Below is a full list of Soundbites 2022. We look forward to seeing you next year! April 6th: Dr Brent Edwards on ‘To Fit or Not to Fit?’ View it here May 26th: Dr Nicky Chong-White on Exploring Apple Airpods Pro. View it here July
Hearing Australia urges action on occupational noise-induced hearing loss
More than 1.1 million workers in Australia continue to be exposed to harmful levels of noise in their workplace. During National Safe Work Month, held every year in October, Hearing Australia urged workers across all industries to protect their ears from dangerously loud sounds and
A need for better videoconferencing solution for people with hearing difficulty
How well can people with hearing loss understand speech on different videoconferencing technologies and how well do different hearing technologies improve that experience? A pilot study at NAL sets the stage for a repeatable and validated way to test how well people with hearing loss
Nuheara OTC hearing aid
Congratulations Nuheara for receiving 510(k) premarket clearance for their over-the-counter and self-fitted device, HP Hearing Pro. A big congratulations and thank you to the Clinical Trials team at NAL who worked tirelessly to make this possible. This is an important step in bringing the technology
Hear for You Networking Night
It was fantastic to see new and old faces at our Networking Night for alumni and invitees of Hear For You and The Shepherd Centre last Friday at Canva Space! It’s not often that we, as adults, are able to get together and meet others
Itinerant Teacher of the Deaf – A Virtual Day at the AHH
Professor Greg Leigh opening the event On Friday 9 December, over 100 Itinerant Teachers of the Deaf (IToD) spent A Virtual Day at the Australian Hearing Hub. This full day workshop provided the ITODs with a chance to learn about the services, research and resources
AHH end of year celebration
Left to right: Macquarie University Head of the Department of Linguistics Professor Catherine McMahon, National Acoustic Laboratories Head of Strategy and Innovation Xiaoyin Shang, The Shepherd Centre Director of Fundraising and Marketing Nicola Norris, Cochlear CEO Dig Howitt, Macquarie University Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Medicine and Health)
Hearing the future – a showcase of collaboration and innovation
Left to right: Kim Terrell Hearing Australia, Padraig Kitterick NAL, Megan White Hearing Australia, Dr Brent Edwards NAL The contribution Hearing Australia and the National Acoustic Laboratories (NAL) have made to the nation’s hearing health was on full display at the Hearing Hub recently, serving as
Closing the gap in Aboriginal hearing health
Aboriginal audiometrists graduation – November 2022 The number of Aboriginal audiometrists in Australia has increased by 750 per cent thanks to a hearing initiative led by Macquarie University. Professor of Linguistics Catherine McMahon and her team from the Hear Centre at Macquarie University have been
Halving the rate of hearing loss in First Nations children by 2029
Hearing Australia team with the Hon. Bill Shorten MP at the launch event at the Moonee Ponds Hearing Australia centre in Melbourne. Hearing Australia has launched its Action Plan for Improving Ear Health and Hearing Outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children. The organisation
International Day of Persons with Disabilities – 3 Dec 2022
To celebrate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the Audiology Committee of International Association of Communication Sciences and Disorders, moderated two talks and a panel discussion. The aim of the talks and panel discussion is to deliberate challenges and facilitators to understand issues pertaining
The Shepherd Centre Announces CEO Transition
The Shepherd Centre has announced that Dr Jim Hungerford will hand over the baton of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) after 12 years at the helm. After engaging in a rigorous, externally-run selection process, the Board and management have appointed Dr Aleisha Davis to the role