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Season greetings from the Australian Hearing Hub
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Federal Health Minister visits the AHH |
The Federal Minister for Health and Aged Care, the Honourable Mark Butler MP, has visited the Australian Hearing Hub (AHH) to mark its 10th anniversary.
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Commercialisation award for Australian Hearing Hub |
Macquarie University’s Australian Hearing Hub (AHH) has won the award for Best Knowledge Exchange Initiative in the Knowledge Commercialisation Australasia (KCA) Awards 2023.
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Speedy inner-ear messages signal a leap forward for balance disorder treatments |
A cross-disciplinary research team has found balance signals get processed by the inner ear much faster than hearing, unlocking potential for innovative treatments.
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Award for innovative hearing software |
Auditory training software developed by Dr Sharon Cameron and Professor Harvey Dillon from the Department of Linguistics has been awarded the prize for Service Delivery – Hearing & Auditory Rehabilitation at the 2023 Hearing Health Innovator Awards in the US.
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The Shepherd Centre Launched its Storyboard series at the Tasmanian Parliament |
The Shepherd Centre recently launched its Storyboard series at the Tasmanian Parliament, showcasing the journeys of seven children who are deaf or have a hearing loss. Attendees, including the children and their families, gathered from across Tasmania for the event.
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Hearing Australia launches new partnership with the Salvation Army |
Hearing Australia has launched a new partnership with the Salvation Army to provide hearing services to their clients visiting their Magpie Nest Café in Melbourne. This initiative will help to provide hearing care to some of the most vulnerable people in our community.
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Professor Louise Hickson AM wins Hearing Australia Lifetime Achievement Award |
Professor Louise Hickson AM is a luminary in Australian hearing health. In recognition of her incredible contributions to research, education and improving the lives of people with hearing loss over many years, Louise has been named the winner of the 2023 Hearing Australia Lifetime Achievement award
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For Rebekah, learning and teaching go hand-in-hand |
On World Teachers' Day, NextSense put the spotlight on Rebekah, one of their amazing teachers at NextSense School and a student at NextSense Institute.
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NALscribe wins Hearing Technology Innovator Award |
NAL’s captioning app, NALscribe, has received the 2023 Hearing Technology Innovator Award in the Captioning Technology: Mobile Apps category.
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NAL Booth at SXSW |
NAL recently had the opportunity to showcase their work at Sydney’s inaugural South by South West Tech and Innovations Expo (SXSW). This was a fantastic platform to highlight hearing health within a broader tech and innovation landscape.
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Hats off to our new Masters graduates |
In October, the next generation of teachers of children with sensory disability, allied health and disability support workers came together to celebrate their achievements.
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Winner of the Excellence in Research Award 2023 |
The award for “Excellence in Research, Five future shaping Research priorities” was won by Professor Catherine McMahon and her team.
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Speech Pathology services for adults and adolescents |
MQ Health Speech and Hearing Clinic now have a dedicated service for adults and adolescents with NDIS funding. Services are designed by certified practising speech pathologists to support participation in meaningful activities. No waiting list!
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Hear For You continues to empower youth who are deaf or have hearing loss. |
Hear For You continue to shine a spotlight on the living experiences of the invisible majority of the deafness/hearing loss spectrum.
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Hearing Australia Figtree centre officially opened |
Last month, the Hon Bill Shorten MP, Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme and Minister for Government Services, officially opened the Hearing Australia Figtree centre in New South Wales
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Participate in research
We need people of all ages to take part in research projects and help contribute to better diagnosis and treatment. Take a look at some of the projects we are currently working on and if you're interested please make contact.
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For children who find reading difficult
Children (aged 6-12) who experience reading difficulties are invited to help us create a robot reading buddy. These sessions will include an interview that will involve drawing us a robot and being asked questions. They will also get to meet 3 of our very own robots! You child will be asked to complete short reading assessments and the interview will be audio recorded. You will also be asked to complete a questionnaire about your child’s behaviour and wellbeing. The sessions will take about 90 minutes and your child will be given $30 for their time. For more information, please contact Hannah
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Understanding Hearing Aid/Cochlear Implant Performance in Realistic Environments
We are currently recruiting people aged between 40-80yrs who wear two (bilateral) hearing aids, two cochlear implants, or a cochlear implant and a hearing aid together (bimodal). The study takes place at the Australian Hearing Hub at Macquarie University over 2-3 appointments between 1.5hrs-3hrs, and participants will receive $30/hour for participating. Participation includes hearing and speech testing, measurement of hearing devices, and potentially wearing loan devices for a fortnight. For further eligibility requirements and study details, please send us an email, we'd love to hear from you!
Contact:lisa.maggs@mq.edu.au
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An initiative of Macquarie University, the Australian Hearing Hub brings the country’s best hearing and allied health organisations together.
The Australian Hearing Hub is an initiative of the Australian Government being conducted as part of the Education Investment Fund.
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