Newborn hearing screening delegation visits China
In April, a delegation of Australian hearing health leaders, researchers, clinicians, and support staff from the Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS) Expert Working Group visited China.
STORM: Systematically, Together, Overcoming Racism Model
Systemic racism significantly affects the health and well-being of priority populations including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Therefore system and structural levers must be identified along with institutions and organisations who can lead transformational social and political change.
Challenging misconceptions for World Hearing Day
More than 150 people attended a Macquarie University Hearing event on 4 March to celebrate World Hearing Day. The theme of World Hearing Day 2024 was ‘Changing Mindsets’, with a focus on challenging stigmatising misconceptions by raising awareness and sharing information.
Hearing Australia and Cochlear sign a three-year agreement to advance hearing healthcare in Australia
Hearing Australia is proud to partner with Cochlear to help transform the lives of children and adults with hearing loss. Last month, the organisations further strengthened their relationship with the signing of a new three-year agreement.
Why we should all care about unaddressed hearing loss
NextSense Chief Executive Chris Rehn shares his thoughts on the importance of addressing hearing loss and the impacts of not doing so.
Breaking the Silence: Voices of Resilience and Advocacy
World Hearing Day 2024 revolves around the theme of ‘changing mindsets,’ aiming to reshape perceptions and address societal misunderstandings through heightened understanding and collaborative efforts. As part of this initiative, The Shepherd Centre conducted interviews with individuals living with deafness or hearing loss, exploring common…
Hearing the Nation Tour
In celebration of World Hearing Day, Hearing Australia is hitting the road again this month to help more people across the country access hearing help through the Hearing the Nation Tour.
Surprising risk factors in adult hearing loss: data review
A Macquarie University Hearing research team, led by Professor Bamini Gopinath, collated and reviewed data from 72 epidemiological studies that compared various risk factors linked to the incidence of hearing loss.
5000 PLUMs
NAL is analysing over 5000 Parent-evaluated Listening & Understanding Measure (PLUM) results for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. This will help to determine how good the PLUM is at predicting a child’s long term ear health.
NAL team awarded two grants
NAL’s Viji Easwar, Head of Paediatric Hearing Loss, and Xiaoyin Shang, Head of Strategy and Innovation, have recently been awarded grants. Viji has been awarded the NHMRC Investigator Grant and Xiaoyin has been awarded a grant from the National Industry PhD Program.
Pioneer Award for hearing researcher
Macquarie University hearing researcher, Professor Andrej Kral, has been recognised for his groundbreaking work to improve our understanding of brain adaptation to neuroprosthetic stimulation.
Federal Member visits the Australian Hearing Hub
Federal Member for Hughes, Jenny Ware, visited the Australian Hearing Hub (AHH) at Wallumattagal Campus on 31 January to learn more about the work being done at the site.