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It's been a busy period with product updates from a variety of manufacturers. Here's a roundup of some of the new technologies and aids available from Clarity Hearing Solutions. (more…)...
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On March 3, 2017 the Australian Consumer watchdog, the ACCC, released a report into the Australian hearing aid industry. As owner and Principal Audiologist, I welcome the report from the ACCC. Clarity has long been an advocate for more transparency in the industry as well as critics of the use of commissions when it comes to selling hearing aids. I'd like to assure you that Clarity was est...
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March 3 has been declared World Hearing Day by WHO in response to the mounting economic costs of hearing loss in the community. WHO estimates that over US$750 billion is lost from the global economy annually due to hearing loss. In Australia the estimate is $11.75 billion. (more…)...
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The film released by Cochlear, titled 'Does Love Last', follows a couple throughout their lives from when they meet through to retirement. When you finish watching the film you will know how your hearing is faring based on whether you thought love lasted or didn't last. (more…)...
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Kanso® is a deceptively small off-the-ear sound processor. Its so small and comfortable they say that youll forget you are wearing it. (more…)...
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Other hearing aid providers have been cold-calling private insurance holders to convince them to shift providers offering them free hearing aids and top ups. (more…)...
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What is tinnitus? Imagine a constant noise in your head. A noise that never lets up. It's there when you try to sleep and there when you wake up. You can be in the quietest place on Earth, yet tinnitus follows you wherever you go. (more…)...
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You may be suffering from noise induced hearing loss or industrial deafness! Can't understand the TV? Are people mumbling? It's hard to explain but sometimes it can sound like people are mumbling, or no matter how much you turn up the TV you still can't understand what's being said. But you might be able to hear some sounds perfectly such as a car coming down the road before anyone in the house c...
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Most 'free' hearing tests are what's called screening tests. These are a basic pass or fail tests designed to find out if you suffer from hearing loss. These kinds of tests are also available as free downloads from app stores or online. It requires little or no skill to administer, which is why they are free. (more…)...
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Frequently when looking at treating a hearing loss with hearing aids I get asked why there are large differences in pricing across different companies for the same hearing aids and why some companies are so much more expensive. The answer is not straightforward. (more…)...
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Cochlear services are now provided locally through Clarity Hearing Solutions in Mackay and all our visiting sites and on 15 November 7 News Mackay covered the story of Andrew and the switch on of his Cochlear implant. (more…)...
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It's Hearing Awareness Week this week (August 21), which gives us an opportunity to highlight the challenges faced by people with hearing difficulties and the amazing hearing solutions available to people with hearing loss. One of our hearing aid providers have created an ad airing on TV this week that will help highlight the personal journey of a person with hearing loss. Phonak has wonderf...
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This is pretty neat. If you are sick of having to change batteries in your hearing aid Siemens have just launched the Signia Cellion primax hearing aid which can charge inductively. (more…)...
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Many people don't realise that as we get older it is not just our hearing which declines but because of the hearing decline our ability to tell which direction sounds come from, or localisation as it is known, is also affected. (more…)...
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A couple of months ago there was a great expose on ABC Radio National concerning commissions and hearing aid sales. It has really opened up an awareness and started conversations about the ethics of having commissions in hearing healthcare and the lack of disclosure of this practice. (more…)...
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Lyric myths dispelled I have written several times in the past about the Lyric, the disposable hearing aid that sits deep into the ear canal just millimetres away from the ear drum for months at a time. Two years on we are now one of the top Lyric providers in the country, and I have personally fitted more Lyrics than anyone else in the country. But even though Lyric has taken off there's still...
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