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One of Clarity Hearing + Balance’s patients has been the first patient to receive a Bone Anchored Hearing Aid (BAHA) implant at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital in Mackay. The patient and Clarity audiologists worked with ENT specialist Dr Luke Reid who performed the surgery on 18 February to implant the bone anchor. “This is a wonderful first for Mackay,” Mr Grant Collins, owner and Pr...
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The right hearing loss treatment, paired with the right device, can help you hear more of what makes every day special. Oticon, makers of Opn™, have introduced the feature-packed Siya. Combined with Clarity's hearing loss expertise and advice, the Siya may be the right device to help you hear more of what makes every day special. There are Siya models suitable for your loss from mild to ...
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Let's start with one shocking statistic: Seven years is the average time it takes for someone to address their hearing loss. Why is it better to get on top of hearing loss sooner rather than later? Hearing loss can have an effect in five areas of your life, and if you can avoid these effects, so much the better for you. (more…)...
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Osher Gunsberg is better known as the host of The Bachelor franchise in Australia. What many don't know is that Osher wears hearing aids. This shouldn't come as a surprise. One in six Australians suffer from some sort of hearing issue, and many, like Osher, take far too long addressing the issue. Osher first noticed difficulties hearing when he was 17. In his late 20s he noticed he couldn't ...
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People receiving hearing services under the Australian Government's Hearing Services Program may not be aware that there are a network of different providers who are registered to deliver these services Australia-wide (around 300). This means that if you wish to change providers, for any number of reasons, you are able to seek out and relocate to someone you feel will better service your needs....
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With nearly 60% of the state now drought declared and regions struggling after years of low or non-existent rainfall one of the first casualties is often the' individual health and well-being of our farmers. Better Hearing Australia and Clarity Hearing + Balance have announced the extension of eligibility to the BHA Hearing Access Program to Queensland farmers affected by drought and their par...
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When it comes to hearing, many distraught people come to Clarity Hearing + Balance after being told they need to spend thousands upon thousands on premium hearing aids-even after subsidies for those eligible for them. The fact is researchers at Memphis University found there was no significant difference in listening effort required between basic and premium hearing aids. The only big differe...
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Clarity Hearing + Balance have recently partnered with Better Hearing Australia Brisbane (BHA) to develop the BHA Hearing Access Program. The BHA HAP has been developed to give those people with hearing loss that may fall through the cracks left by other programs, including the NDIS, the ability to access low cost quality hearing solutions. And this is where you can help. The program relies ...
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You can treat severe to profound hearing losses successfully with hearing aids. However, there are people who have such damage to their hearing that speech nerves are unable to fire even when a hearing aid provides them with adequate amplification. And if your nerves aren't firing then you won't understand speech. Generally speaking, if you understand less than half of spoken word you listen to u...
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"Convenient" and "hearing aids" are normally not two words you would hear together. But the new Moxi™ All from Unitron packs a lot of punch for a small RIC style hearing aid. Truly hands-free on any mobile* The Moxi All is truly hands-free when streaming phone calls from your mobile phone. In the past "hands-free" wasn't really hands-free. While sound would stream to your hearing aid from...
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People often say that deafness usually becomes evident after marriage. but we tend to find it is selective hearing that manifests itself. But as much as we can joke about not listening to your spouse, on your big day it's important to ensure everyone has the best experience possible. How many at your wedding will have a hearing impairment? In Australia it is estimated that 17% of the populati...
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You might have seen some companies advertise free hearing tests or screens and wonder what the benefit of these might be. It all comes down to the difference between a screen and a test. What's the difference between a hearing test and a hearing screen? A screen is a simple assessment of hearing that may indicate if there's a loss present, but not how that hearing loss manifests itself. A screen...
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When people talk about hearing loss, discretion is raised by many as being very important - the ability to address hearing loss without necessarily showing it. The new Unitron™ Insera hearing aids do just that. The Invisible In Canal (IIC) style with a new improved design for reliability and longevity, keeps your hearing loss very discreet. Custom-made just for you Your Insera hear...
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Stationery? Check! Lunchbox and water bottle? Check! Hearing check? Check!?! (more…)...
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Clarity are very proud to announce that we have recently become the naming sponsor of the Because We Care program in Townsville, Mackay, Rockhampton, Gold Coast and Ipswich. (more…)...
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When you're a musician, sound is more than just a part of everyday life. When you start to lose the ability to hear clearly denial can set in. (more…)...
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