There have been problems with Children’s cochlear implants in hospitals in two states. You can read our earlier reports by clicking on these links– Cochlear implant crisis at Adelaide Children’s Hospital Two stood down as QLD health investigates cochlear crisis There...
Millions of Australians with hearing loss do not get the help they need to improve their hearing difficulties and quality of life. Hearing aids are effective, but uptake is poor, and only one in three people who would benefit from hearing aids has them. When they...
“I want to assure families whose children have been fitted with cochlear implants that the health service is prioritising this investigation.” - Queensland’s Minister for Health and Ambulance Services, Yvette D'Ath. The Townsville Hospital and Health Service announced...
There is very little information about transgender issues in audiology graduate education and continuing education. But with some simple adjustments, audiologists can help grow gender-diverse patients’ comfort and confidence as partners in their hearing care. Madison...
ChatGPT is a computer program that can understand and generate text like a human. It has been trained on a huge amount of text – think of vast libraries - so it can respond to questions and have conversations in a way that seems natural. Hearing care, like many other...
By 2050, dementia is predicted to affect 150 million people worldwide. Research has shown an association between hearing loss and dementia. The 2020 Lancet Commission reported that 12 modifiable risk factors account for around 40% of worldwide dementia cases, making...