Victorian Hearing’s Self-Administered Online Hearing Test
One in six Australians currently suffer from hearing loss. This number is expected to rise to one in four by 2050. While most hearing loss is a result of ageing... Read More
Help! I Can’t Hear My Doctor, Nurse, Physio, Dentist…
Hearing impaired patients commonly express the nerve wracking- experience “waiting for your name to be called at the doctors.” To those who hear well, this isn’t a big deal. It... Read More
Victorian Hearing in Frankfurt, Germany
Victorian Hearing Clinical Audiologist Maryam Zargarbashi spent 3 days in Germany attending a global conference with more than 300+ delegates across 21 countries. The conference “hearing well and being well... Read More
New guidelines for children with hearing loss
A network of medical experts has produced Australia’s first national guidelines to streamline the management of children with hearing loss. More than 12,000 Australian children have a significant hearing impairment... Read More
Scientists find gene for age related hearing loss
News in the world of research: Scientists recently discovered genes causing age-related hearing loss. What are the implications for those of us with hearing loss? What other hearing loss research... Read More
Tele-Audiology
Tele-Audiology Digital health has become the new norm for patients in the 21st century. It is clear a major health trend is present where our patients are displaying more “consumer... Read More
Dementia – Prevention, it is possible?
Dementia continues to affect millions of people worldwide and is one of the most significant health issues of the 21st century. The question on everyone's mind is...can we prevent dementia?... Read More
Bone Anchored hearing aids (BAHA) Who? How? Why?
Bone Anchored Hearing Aid (BAHA) provides an alternative to traditional air conduction hearing aids for patients with a conductive, mixed or single sided deafness hearing loss. The BHA System can... Read More
Itchy Ears – Causes, treatments and prevention
Our ears are full of sensitive neurological fibres. Some patients have chronically itchy ears simply because they’re highly sensitive and can often generate a cough reflex when something is gently... Read More
Protecting your hearing from noise
An important part of protecting your hearing is to make sure you don’t expose yourself to damaging loud noise, or to limit your exposure to loud noise where you can.... Read More
The best smartphone decibel meter apps to measure noise levels
You’re bringing the grandchildren to see your favourite professional sports team take on the league leaders. Will the roar of the crowd be enough to warrant wearing ear protection? Or... Read More
Loud sounds that are not painful can cause hearing damage
Loud sound does not have to be physically painful to cause hearing damage. If you are in a situation where you need to raise your voice to be understood, then... Read More