Dolores Madden, Hidden Hearing.

The Hidden Hearing advertisement was produced by Speers Films with McCann Erickson as the advertising agency and will feature on RTE1, TV3, Sky and TG4 from 26^th December.

To see the " making of " the new ad click here.

Corrie’s Keith Duffy Shines for Children with Autism

Coronation Street star Keith Duffy, who was in Cork today, launched the SHINE Valentine's Ball in aid of the Shine Centre for Autism with co star Ian Puleston Davies together with Eamon O'Donovan Chairman Board of Directors SHINE, Tina Madden Ball coordinator, and Dolores Madden marketing manager Hidden Hearing (sponsors). The Ball takes place on Sat 11th of February at the Maryborough House Hotel, Cork.

Keith Duffy gave The Shine Centre for Autism a helping hand to launch their Valentines Ball taking place on Saturday 11th of February 2012. Keith was very kindly helped by Coronation Street star Ian Puleston-Davies to publicise the event taking place at the Maryborough Hotel &Spa in Cork . Tickets for the event sponsored by Hidden Hearing are priced at €100 with all funds raised going directly to services for children with autism at the Shine Centre. Tickets are available from the Shine Centre or online at www.shineireland.com

The Shine Fundraising Ball has been held for the last five years in support of the Shine Centre for Autism. It is now established as one of the leading events of its kind in Cork and is supported by the families and friends of children with autism, the general public and the corporate and business sectors in the city. There is always a celebrity presence at the event with Miriam O’Callaghan, Mairead Farrell and cast members from Fair City appearing as special guests at the event over the years.

The Shine Ball is also a cornerstone fundraising event for the organisation and has raised in excess of €180,000.00 for services and programmes at the Centre.