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Hearing Practitioner Australia·Industry news·Business & finance·22h ago

Hearing care sector invited to nominate for Endeavour Manufacturing Awards 2027

Australian hearing care manufacturers are invited to nominate for the Endeavour Manufacturing Awards 2027, which recognise excellence and innovation in Australian manufacturing.

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Hearing Practitioner Australia·Professional org·AI & technology·1d ago

NAL seeks hearing clinician input into AI-supported hearing care survey

Australia's National Acoustic Laboratories (NAL) is inviting audiologists, audiometrists, and other hearing clinicians to participate in a survey on AI-supported hearing care.

Hearing Practitioner Australia·Journal article·Hearing aids·2d ago

CHOICE trial finds hearing aids don’t halt dementia, but cognitive gains emerge

The CHOICE trial found hearing aids did not significantly reduce dementia incidence, but hearing aid wearers showed a significant and impressive rate of cognitive improvement compared to controls.

Hearing Practitioner Australia·Journal article·Research (general)·5d ago

Squid hair cell discovery may aid human hearing loss understanding

Researchers at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts discovered hair cells in squid that may provide new insights into the mechanisms of hearing loss in humans.

Hearing Practitioner Australia·Industry news·Business & finance·5d ago

Specsavers opens 400th store in Australia in regional Victoria

Specsavers has opened its 400th Australian store in Hamilton, Victoria, marking a milestone in the company's expansion of community-based health services in regional areas.

Hearing Practitioner Australia·Other·Public health & policy·5d ago

Victorian doctors strike and rally over working hours, fatigue and patient safety

Hundreds of Victorian doctors staged a four-hour strike and rallied outside State Parliament over concerns about unsustainable working hours, fatigue, and patient safety in public hospitals.

Hearing Practitioner Australia·Industry news·Cochlear implants·6d ago

Cochlear exceeds one million hours of patient experience in fully implantable hearing tech trials

Cochlear has completed recruitment for its worldwide pivotal trial program for a fully implantable hearing device, surpassing one million hours of patient experience in the trials.

Hearing Practitioner Australia·Industry news·Public health & policy·6d ago

Ramsay Health Care report pushes for overhaul of private healthcare

A report commissioned by Ramsay Health Care calls for reform of Australia's private health system, advocating public–private collaboration and contracting to expand hospital capacity.

Hearing Practitioner Australia·Product announcement·Cochlear implants·7d ago

Hearing milestone: MED-EL launches world first invisible cochlear implant – TICI UNICO

MED-EL has launched the TICI UNICO, described as the world's first and only commercially available totally implantable cochlear implant (TICI) with no external components.

Hearing Practitioner Australia·Industry news·Professional practice·9d ago

Specsavers named New Zealand’s second best workplace for second year in a row

Specsavers ranked second in New Zealand's Best Workplaces 2026 (large business category) for the second consecutive year, with 87% of NZ audiology partners rating it a great place to work.

Hearing Practitioner Australia·Press release·AI & technology·9d ago

Ramsay Research Award for DrumBeat.ai ear disease screening project

Associate Professor Narinder Singh won the Ramsay Hospital Research Foundation Community Partnership Award for DrumBeat.ai, an AI-powered tool aimed at screening and diagnosing ear disease in Aboriginal children.

Hearing Practitioner Australia·Other·Professional practice·9d ago

People on the Move – August-September 2026 edition

Hearing Practitioner Australia's August–September 2026 'People on the Move' column profiles personnel changes at NAL, Hearing Australia, and NextSense, including Dr Steve Winnall, Professor Sharon Goldfeld AM, and others.

Hearing Practitioner Australia·Other·Public health & policy·10d ago

NextSense honours 60 years of Lantern Club fundraising support and $20 million raised

NextSense celebrated the 60th anniversary of its Lantern Clubs with a reunion and tree dedication ceremony at NextSense School in Sydney, recognising six decades of volunteer fundraising.

Hearing Practitioner Australia·Professional org·Public health & policy·13d ago

Celebrating National Week of Deaf People 2026 and toolkits for businesses and schools

Deaf Connect is inviting Australians to celebrate National Week of Deaf People 2026 (21–27 September) and is launching information packs for schools and businesses to mark the awareness week.

Hearing Practitioner Australia·Press release·Public health & policy·2w ago

Hearing checks urged during Dementia Action Week

During Dementia Action Week, Hearing Australia is urging people aged 50 and over to incorporate routine hearing checks into their regular health schedule, highlighting the link between hearing health and dementia.

Hearing Practitioner Australia·Blog·Professional practice·2w ago

Ethical dispensing considerations in hearing care

Authors Virgilia Readett and Chedy Kalach discuss ethical dispensing in hearing care, arguing that management and treatment recommendations must be grounded in moral justifications.

Hearing Practitioner Australia·Other·Cochlear implants·2w ago

Flinders Medical Centre celebrates 40 years since SA’s first cochlear implant surgery

Flinders Medical Centre marks 40 years since South Australia's first cochlear implant surgery, with original recipient Shirley Ackehurst celebrating the milestone alongside the hospital's audiology department.

Hearing Practitioner Australia·Industry news·Public health & policy·2w ago

New Private Healthcare Australia figures show grommet surgery costs vary widely

Private Healthcare Australia data reveals wide variation in surgeon fees for children's grommet (tympanostomy tube) surgery, with median fees of $670 but the top 10% charging over $1,320.

Hearing Practitioner Australia·Professional org·Education & training·2w ago

Program released for IAA Annual Conference 2026 in Canberra in October

Independent Audiologists Australia (IAA) has released the program for its 2026 Annual Conference in Canberra, a two-day event covering clinical education and business topics for independent audiologists.

Hearing Practitioner Australia·Other·Pediatric·3w ago

Audiologist Melisha Sirisena wins an inaugural Westpac Female Founder Award

Sydney paediatric audiologist Melisha Sirisena was recognised among five women in the inaugural Westpac Female Founder Awards for her work prioritising children's hearing health.

Hearing Practitioner Australia·Regulatory·Regulatory & legal·3w ago

Legislation passed to make Medical Costs Finder mandatory fee disclosure system for specialists

Australia has passed legislation making the Medical Costs Finder a mandatory fee-disclosure system, requiring specialists to publish their fees to help patients find best-value care.

Hearing Practitioner Australia·Industry news·Cochlear implants·3w ago

Cochlear implant pioneers to receive 2026 Honda Prize

Cochlear implant pioneers Professor Graeme Clark and Dr. Ingeborg Hochmair have been jointly named recipients of the 2026 Honda Prize in recognition of their contributions to cochlear implant development.

Hearing Practitioner Australia·Journal article·Research (general)·3w ago

Research finds deafness can re-wire brain to boost peripheral vision

A small British study found that lifelong deafness causes the brain to redistribute processing resources, resulting in measurably enhanced peripheral vision in deaf individuals.

Hearing Practitioner Australia·Journal article·Vestibular·3w ago

Review finds vestibular rehab may ease vestibular migraine-related dizziness impacts

A review found statistically significant reductions in dizziness following vestibular rehabilitation in adults with vestibular migraine, suggesting clinically meaningful improvements in dizziness-related impacts.

Hearing Practitioner Australia·Industry news·Research (general)·3w ago

Haystack Medical receives grant to develop ultra-sharp microneedles for inner ear access

US company Haystack Medical has received a grant to advance its 3D-printed ultra-sharp microneedle platform designed for direct inner ear drug delivery and diagnostics.

Hearing Practitioner Australia·Blog·Tinnitus·3w ago

Integrating cognitive behavioural therapy into tinnitus care for audiologists

Tinnitus expert Dr Hashir Aazh advocates for audiologists to integrate cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) into tinnitus care, arguing it is a necessary expansion of audiological practice.

Hearing Practitioner Australia·Journal article·Public health & policy·3w ago

UK Biobank study finds healthy lifestyle cuts risk of hearing impairment by 14%

A UK Biobank study found that healthier lifestyle behaviours, particularly reducing sedentary time and smoking cessation, are associated with a 14% lower risk of hearing impairment, with metabolic health as a key factor.

Hearing Practitioner Australia·Blog·Professional practice·4w ago

Annabel’s personal hearing mission

Hearing Practitioner News profiles Specsavers audiology clinic manager Annabel Fedcesin, who draws on her personal experience with cleft palate and related hearing issues to connect with patients.

Hearing Practitioner Australia·Blog·AI & technology·4w ago

Researchers develop new way to model how cochlea processes incoming sound

Researchers have developed GSP Cochlea, a graph signal processing tool that models how the cochlea processes incoming sound using audiogram data from patients with varying hearing loss diagnoses.

Hearing Practitioner Australia·Journal article·Public health & policy·4w ago

Study finds hypertension may have implications for hearing health

A Tanzanian study found SNHL in 64.2% of hypertensive patients with 5+ years of hypertension, suggesting hearing screening should play a greater role in hypertensive care.

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