NAL is excited to share its Annual Impact Report 2022! In 2022, NAL closed a record-breaking 26 projects involving over 4,800 research participants and 48 international collaborators. Inside the report you will find future trends in hearing healthcare, featured impact projects and research experts. View
Cochlear Foundation announces global summit for young people with hearing loss
To celebrate World Hearing Day, Cochlear launched the final phase of a three-year partnership between Malala Fund and Cochlear Foundation to raise awareness about the barriers keeping millions of children and young people with hearing loss from accessing a quality education. In tandem with this,
Diagnostic test kit for clients with hearing in noise difficulties and normal audiograms
Many people attend hearing clinics complaining of difficulty hearing in noise despite having no clinically measured hearing loss, and are currently unable to be diagnosed and treated. This project, led by Senior Research Scientist, Jessica Monaghan, used machine learning to identified a subset of five
Hearing Awareness week at The Shepherd Centre
The 1st of March to the 7th of March was Hearing Awareness week, a week dedicated to raising awareness about hearing loss and the experiences of those with hearing loss. Hearing loss affects millions of people worldwide. Little ones that are born with hearing loss
Survey shows high levels of untreated hearing loss
Professor Bamini Gopinath announced early results from the Australian Eye and Ear Health Survey at a Macquarie University Hearing event to mark World Hearing Day today. The interim results show a high proportion of non-Aboriginal and Aboriginal adults have suspected hearing loss and nearly half
Opinion: Australia needs a national approach on detecting childhood hearing loss
Professor Greg Leigh, Director of the NextSense Institute and Chair of the Australasian Newborn Hearing Screening Committee shared an opinion piece on World Hearing Day which spoke to this year’s theme of broader access to ear and hearing care. Greg’s piece argues that there is
Hearing the Nation Tour
In celebration of World Hearing Day, Hearing Australia’s ‘’ is now underway with more than 1,000 events being held in towns and cities across the country during the month of March, giving Australians aged 18 and over the opportunity to receive a free*, simple 15-minute
Hearing Australia Marrickville Centre officially opened
Hearing Australia kicked off Hearing Awareness Week on Wednesday 1 March with a special event in Sydney. The Prime Minister, the Hon Anthony Albanese MP, and the Hon Bill Shorten MP, Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme and Minister for Government Services, officially opened
Award-winning publication: ‘Sometimes they’re gammin, playing tricks, but sometimes it’s …
‘Sometimes they’re gammin, playing tricks, but sometimes it’s ears’ explored the perspectives of urban parents and carers of young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children on their journey to diagnosis of persistent ear health and hearing problems. The publication received a Highly Commended in the
Identifying the tipping points for hearing help seeking
A recent NAL study aimed to identify the information sources, sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle, and clinical history that led people to a hearing assessment, as well as to identify clinical recommendations for people with normal hearing measures. The results of this study raised more questions for
Hearing loss: there’s a world of support
Sue Walters, the first person in NSW to receive a Cochlear Implant and a member of NextSense clinical support team. NextSense highlights the great work Sue does with CICADA – the Cochlear Implant Club and Advisory Association – and the importance of having a community
Factors that influence General Practitioner decision making when referring their …
General Practitioners (GPs) play a key role in providing a pathway to hearing health services. NAL recently found that GPs must navigate a vast number of factors when referring their adult patients for a hearing assessment. NAL research is looking to further strengthen understanding, communication,