Every year in Australia, 400 children will be born with life-long disability caused by a common virus called cytomegalovirus (CMV). CMV is spread from person-to-person through contact with saliva, urine, tears, nasal mucus and intimate contact. Infected infants and young children, who may otherwise remain well, can easily pass this virus on to others. This […]
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The National Auslan Interpreter Booking Service will be closing at the end of June. If you are over 65 and do not have an NDIS plan, you will now access interpreting and live captioning services through the National Sign Language Program, managed by Deaf Connect. This includes all former NABS services, now enhanced to cover […]
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Assistive Listening Systems are like wheelchair ramps for people with hearing difficulty. They provide users with a silent, wireless connection to a facility’s sound system either through earphones or the telecoils in hearing aids and cochlear or bone implant processors. The Committee for Communication Access in America conducted a survey in the U.S. to investigate […]
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Hearing healthcare stands at the threshold of significant change, driven by rapidly evolving capabilities of Artificial Intelligence. In traditional models of hearing healthcare, a standardised approach is commonly employed. Generic hearing aids or cochlear implants are prescribed without considering individual differences. This one-size-fits-all method often leads to less-than-ideal results, as the interventions may not adequately […]
Hearing loss is an important component of healthy ageing. Yet, the current hype is focused on the association between hearing loss and cognition, in particular, risk of dementia. One could be forgiven for thinking it is only worth addressing hearing loss because of the risk of dementia. Is the hype justified or have we been […]
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Hearing loss affects communication and social engagement and limits educational and employment opportunities. Effective treatment for hearing loss is available in the form of communication training (for example, lipreading and auditory training), hearing aids and other devices. By Mohammad Nure Alam, Kompal Sinha and Piers Dawes, The Conversation But the uptake of treatment is low. […]
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