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Despite having age-appropriate speech and language, a lot of children with hearing loss using spoken language do not have the same social communication skills as their peers. In an attempt to shed further light on this, a recently published study (Fulcher et al., 2021) explores

Season 2 of the Hearing Health Today podcast is scheduled for launch on August 31, 2021, featuring some of the biggest international names in hearing healthcare and public health Episodes from the inaugural season were listened to more than 4,000 times by hearing health professionals

The Hon Greg Hunt MP, Minister  for Health and Aged Care, announced funding to support research focused on innovative solutions in hearing and vision for people living with dementia.   A cross-disciplinary team led by Associate Professor Piers Dawes from the Macquarie University, Department of Linguistics was

Cochlear Limited, the global leader in implantable hearing solutions, announced that its Chairman, Rick Holliday-Smith will retire from the Board on 20 August 2021. He will be succeeded as Chair by current non-executive director Alison Deans. Mr Holliday-Smith has been a member of Cochlear’s Board

Success and limitations of brain implants: In recent decades science has provided technical means of alleviating brain disease in clinical practice In recent decades, a joint effort in the field of electronics and neuroscience has allowed for effective mitigation of some brain diseases using neuroprosthetic

The Shepherd Centre’s CEO Dr. Jim Hungerford embarked on a meaningful trip to the Northern Territory where he spent five gruelling days trekking the Larapinta Trail. Starting off with an initial fundraising goal of $20,000, Jim had already surpassed this target before setting foot on

Through HAPEE 6,000 tests in over 200 communities have been conducted. In addition to providing diagnostic hearing assessments, HAPEE aims to improve the community’s capability to complete the initial identification of ear and hearing problems in young children. HAPEE is a result of a $30

Congratulations to Diana Tang, Research Fellow-Cochlear Chair for Macquarie University Hearing, who has been awarded a  grant at a prestigious event marking a 10-year milestone for research into a cure for Australia’s leading cause of blindness. Ms Tang was among six recipients who were presented with

A/Prof Piers Dawes and his SENSEcog project colleagues have published a version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) adapted and validated for people with hearing impairment. The MoCA is the most widely used screening test for cognitive impairment/dementia. Former President Trump boasted about his exceptional