Many hearing aids come with Bluetooth and can be paired to various devices for streaming phones calls, audio and music. Every brand of hearing aid may be slightly different and the steps below will cover most hearing aids. Pairing your smartphone...

What is Remote Care or Teleaudiology? Remote care, ‘telehealth’ or ‘teleaudiology’ are all terms you may have heard, particularly in recent times. Signing up for a remote care appointment means you will be able to interact with your Audiologist or Audiometrist...

Phonak have released a hearing aid that looks just like an earbud. Hearables are all the rage, but the Virto (Marvel) Black takes them to a whole new level. These are premium hearing aids that are aimed to “help eliminate...

Phonak have released a hearing aid that looks just like an earbud. Hearables are all the rage, but the Virto (Marvel) Black takes them to a whole new level. These are premium hearing aids that are aimed to “help eliminate...

Phonak have released a hearing aid that looks just like an earbud. Hearables are all the rage, but the Virto (Marvel) Black takes them to a whole new level. These are premium hearing aids that are aimed to “help eliminate...

Phonak have released a hearing aid that looks just like an earbud. Hearables are all the rage, but the Virto (Marvel) Black takes them to a whole new level. These are premium hearing aids that are aimed to “help eliminate...

Phonak have released a hearing aid that looks just like an earbud. Hearables are all the rage, but the Virto (Marvel) Black takes them to a whole new level. These are premium hearing aids that are aimed to “help eliminate...

Phonak have released a hearing aid that looks just like an earbud. Hearables are all the rage, but the Virto (Marvel) Black takes them to a whole new level. These are premium hearing aids that are aimed to “help eliminate...

Las Vegas is the seat of excitement in the US and it was a great stage for Starkey to showcase the features of their latest edition – the Livio Edge AI ITC ("in the canal") hearing aid, with lithium-ion rechargeable...

Phonak have released a hearing aid that looks just like an earbud. Hearables are all the rage, but the Virto (Marvel) Black takes them to a whole new level. These are premium hearing aids that are aimed to “help eliminate...

If you’re wearing hearing aids, there’s a high probability, these days, that a smartphone app is available to facilitate the use of your devices.Most of the major companies provide apps that help control volume, sound, make presets of preferred listening...

Phonak have released a hearing aid that looks just like an earbud. Hearables are all the rage, but the Virto (Marvel) Black takes them to a whole new level. These are premium hearing aids that are aimed to “help eliminate...

It’s frustrating having a hearing loss – always having to ask for repeats, looking as if you’re not interested (that’s because you didn’t realise you’re being spoken to) and people thinking you’re rude because you’re ignoring them. True – very...

Once your hearing levels are compromised, and you’re not hearing at your optimal best, communication in background noise becomes noticeably more challenging. Why does this happen? Can’t we just make sounds louder to be able to hear over all the...

2019 was a wild ride on the hearing technology train and 2020 looks like it’s going to be even more exciting!Three of the biggest players in the hearing aid market have been acknowledged by their outstanding technological advances in hearing...

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Some people experience what is referred to as ‘single-sided deafness’ - where there is limited hearing in one ear, while the other ear works quite well. There is an increased listening effort for people with single sided deafness due to...

Some people experience what is referred to as ‘single-sided deafness’ - where there is limited hearing in one ear, while the other ear works quite well. There is an increased listening effort for people with single sided deafness due to...

Some people experience what is referred to as ‘single-sided deafness’ - where there is limited hearing in one ear, while the other ear works quite well. There is an increased listening effort for people with single sided deafness due to...

Some people experience what is referred to as ‘single-sided deafness’ - where there is limited hearing in one ear, while the other ear works quite well. There is an increased listening effort for people with single sided deafness due to...

Signia’s Pure range of hearing aids have been boosted with the new Xperience chip. This exciting development for Signia hearing aids means seamless hearing in every situation with the new acoustic-motion sensors. The sensors use Dynamic Soundscape Processing technology to...

Some people experience what is referred to as ‘single-sided deafness’ - where there is limited hearing in one ear, while the other ear works quite well. There is an increased listening effort for people with single sided deafness due to...

Buying hearing aids is a big decision. Once you decide to purchase devices to improve not only your communication but add to your enjoyment of life, you want to make sure they last a long time. The life-expectancy of good...

Although ReSound released the LiNX Quattro almost 12 months ago, it’s still one of the best hearing aids going around with brilliant reviews and user feedback. Later this year, a newer version will be launched, but let’s take a look...

Although ReSound released the LiNX Quattro almost 12 months ago, it’s still one of the best hearing aids going around with brilliant reviews and user feedback. Later this year, a newer version will be launched, but let’s take a look...

When you’re first fitted with your hearing aid, the clinician will run a few checks on the device. Firstly they’ll carry out ‘real ear’ measurements. This is where they check that the hearing aid is working in your ear to...

A hearing aid is basically an amplification system. All hearing aids have the same major components to allow sound to be gathered by the device, amplified and then processed into a signal that is useful for your ear. Nowadays, hearing...

Although ReSound released the LiNX Quattro almost 12 months ago, it’s still one of the best hearing aids going around with brilliant reviews and user feedback. Later this year, a newer version will be launched, but let’s take a look...

It’s true – we do live in the lucky country, particularly when it comes to hearing loss and available services. The Australian Government supports people with hearing loss in various ways and you should know your rights to ensure you’re...

It’s true – we do live in the lucky country, particularly when it comes to hearing loss and available services. The Australian Government supports people with hearing loss in various ways and you should know your rights to ensure you’re...

That depends on a number of parameters – type of battery, size of battery, power of your hearing aid, how much you use your hearing aids and how much streaming you do. Here’s an overview of each type of hearing...

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“Excuse me, but I think there’s a whistling noise coming from your ears,” says your significant other, friend or complete stranger.How annoying – for everyone. But don’t despair! You can do your own investigation to see what is causing the...

The Australian launch of the Livio AI heralded the arrival of the first-ever hearing aid with not only AI, but also with integrated sensors – and it’s these sensors that have got everyone talking. The Livio AI Premium level hearing...

The sensation of ringing or buzzing sounds in your ears is known as tinnitus (pronounced ‘tin-ni-tus’ or ‘ti-nigh-tus’). For most people tinnitus occurs sporadically and for a short time only, but for some people, tinnitus becomes a constant distressing noise source...

There’s a whole lot of exciting features that have been upgraded in the Moxi family with the Discover technology, allowing wearers to not only gain more natural-sounding hearing, but for this to happen at their ‘first fit’. Machine learning in...

When you experience a drop in your hearing levels, lots of things you took for granted about your hearing disappear and you find yourself working much harder to follow conversations. What happened naturally, now takes effort and more concentration. There...

How we receive, listen and interpret sounds is a complex process. Oticon’s new Opn S hearing aid, with its latest Velox S platform, aims to empower its users with optimal hearing of speech in difficult listening environments, comparable to how...

With a heading like that, it sounds as if our hearing aids have artificial intelligence and are reading our minds – can that be true? Well, yes. It’s true. Machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) are linked but not the same thing. AI incorporates...

We can start to lose our hearing through the ageing process anywhere from the age of 40. Recently, a number of studies investigating the impact of hearing loss on brain function have revealed that untreated hearing loss and dementia onset are linked. What we...