Are headphones damaging young people’s hearing?
Professor David McAlpine, Director of Hearing Research, and Elizabeth Rose, DJ, producer and singer, talk to ABC news about the importance of protecting hearing against loud sounds.
Language development in deaf or hard-of-hearing children with additional disabilities: type matters!
Approximately 30-40% of children with hearing loss have one or more additional disabilities. New research by CCD researcher Professor Linda Cupples , academics from Macquarie University’s Australian Hearing Hub and other colleagues published in the Journal of Intellectual Disability Research in June reveals the importance
Macquarie University students excel at Audiology Australia National Conference
Two Macquarie University students received awards at the Audiology Australia National Conference, which was held in Sydney 20-23 May, 2018. Mariana Reis, PhD candidate at Macquarie University supported by the HEARing CRC, received an award for best poster. Mariana’s poster presented part of her PhD
PACE Linguistics Students to Co-author Paper
Macquarie University Professional and Community Engagement (PACE) students Chloe Vella and Isabella Moloney recently spoke at a Partner Activity Workshop about their placement at the National Acoustic Laboratories (NAL), supervised by Dr Jorge Mejia. Chloe and Isabella were among six Linguistics (LING288) students who completed
New research shows that Death Metal lyrics are intelligible to certain groups of listeners
Death Metal music can be a cacophony of heavy guitar riffs, pounding bass lines, machine-gun drumming and incomprehensible growling vocals that deal with topics such as murder, rape, torture, infanticide, and necrophilia. No one can possibly understand the lyrics, surely? At least, that’s what people
More Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children benefit from early hearing help
Research recently released by Australian Hearing shows that its long-term collaboration with local communities and service partners, has helped to reduce the age hearing impaired Aboriginal and Torres Strait children receive their first hearing aids. Now one in four children receive their first hearing aids
Hugh is aiming high with his cochlear implant
When Hugh was born he was diagnosed with both hearing and vision loss, and his parents turned to Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children (RIDBC) to access the organisation’s specialist hearing and vision services. Now 21 years old, Hugh is aiming high with his
Partnership puts new focus on sensory disabilities
In a first for Macquarie University and Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children (RIDBC), a new partnership has been established to foster research and professional studies in the field of education for people with sensory disabilities. The partnership will support the development of the
Vale Dr Bruce D. Shepherd AM
It is with great sadness that we inform you that The Shepherd Centre’s inspirational founder, Dr Bruce Shepherd AM, passed peacefully on 25 May 2018 at the age of 85.
Hearing loss and dementia
Hearing loss can increase the risk of dementia in later life. This fact sheet prepared by the CCD, the Macquarie University’s Australian Hearing Hub, and Dementia Australia tell you what you need to know.
The Centre for Implementation of Hearing Research & Australian Hearing Hub host public hearing health workshop
To mark World Hearing Day on 3 March 2018, the Centre for Implementation of Hearing Research (CIHR) and Australian Hearing Hub hosted key Australian stakeholders in hearing healthcare for a 4-day workshop led by Professor Andrew Smith. Professor Andrew Smith is a world-renowned public health