We hosted a free webinar titled ‘Tinnitus Unveiled’ during the recent 2025 Tinnitus Awareness Week. Participants heard from expert audiologists: Myriam Westcott and Ben Hoddinott, as well as lived experience consumer advocate Victoria Didenko. As we continue to raise awareness and challenge the stigma surrounding tinnitus, we hope this webinar helped shine a light on […]
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In this editorial piece, Deafness Forum Australia shares its opinion on the importance of clearer distinctions between the roles of audiometrists and audiologists. Members of the community may encounter both audiometrists and audiologists when they seek hearing assistance, but would they know the difference? There appears to be confusion among consumers about the roles of […]
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The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability heard evidence about the benefits of Auslan being offered as a language other than English. A witness at the Disability Royal Commission, Natalie Sandon-Stanhope directly observed hearing children being able to communicate in the playground with her deaf child and being able […]
To mark International Tinnitus Awareness Week, we are pleased to support the release of a comprehensive new report: “Ringing the Alarm: The Tinnitus Care Crisis.” This report by Tinnitus UK highlights alarming shortcomings in tinnitus care and professional training in the U.K. However, the challenges faced by those with tinnitus are not unique to the […]
A pressing need for systemic reforms and increased regulation has been revealed in a survey conducted by Deafness Forum Australia that sheds light on the complex landscape of hearing services in the country. Our survey gathered insights from consumers and providers of hearing services between November 2024 and January 2025. Deafness Forum Australia chair, Rae […]
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With guidance from paediatric audiologists, in collaboration with school-based professionals, children with sound sensitivity can resume productive lives, uninterrupted. By Karen Lincoln Wilber By the time parents of children with a decreased sound tolerance disorder reach a paediatric audiologist, they may be at their wits’ end. Their child goes to the nurse’s office several times […]