Product review: Angelique's hearing bands

Available from angeliqueshearingbands.co.uk
Price: £25
Ages: 0 to 4

Reviewed by Cherie-Jane, who is mum to Darcie-Jane (2) who’s profoundly deaf and wears cochlear implants.

My two-year-old daughter Darcie-Jane is profoundly deaf and has had cochlear implants fitted for just over a year now. We have always kept the processors on safely by using headbands.

We ordered a headband from Angelique in a pattern called ‘rainbows and unicorns,’ as it looked really pretty. It arrived two or three days later, and I was very happy with how it looked.

The material felt nice, soft and comfortable. Darcie-Jane took it straight off me and tried to put it on herself which she’s never done before, so that was a great start!

The headband has an adjustable strap at the back which I’ve never come across before on a band. It’s a perfect add-on as it means we can adjust the headband as Darcie-Jane grows. The headband also has little hoops to hold the wires to the processor. We don’t use these, but I can imagine they’d be useful for other children.

Angela, the lady who dealt with our order, was very helpful and gave me tips on how to take measurements to make sure we got a perfect fit.