Now is the time to be part of our advocacy.
We are Australia’s Hearing Health Consumer peak body and also the National Disability Representative peak. On your behalf, we are in a uniquely influential position to advise the Government on health and disability and access policy. But we are so much better with you...
WHO makes ear and hearing care for all a reality
Under the theme "Ear and hearing care for all! Let's make it a reality", World Hearing Day highlighted the importance of integrating ear and hearing care within primary care as an essential component of universal health coverage. To support countries in this process,...
First U.S. state to screen newborns for cCMV.
Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) is a common viral infection that can have serious health effects for children if not detected early including hearing loss in about 20% of diagnosed cases. Minnesota, in mid-western United States has expanded its newborn screening...
Identifying the culprits: genetics of tinnitus.
Researchers based at King’s College London and the University College London have identified a number of interesting candidate genes which may be linked to tinnitus. The study used the records of over 170,000 participants in UK Biobank to identify a gene they link to...
Nick Cave: Don’t call a tinnitus helpline, it just keeps on ringing.
Nick Cave discusses his experience with tinnitus, calling it “the musician’s curse” and “a pain in the arse”. The musician was replying to a question on his Red Hand Files website, from a fan who asked whether Cave suffered from tinnitus himself. “Do you have...
Patients are being left high and dry when medical implant makers implode
The things you buy aren’t actually the things you buy. And the things you own aren’t actually the things you own. Things you thought you owned can be downgraded or killed off entirely. That game console with backward compatibility? It no longer has backward...