Hearing loss is costing Australia $15 billion a year in health system costs and lost productivity.
At all life stages, good hearing health and communication connect us to each other, our communities, and the world.
More common than heart disease, cancer and diabetes. 500,000 hearing aids are bought every year in Australia.
Hearing loss affects 70% of people over the age of 70 and it has a huge impact on their quality of life.
10,000 people whose first language is Auslan deserve better access to education, jobs & community life.
Children and young adults fitted with hearing aids or implants
Children and young adults fitted with hearing aids or cochlear implants in Australia - new report. This report contains summary data on children and young adults fitted with hearing aids or cochlear implants in Australia. In 2019, Hearing Australia supported the...
Crucial service: Earbus reaches far and wide in Western Australia
Earbus Foundation of WA works with regional, remote (and now metropolitan) communities across Western Australia to treat and reduce the high rates of ear disease and hearing loss in Aboriginal babies and children. Earbus features local Aboriginal schoolchildren’s art...
Questions you always wanted to ask a person with hearing loss
People who don’t have hearing loss might find it hard to imagine what living with hearing loss is like – and might be shy about asking. But understanding hearing loss is a way to break down stigma and dispel misconceptions. Shari Eberts, Gael Hannan, and Nick Tedd...








