Every dollar invested in hearing care returns about $16. So why are 98% of Africans who need a hearing aid still going without one?
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Home testing could mean faster results, less stigma, and more choice - but only if everyone can access it.
Many Australians experience hearing loss but hesitate to seek help. So what are the options if you need help with your hearing?
Unidentified or late identified hearing impairment has significant implications for the speech-language, cognitive and scholastic development of the child.
Teaching deaf babies sign language improves the success of cochlear implants – and also safeguards their long-term physical and mental health.
Exposure to loud noise is the biggest preventable cause of hearing loss.
Listening with the volume too high or for too long can cause permanent hearing loss, but there are ways we can minimise the risks.
In most developing countries hearing services are not available at primary healthcare clinics and those who need it the most are not screened for hearing loss.
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Professor in Audiology in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, University of Pretoria
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Associate professor, University of the Witwatersrand
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District School Administrator and PhD Student in Deaf Education, University of Tennessee
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Lecturer, Hearing Science, University of Manchester
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Senior Lecturer in Audiology, The University of Melbourne; Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Professor of Deaf Education, University of Tennessee
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Postdoctoral Researcher of Language and Literacy, University of Tennessee
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Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Audiology, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University
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Ewing Professor of Audiology, University of Manchester
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Paediatrician, Senior Research Fellow, Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, Murdoch Children's Research Institute