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NAL research supports Indigenous children and families.

NAL research supports Indigenous children and families.

Researchers at the National Acoustic Laboratories work closely with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to find better care solutions for children with hearing problems. Ear disease and hearing loss are more common and severe among Aboriginal and Torres...

Audiogram or perceived hearing difficulty?

Audiogram or perceived hearing difficulty?

In today’s world of audiology, there is a reliance on the audiogram because it is seen to be objective. An audiogram is a graph that shows the results of a hearing test. It will show how loud sounds need to be at different frequencies for you to hear them. The...

Get Help With Your Hearing for a big impact on life.

Get Help With Your Hearing for a big impact on life.

The Australian Government has created a national awareness campaign to encourage people with untreated or developing hearing loss (aged 50–70 years) to proactively manage their hearing health. Left untreated, hearing loss can affect mental and physical health and have...

Classroom holograms: a sign language future?

Classroom holograms: a sign language future?

Holograms could become the next wave of communications. Pupils from America's oldest higher learning institution for Deaf students are testing how holograms might pair with America Sign Language communication. Communications company Proto developed two-metre-tall...

NAL: outlook to future trends in hearing healthcare.

NAL: outlook to future trends in hearing healthcare.

Interview with Brent Edwards, director of National Acoustic Laboratories. The National Acoustic Laboratories, aka NAL, provides world-leading hearing research and evidence-based innovation to improve hearing health and transform the lives of people with hearing...