Phonak Hearing Aids

Phonak Hearing Aids

The Company The corporate headquarters of Phonak are in Zurich, Switzerland. Founded in 1947, Phonak is regarded by many as the leading platform for hearing aid innovation. The quality of the latest Phonak Lumity Hearing Aid is a testament to that....
Context is Key: How Context Shapes Conversation

Context is Key: How Context Shapes Conversation

The phrase “lost in translation” is common in modern conversations. In a world where there are various means of communication like email, social media, and the telephone, it’s easy to get lost in the context of the conversation. The key here...
Hearing Loss and Visual Learners

Hearing Loss and Visual Learners

the myth and reality Learner Characteristics The concept of learner characteristics is used in the sciences of learning and cognition to designate a target group of learners and define those aspects of their self that may influence how and what they learn. Learner...
ACHIEVE TRIAL

ACHIEVE TRIAL

Ageing and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders (ACHIEVE) A three year ACHIEVE study began as a randomized controlled trial in January 2018 within the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA. The...
Hearing Aid Clinicians

Hearing Aid Clinicians

Who can legally fit hearing aids in Australia? Clinicians who are professionally trained will be members of a professional body such as-:  Audiology Australia (AA)  Australian College of Audiology (ACAud)  Hearing Aid Audiologists Society of Australia (HAASA)...
How well do you hear in noise?

How well do you hear in noise?

Normal hearing tests are not an accurate assessment of how well you should be performing in background noise.Speech understanding in noise cannot be reliably predicted from the pure tone audiogram (Killion & Niquette, 2000).A common issue with people with a...