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Alan Titchmarsh on living with hearing aids as he attempts to end ‘stigma’

Alan Titchmarsh has opened up about his experience with hearing loss, in a bid to end the 'stigma'

Talking to Jane Garvey and Fi Glover on Times Radio, Alan said: “There’s a stigma attached to them isn’t there, you know old folk with hearing aids. The green-fingered god then went on to praise Strictly Come Dancing star Tasha Ghouri, who is deaf and uses a cochlear implant. Fed up with the “stigma” Alan declared: “More folks [should] stand up and say: ‘Oh for goodness sake, get real, it happens as you get a bit older.

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