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A task-force of 52 hearing experts have released new Living Guidelines for hearing care.1 The recommendations provide guidelines and guidance for hearing professionals to improve the standard of hearing care for adults.2 One of the nine recommendations states that if an adult has a hearing

Hearing loss researcher Dr Joaquin Valderrama has been awarded Spain’s highest civil honour.Left to right: Dr Ingrid Yeend (MU), [top] Ms Jermy Pang (NAL), [bottom] Dr Lyndal Carter (Cochlear), Dr Joaquin T. Valderrama (NAL, MU, UGR), Dr Paola Incerti (NAL), Dr Kiri Mealings (MU). MU:

Professor Greg Leigh opening the event On Friday 9 December, over 100 Itinerant Teachers of the Deaf (IToD) spent A Virtual Day at the Australian Hearing Hub. This full day workshop provided the ITODs with a chance to learn about the services, research and resources

It was fantastic to see new and old faces at our Networking Night for alumni and invitees of Hear For You and The Shepherd Centre last Friday at Canva Space! It’s not often that we, as adults, are able to get together and meet others

How well can people with hearing loss understand speech on different videoconferencing technologies and how well do different hearing technologies improve that experience? A pilot study at NAL sets the stage for a repeatable and validated way to test how well people with hearing loss

Below is a full list of Soundbites 2022. We look forward to seeing you next year! April 6th: Dr Brent Edwards on ‘To Fit or Not to Fit?’ View it here May 26th: Dr Nicky Chong-White on Exploring Apple Airpods Pro. View it here July

Left to right: Macquarie University Head of the Department of Linguistics Professor Catherine McMahon, National Acoustic Laboratories Head of Strategy and Innovation Xiaoyin Shang, The Shepherd Centre Director of Fundraising and Marketing Nicola Norris, Cochlear CEO Dig Howitt, Macquarie University Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Medicine and Health)

Left to right: Kim Terrell Hearing Australia, Padraig Kitterick NAL, Megan White Hearing Australia, Dr Brent Edwards NAL The contribution Hearing Australia and the National Acoustic Laboratories (NAL) have made to the nation’s hearing health was on full display at the Hearing Hub recently, serving as

Aboriginal audiometrists graduation – November 2022 The number of Aboriginal audiometrists in Australia has increased by 750 per cent thanks to a hearing initiative led by Macquarie University. Professor of Linguistics Catherine McMahon and her team from the Hear Centre at Macquarie University have been