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News Wales > Health > New deaf aid speaks Welsh
The world's first hearing aid which talks to people in Welsh has been introduced today.
John Walters, a retired engineer who lives in Anglesey, is the first person to be fitted with the aid.
The aid is being dispensed by Geraint Davies Hearing in Craig y Don, but will shortly be making its way to other dispensers across Wales.
It has voice indicators specially programmed to alert the wearer to different situations. With its low battery alerts - batri gwan - wearers will not find themselves caught out or miss their next hearing appointment with the audible prompt - trefnwch apwyntiad - advising the wearer of their next visit.
Mr Walters said: "I am incredibly pleased to be the first person to wear the first hearing aid that speaks in Welsh. English is, after all, a second language to me.
“As Welsh is now finally recognised as an official language of Wales along with English, I believe that other products should look to this piece of technology as setting the standard for meeting the needs the Welsh speaking, hard of hearing community. "
The world's first hearing aid which talks to people in Welsh has been introduced today.
John Walters, a retired engineer who lives in Anglesey, is the first person to be fitted with the aid.
The aid is being dispensed by Geraint Davies Hearing in Craig y Don, but will shortly be making its way to other dispensers across Wales.
It has voice indicators specially programmed to alert the wearer to different situations. With its low battery alerts - batri gwan - wearers will not find themselves caught out or miss their next hearing appointment with the audible prompt - trefnwch apwyntiad - advising the wearer of their next visit.
Mr Walters said: "I am incredibly pleased to be the first person to wear the first hearing aid that speaks in Welsh. English is, after all, a second language to me.
“As Welsh is now finally recognised as an official language of Wales along with English, I believe that other products should look to this piece of technology as setting the standard for meeting the needs the Welsh speaking, hard of hearing community. "