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Hearing Aid Tips and Troubleshooting
Hearing Loss

Hearing Aid Tips and Troubleshooting

Cleaning and maintaining your hearing aids is important. It preserves the life of your hearing aids and minimises the need for repairs. Hearing aids are highly sophisticated devices worn in and around the ear canal where moisture and wax are present, making them more susceptible to breakdown compared to other electronic devices.

Hearing Aid Technology
Hearing Loss

Hearing Aid Technology

Hearing technology is constantly changing and improving. Some developments in hearing technology may impact on medical practice. On this page, we will try and keep you informed of any technological changes that may impact your clinical practice.

Fact Sheet on Hearing Loss
Hearing Loss

Fact Sheet on Hearing Loss

Your ears are incredibly effective but delicate sensory organs. They are susceptible to damage from, among other things, chronic diseases, medications and trauma. Recent studies have shown how closely linked hearing loss is to many different medical conditions.

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Hearing Loss

How To Prevent Hearing Loss

The ears are delicate sensory organs and are highly susceptible to damage. One of the most common and preventable causes of hearing loss is noise exposure. Have you ever had ringing in your ears after listening to music or being in a noisy environment? This is a sign that your ears are being damaged.

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Hearing Loss

How To Talk About Hearing Loss

Hearing loss can be a very difficult topic to discuss when it is affecting someone you love. Many people experiencing hearing loss are in denial of the problem and can become defensive or angry if you try and approach them about it.

Signs of Hearing Loss
Hearing Loss

Causes & Signs of Hearing Loss

Hearing loss affects 1 in 6 Australians. It is a common condition but under-recognised and undertreated. People wait an average of 10 years before seeking help. This can make hearing loss harder to treat, and more importantly, it can also lead to serious medical complications.

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Tinnitus

What is Tinnitus

Tinnitus is the experience of hearing noise in one or both of your ears when there is no external source of the sound. It is very common, with 18% of Australians experiencing tinnitus at some stage in their lives.

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Blog, Health, Safety

What You Need to Know About Earwax

Everyone has earwax, also known as cerumen, and everyone needs it. It protects and lubricates your ear canal, stopping dust, water and anything else damaging from getting in. Without earwax, your ears, and hearing, would quickly become damaged.

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Hearing Aids

The Best Hearing Aids On The Market For 2024

Hearing loss can make life much more challenging. Keeping up with conversations, following along with a movie or sports games, hearing the phone ring, or even enjoying the sounds of nature can all become daunting tasks when you’re struggling with hearing loss. That’s…

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Hearing Aids

What Is The Best Hearing Aid Brand?

There are a lot of hearing aid brands out there, but which is best for you? Well, it depends on your individual needs! There is no one best brand for every hearing need, and anyone who says there is, is probably on that company’s payroll. Instead, there are several…

Effective Methods to Manage Tinnitus
Tinnitus

Effective Methods to Manage Tinnitus

In line with Tinnitus Awareness week, we prepare one of the best articles about Tinnitus which we believe will help so many people all over Western Australia and even all throughout the world. What is Tinnitus? Have you experienced hearing that constant ringing,…

Analog Hearing Aids vs Digital Hearing Aids
Hearing Aids

Analog Hearing Aids vs Digital Hearing Aids

Until quite recently, all hearing aids were analog. Today you can find both analog and digital hearing aids on the market, although analog hearing aids are becoming less common due to the advantages digital technology can provide. Both analog and digital hearing aids…

Tinnitus – What It Is and How to Treat It
Tinnitus

Tinnitus – What It Is and How to Treat It

Tinnitus is a physical health condition where you experience ringing in the ears or other noises without any external sound being present. It is a symptom that describes a fault in the hearing system, rather than a disease in itself. Studies suggest that up to 18 per…

Understanding Hearing and Pitch
Hearing 101, Hearing Aids

Understanding Hearing and Pitch

Human HearingThere is an upper and lower limit to the frequencies that animals can detect. These limits can vary significantly depending on the animal. The sound of a vacuum cleaner might not bother us, but it will send your dog running because of the painful…

Hearing Aids

Why You Should Avoid Cheap Hearing Aids

Hearing loss is more complicated than many people think. Treating it is not as simple as purchasing a hearing aid over the counter or on the internet for a quick fix. Addressing hearing problems involves assessing the specific needs of each individual’s unique…

Finding the right hearing aid for you
Industrial Deafness

Finding the right hearing aid for you

Choosing the right hearing aids is an extremely personal decision, and one that’s crucial to get right. Your hearing aid needs to be specially suited to your particular type and degree of hearing loss in order to function properly. On top of this, it needs to…

Hearing Loss Signs
Hearing Loss, Hearing Test

Hearing Loss Signs

“Can you say that again?” If this is something you find yourself saying over and over again throughout the day, it might be time to get your hearing tested.Aside from your friends and family having to repeat themselves, and your difficulty in following…

What Causes Hearing Loss in One Ear
Hearing Loss, Tinnitus

What Causes Hearing Loss in One Ear?

Hearing loss in one ear is often described as unilateral hearing loss, or single-sided deafness (SSD). SSD is a type of hearing loss where there is a complete hearing loss in one ear and anything from normal hearing to profound hearing loss in the other ear. People…

Types of Hearing Loss
Hearing Loss

Types of Hearing Loss

If you struggle to understand people during conversations and frequently have to ask them to repeat what they say, you might be suffering from hearing loss. By looking at the types of hearing loss, we can gain better insights into the causes, tests and treatments…

5 Common Tinnitus Myths
Health, Noise Health, Tinnitus

5 Common Tinnitus Myths

For tens of millions of tinnitus sufferers, daily activity can be a challenge. Finding help can be frustrating. And the confusion surrounding the condition can lead to feelings of anxiety and hopelessness. Tinnitus is often described as buzzing, ringing, hissing,…

LAST CHANCE TO WIN
Customer Care, Unitron

Last Chance To Win!

FREE 4 Week hearing aid trial* Hurry! Aids are limited! SUBIACO DUNCRAIG AND GERALDTON LAST CHANCE to go into a draw to win this WONDERFUL Christmas Hamper – DRAWN Monday 21st December https://hearingandaudiology.com.au/appointments P: (08) 9388 8003…

Tradies National Health Month
Best Practice Guide, Community Service, Custom Ear Plugs, Custom Made, Customer Care, Ear Plugs, Health, Hearing Aids, Hearing Test, Industrial Deafness, Lifestyle, Noise Health, Tinnitus, Workcover

Tradies National Health Month – Industrial Deafness

Tradies National Health Month – Industrial Deafness. August 2015 has been declared as Tradies National Health Month. Noise hazards on the job can be a real threat to the wellbeing of the workforce. Industrial deafness and ongoing issues with Tinnitus are the…

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Phonak

Phonak Telephone Technology

Phonak has released a new cordless telephone which is making phone conversation much more fluent for those who have been struggling.Image of a hand holding a cordless phone…

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