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  Sydney, Australia – 25 February 2022: The formation of a new global Task Force was announced this week, marking the next step in the creation of ‘Living Guidelines’ to set the standard of care for adult cochlear implantation (CI). The Task Force aims to

Co-occurring Hearing Loss and Cognitive Decline in Older Adults: A Dual Group-Based Trajectory Modeling Approach is now published in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 24 December 2021. This study was a collaboration between MU Hearing, Department of Linguistics, Macquarie University; Management Disciplinary Group, Wentworth Institute for

Through the new website, NAL is able to better showcase the world leading research and innovation it delivers for people with hearing loss. The new website will also help to connect with collaborators to implement NAL’s research solutions and drive translational outcomes. Check it out:

On Friday 10 December, 98 Itinerant Teachers of the Deaf (IToD) from New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia, virtually spent A Day at the Australian Hearing Hub.   This full day workshop provided the ITODs with a chance to learn about the

Call to action on hearing loss led by HEAR Centre researchers in special edition of Public Health Research & Practice Journal The special edition journal contains 8 papers that highlight different aspects of hearing health and the need for change in Australia. “Language and communication

NAL welcomes our new Head of Clinical Trials, Catherine Morgan, who will be leading an important initiative to strengthen NAL’s capability to provide evidence-based validation of emerging innovation in the hearing healthcare industry. Catherine is a passionate audiologist with more than 15 years’ experience in

With the release of the FDA draft regulations for over-the-counter hearing aids, we are faced with the fundamental question: what will be the impact on the field of hearing healthcare? Furthermore, how this will affect people with hearing loss and hearing healthcare professionals? This Soundbites

Last month, Hearing Australia and the National Acoustic Laboratories were privileged to host Minister for Regional Health, the Hon Dr David Gillespie MP to discuss the importance of ear and hearing health. They also discussed NAL’s latest research and the work that the NAL team

  Macquarie University Adjunct Professor of Linguistics, Jim Patrick AO, has been recognised for his 40‑plus year contribution to hearing science. Professor Patrick, who is also Chief Scientist – Emeritus at Cochlear, was named Scientist of the Year in the 2021 NSW Premier’s Prizes for

For the first time, The Shepherd Centre has opened services in Oran Park, beginning with some of its existing families. The expansion of the organisation’s services to South West Sydney, one of the fastest growing regions in the NSW, will help countless families meet the