Hearing Solutions

Humans have five basic senses: touch, sight, hearing, smell and taste. The sensing organs associated with each sense send information to the brain to help us understand, perceive and enjoy our world around us.

Hearing loss typically happens gradually over a long period of time. In contrast, sudden hearing loss is a rapid drop in hearing that occurs over a period of 3 days or less. It is often noticed upon first waking in the morning and is characterised by an unexplained reduction in hearing ability.

This guide to hearing aids covers the different types, styles, features and benefits to help you understand what is available today.

Having blocked ears is irritating and can be accompanied by other symptoms such as ear pain, itchiness, pressure, crackling sounds, dizziness, inability to ‘equalise’ and tinnitus (ringing in the ear).   In addition, sounds and speech may be muffled or even echoic sounding.

Humans have five basic senses: touch, sight, hearing, smell and taste. The sensing organs associated with each sense send information to the brain to help us understand, perceive and enjoy our world around us.

To get the most benefit from your trial period, try to wear your hearing aids as much as possible, in different listening environments.

Council libraries run a range of free workshops, classes, activities and events.  For example: book clubs, internet and computer classes, general interest groups

For the first time in Australia, one of our ENT partners Dr Ben Dixon successfully used a robot to remove a child’s rare and deadly tumour – and the complex operation has given new hope to a brave Freyja Christiansen.

Do you enjoy live music or are you a musician and want to protect your hearing? Are you looking to try out some earplugs? Maybe you want to upgrade your current pair?