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5 reasons to act on hearing loss today!

08/11/2018 - Hearing loss, Treatment

Scientific consensus shows that addressing hearing loss earlier leads to better long-term outcomes.

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....

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Hearing Loss – The Bachelor host shares his experience

25/10/2018 - Hearing Aids, Hearing loss, Treatment

Osher Günsberg encourages everyone to get hearing issues addressed early.

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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I want to change hearing services providers!

02/10/2018 - Audiologists, Hearing loss, Treatment

What to do when you no longer feel the love from your hearing services provider.

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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Grant Collins, Owner and Principal Audiologist of Clarity Hearing + Balance, and Tony Whelan, President of Better Hearing Australia, have announced the extension of eligibility of the Hearing Access Program to farmers affected by drought.

Hearing loss support for farmers in drought

25/09/2018 - Audiologists, Hearing Aids, Hearing loss, Treatment

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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How much for hearing aids?

03/09/2018 - Audiologists, Ethics, Hearing Aids, Hearing loss, Technology, Treatment

When it comes to our health, we are told money should be no object and the more we spend the better our outcomes will be. Can you believe this simply isn’t true?

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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