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From the Clinic: Buyer beware – It pays to compare

07/08/2017 - Ethics, From the Clinic, Hearing Aids, Hearing loss, Treatment

Debbie and Bill could have saved themselves $9,000 on hearing aids - they just weren't given all their options.

Debbie and Bill* are both pensioners and live in regional Queensland. Recently they were both due to have their hearing aids updated through the Government's Hearing Services Program (HSP)....

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Time to focus on hearing loss

07/08/2017 - Hearing loss, Industrial Deafness, Treatment

With a growing number of Australian's suffering in silence (no pun intended) from hearing loss, this month's Hearing Awareness Week is a timely reminder of this invisible disorder....

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Six things you must know when ready for hearing aids

31/07/2017 - Hearing Aids, Hearing loss, Treatment

People come to the realisation that hearing aids can assist them in a variety of ways. Sometimes you just know it's time. Other times it takes the gentle (or not so gentle!) prodding from family and loved ones....

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From the Clinic: Matthew’s hearing aids took a beating on the golf course

21/07/2017 - From the Clinic, Hearing Aids, Hearing loss, Tinnitus, Treatment

Matthew was like so many people who have hearing aids. He was prescribed hearing aids but hardly ever wore them. They ended up in the drawer. ...

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There’s no need to spend what you can’t afford on hearing aids…

05/07/2017 - Audiologists, Ethics, Hearing Aids, Treatment

Hearing aids should give you back a world of sound... not cost you the Earth. While there are certainly some remarkably prices being charged in some hearing aid clinics, the fact is price is not usually a factor in hearing outcomes. What do we mean by this? Most entry-level and intermediate priced hearing aids are as good at treating your hearing loss as premium, expensive models. It's like b...

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