Australians living with hearing loss to be heard with new support app
Many of the 3.6 million Australians that live with hearing loss will soon have the support of an audiologist via a free app developed by Dr Bec Bennett.The project, led…
Research
Hearing loss affects our clients in different ways
Hearing loss compromises a person’s ability to hear and communicate, impacting their social participation, personal relationships and emotional well-being.Over the last few years, we have explored the social challenges and…
Ask a Researcher | Live Q&A for Hearing Healthcare Professionals
Live webinar for hearing healthcare professionalsUnderstanding how your client’s body, mind and environment interact is vital to providing holistic, person-centred hearing healthcare. REGISTER NOWWhat does the latest research have to…
Changing how we manage children living with tinnitus
Understanding of paediatric tinnitusThis week Susan received the fantastic news from UWA that she has been awarded her doctorate (PhD) and is now officially Dr Susan Tegg-Quinn. Susan’s PhD focused…
Putting scarring in the cochlea under the microscope
Research has shown that cochlear implantation is the best treatment for hearing restoration for those with severe and profound hearing loss.Most cochlear implant recipients report an improvement in speech clarity…
The hidden risks associated with hearing loss
GPs and the scientific community agree that our growing aged population is one of our health system’s biggest challenges.The best outcome is for older Australians to enjoy a lengthy period…
Co-design. Just a buzzword, or can it increase creativity and create new ideas for health technologies?
A group of researchers from Ear Science Institute Australia, a team from Curtin University and students from the Discipline of Computing are going to find out.They have teamed up to…
WA inter-organisation research team supported by Telethon to target the high rates of ear disease in children
Chronic ear disease affects over 330 million primarily children worldwideIn its severest form, chronic suppurative otitis media, the eardrum perforates, and severe complications can result. Including hearing loss, brain infections…
A cochlea in a dish could revolutionise personalised medicine to cure lost hearing & sight
Imagine not being able to hear or see properly. You could feel cut off from hearing people and seeing the world; this is real for a small group of Western…
Ear Science Institute Australia | 2021 Impact Report
At Ear Science, our team knows that hearing is important.For a mother to hear her baby’s first words, For children to hear their friends laughing at a joke, To hear…
