Hi Ian
I have been misreading the forum messages - confusing USA dates and Australian dates and didn't think anyone had posted.
Learning lip reading would certainly help you to cope in noisy situations. You can automatically help yourself by watching lips instead of eyes and faces. Contact one of the UK hearing help organisations to find out who offers lip reading classes over there.
I learned lip reading back in the 1980's and even though I can now hear again with my Cochlear Implant I did a lip reading competition last year and came equal 5th. I thought this was pretty good since I haven't consciously practised lip reading for almost 10 years.
