RNID Hearing Drop-In at Fermanagh House

What to Expect

RNID runs a free hearing drop-in at Fermanagh House on the first Thursday of every month, staffed by people who deal with the everyday problems that stop a hearing aid working properly. That covers retubing, cleaning, changing batteries and checking that a device is doing what it should, all jobs that would otherwise mean waiting for an audiology appointment. Anyone can call in during the 90 minute session without booking, and there is no charge.

Alongside the maintenance side, the session offers information on hearing loss, tinnitus, and the equipment and services available locally, and a basic hearing check for people who suspect their hearing has changed but have not yet been referred. RNID, formerly the Royal National Institute for Deaf People, runs a network of community drop-ins across Northern Ireland precisely because most hearing aid faults are mechanical rather than medical and can be fixed on the spot in a few minutes. Fermanagh House hosts it as one of several health drop-ins in the building, alongside a weekly dementia singing group, a Thursday breastfeeding group and monthly support meetings for macular disease and sarcoidosis, so the venue is already familiar to many of the people who use it. Bring the hearing aid itself, and the battery type if you know it.

Good to Know

• Date and time: first Thursday of each month, 10:00am to 11:30am; next session Thursday 3 September 2026
• Venue: Fermanagh House, Broadmeadow Place, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, BT74 7HR
• Price: free
• No appointment needed, just call in
• Services include hearing aid retubing and cleaning, batteries, hearing loss information and hearing checks
• Recurs monthly; one page covers the whole series
• Contact Fermanagh House on 028 6632 0210 or info@fermanaghhouse.org

Getting There

Fermanagh House is on Broadmeadow Place in Enniskillen town centre, with parking beside the building. The main shopping streets are a short walk away, as is Enniskillen bus station on Wellington Road, the hub for Ulsterbus services from Omagh, Dungannon, Belfast, Sligo and the smaller Fermanagh towns. Drivers come into Enniskillen on the A4 from the east and west or the A32 from the north.