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Hearing Loss and Speech and Language Development
It is well supported that hearing is important for speech and language development in children. We learn speech through hearing so if our hearing is impaired it may cause speech development to be delayed.Normally, children learn language from as earlier as...
Hearing aid Frequently Asked Questions
This can be different for each person. For someone who has had hearing loss for a long time, and has not used hearing aids before, it may take a little while to get used to them, and the brain needs to adjust to hearing sounds again, that have been missed...
Different Types of Hearing Losses
There are 3 different types of hearing loss: 1. Sensorineural hearing loss2. Conductive hearing loss3. Mixed hearing loss Sensorineural Hearing Loss: This is the most common type of hearing loss. It occurs if the cochlea (hearing organ) and/or the hearing...
Hearing Aid Batteries
One of the most critical components affecting the performance of a hearing aid is the battery. Hearing aids on the market today are commonly powered by a disposable zinc-air button battery or a lithium-ion rechargeable battery. Disposable button batteries...
Funding Options
Hearing Services Program: Hearing loss can certainly have a major impact on one’s quality of life, impacting independence, social participation and the ability to communicate with others. The Australian Government runs a program called the Hearing Services...
Different types of hearing aids
Hearing aids come in all different shapes and sizes! Some hearing aids will go behind your ear, with a part leading into your ear, while others might just go in the ear. You may have seen people with larger hearing aids, and you may have not noticed some...