If you (or your family) suspect that your hearing isn’t as good as it used to be, then you’re faced with the question of what to do about it. You may be too busy with work and other commitments to take time out for a health appointment. You might not yet feel ready to walk […]
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Dec
Dec
If you or your loved one has recently been diagnosed with hearing loss, then you may suddenly have a number of questions (and a mix of feelings) about hearing aids. Here we’ve answered 10 of the questions we’re asked most frequently by patients to help you learn more about today’s hearing aids. 1. What are […]
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Oct
Oct
Different Types of Hearing Aids Available in Australia In this blog, we provide you with a guide to understanding the different types of hearing aids available in the Australian market. When it comes to choosing a hearing aid, the task can be daunting because of the bewildering array of manufacturers, models, acronyms, and industry jargon. […]
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Sep
Sep
The Link Between Hearing Loss and Dementia “A protective effect against developing dementia”. “Hearing aids have a protective effect against developing dementia”, that, in its simplest interpretation, is the finding of the recently released – Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2020 report of the Lancet Commission. More accurately, if you are aged between 45 and […]
Blog, Clinical Research, Hearing Loss
Exploring the experiences of adults with hearing difficulties and their families
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Jul
Jul
Status; In progress. Commenced early 2020. Researchers at the University of Queensland are conducting a study to better understand the experiences of adults with hearing difficulties and their significant others. We are recruiting adults with hearing difficulties since adulthood, aged 50+ years, with and without hearing aids, and their significant others (e.g., friend, neighbour, partner, […]
16
Mar
Mar
The Phonak Virto M-312 is now available in Brisbane and blurs the lines between a hearing rehabilitation and a consumer electronics without compromising either. Find out more at A Better Ear hearing clinic in Redland Bay.
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Jan
Jan
Having discussed in previous blogs everything about a hearing test, we now reach the final stage where your results are explained, and the clinician gives you their recommendations. A hearing assessment is an opportunity for you to gather information about your hearing health. This allows you to make an educated decision about the options available. Hearing aids […]
22
Jan
Jan
Speech Tests and Speech in Noise Tests When explaining what is involved in a comprehensive hearing test, we can’t overlook the all-important ‘speech tests’. A simple ‘Speech Test’ performed in quiet, testing each ear separately. A ‘Speech in Noise Test’ testing both ears together in the presence of background noise. At a Glance The brain […]
05
Dec
Dec
The Beep Test When you think of a hearing test you most likely think of the ‘beep test’; listening carefully through a pair of headphones for different notes to be played at different volumes. In this blog, I’ll explain what happens during this part of the hearing test, and why we do it. At a Glance Beep […]
26
Nov
Nov
Otoscopy and Tympanometry Our series of blogs continues with part three: objectively testing the health of the entire hearing system. We start with Otoscopy and Tympanometry and move onto the ‘beep test’. Below I’ll explain each of these in simple terms, so you understand why they are performed. This will give you some things to look out […]
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