For the first time, the National Census in 2021 included Auslan (Australian Sign Language) as a prompt when asking what language was used at home. Deaf Australia described it as a “major win for the Deaf Community.” The new Australian Census report shows slightly more than 16,000 people use Auslan at home. The numbers include […]
In this article, the authors Nilesh Washnik and Javad Anjum, published by AshaWire, highlight the potential role of audiologists in screening for mild cognitive impairment. Mild cognitive impairment is a disorder affecting older adults: a cause of growing concern as the population of older adults continues to grow. Results from a study conducted between 2005 and […]
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Margaret Brady* from Melbourne began noticing her hearing was not like it used to be several years ago. “I now have significant hearing loss which affects my ability to communicate, especially in noisy environments,” Margaret said. “I felt like people were constantly getting annoyed at me when I kept asking them to repeat themselves.” Margaret […]
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Teleaudiology is a service delivery option that offers a range of benefits for hearing health care practitioners, providers and consumers including improved access to care for people who find it difficult to attend in-person hearing care appointments. These new Guidelines are designed to support practitioners deliver hearing care, safely and effectively, using telecommunications. The Guidelines […]
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The board of Deafness Forum Australia met in Adelaide at the weekend (4, 5 June). It was the first in-person meeting held since the start of the health pandemic. Directors come from many parts of Australia and some joined remotely to finalise the goals, workplan and finances for the next financial year. In the photo […]
A 12-week music program is helping children learn to optimise their hearing aids and cochlear implants, by teaching them to better understand the sounds they detect. The program, developed by Dr Chi Yhun Lo from Macquarie University, helps the children to extract meaningful information, such as separating noise from what they want to hear, a […]
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