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...
Sector reactions to Hospital cochlear implants problems in SA and QLD.
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...
HearChoice creates informed choice.
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...
Two stood down as QLD health investigates cochlear crisis
“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...
Gender-affirming hearing care.
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 and related technologies will change hearing care.
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...