Hearing Articles - Hearing Aids Australia

Jun 18 2023
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Noise and non-hearing health

A report from the UK reveals the non-hearing health issues caused by our increasingly noisy environments.

Noise and non-hearing health

Oct 20 2020
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Deep Listening

Conscious listening creates understanding. Not being able to hear creates frustration, misunderstanding and confusion.

Deep Listening

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Sep 08 2020
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Hear Better than Anyone in the Room

Hearing aid accessories can really work for you in difficult to hear scenarios, here are 4 products listed on www.HearingAidPrices.com.au

Hear Better than Anyone in the Room

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Aug 12 2020
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Loudness is purely the strength of the sound wave - known as its amplitude. The loudness you perceive is a mix of perception and psychology. Decibels (dB) are a measure of the level of sound. Decibels operate on a logarithmic scale (not linear).

Sound Wavelength and Loudness

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Feb 10 2020
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Sudden Deafness

Most Hearing loss is acquired through recreational and workplace noise, illness, medications and as part of the process of ageing. Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL), commonly known as sudden deafness, is an unexplained, rapid loss of hearing either all at once or over a few days.

Sudden Deafness

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Dec 17 2019
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Hearing Better in Meetings

When it comes to hearing, technology is your friend. The extra processing power that has improved hearing aids have also helped accessories and general apps that can make your working life easier.

Hearing Better in Meetings

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Dec 09 2019
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Can meditation improve hearing?

The overproduction of adrenaline can reduce blood circulation in the inner ear or even stop it completely. How your brain manages attention can be improved by meditation. Hearing can therefore be improved by meditation, because your brain is more effective.

Can meditation improve hearing?

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Nov 18 2019
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Over 50s

The Myths Surrounding Over-50s. And why your business may not be booming

Over 50s

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Feb 06 2019
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One Hearing Aid or Two?

If you have a hearing loss in both ears the simple answer is two hearing aids. Why? Because that is how your brain is designed to work at its optimal best as explained in this article.

One Hearing Aid or Two?

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Feb 21 2017
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Hearing augmentation devices - IQBuds

Hearing aid wearers will be interested in the new wearable technology Nuhearas IQbuds created in Australia.

Hearing augmentation devices - IQBuds

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Dec 08 2016
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Childrens Hearing Linked to Social Disadvantage

It is now understood that chronic ear disease and the resulting deafness is a major cause of social disadvantage. If a child can't hear it is difficult to learn, it's difficult to gain an education or a job.

Childrens Hearing Linked to Social Disadvantage

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Oct 24 2016
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Hearing with Less Effort

Studies have shown that even when younger and older adults have similar hearing thresholds and speech discrimination ability in quiet, older adults will perform worse on speech discrimination tasks in noise than their younger counterparts (Kricos 2006).

Hearing with Less Effort

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Jan 25 2016
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Seven Thousand Ways to Listen

The title of Mark Nepo's book "Seven Thousand Ways to Listen" refers to his conversation with an African linguist who discusses the world has around 7,000 languages.

Seven Thousand Ways to Listen

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Oct 01 2015
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Hearing Loss and Dementia

Hearing loss is independently associated with incidental-cause dementia. Whether hearing loss is a marker for early-stage dementia or is actually a modifiable risk factor for dementia deserves further study.

Hearing Loss and Dementia