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One in six Australians is affected by hearing loss – that’s an estimated 3.5 million people, Jervis Bay Hearing Centres at Ulladulla, Vincentia and Sussex Inlet have joined with Hearing Awareness Week to focus on the fragility of hearing health and ways to protect it.

Researchers have taken an important step toward what may become a new approach to restore the hearing loss. In a new study, out today in the European Journal of Neuroscience, scientists have been able to regrow the sensory hair cells found in the cochlea — a part of the inner ear — that converts sound vibrations into electrical signals and can be permanently lost due to age or noise damage.

A man who was born deaf is now the owner of a sweet puppy who is also unable to hear

The first use of a hearing aid can be somewhat shocking for many people.

What a fantastic achievment for the Jervis Bay Hearing Centre!

To all our valued clients, Make wise choices – ask us first!. We value your support and we want to ensure we support you fully.

New research has uncovered an increased risk of mild cognitive impairment among individuals with a form of hearing impairment called central hearing loss. The findings suggest that this form of hearing loss may have a neurodegeneration-related mechanism at its root.

“It began with not a sound, but with pressure.  A great pulse or force that pushed him backwards away from the oven and into the kitchen bench…Later he would learn that two commercial spray cans of oil that had fallen behind the stove had exploded in the heat” 
“Then his boss was looming, her face close to his, her mouth moving but nothing coming out, no words, no sounds.  And still the enormous pressure, now pushing against his ears, as if he were underwater.  And a terrible inexplicable shrieking that he finally realised was coming from inside his own head.”

Losing our hearing can be a natural part of aging.  Technology can play a role in reversing this trend.

Ask the clinician about range, features, benefits and prices. You may not need the features of the more expensive models. Ask for a quote including

Google is making life a bit easier for people who suffer from hearing loss. On Thursday, the company announced that it’s working with GN Hearing

Meet your local Audiology expert, hearing awareness week 2019

Better Hearing Australia has partnered with the British Tinnitus Association and the American Tinnitus Association to help address and reduce the suffering of Tinnitus.  This is the first time that focus on this condition has been addressed in Australia under a network of collective medical and allied health organisations.

Keeping your brain fit so that you can stay sharp, engage socially, and participate in professional or volunteer activities is a concept that appeals to a wide range of age groups, from young adults to baby boomers and beyond.  While many strategies for “healthy aging” exist, the newest evidence points to the important role of hearing health in maintaining quality of life long-term, according to a press release from Oticon, a Denmark-based hearing aid manufacturer.
Keeping Your Brain Fit

As people get older and their hearing worsens, they have more difficulty understanding speech in noisy environments, but recent studies suggest that familiarity with certain