Members of the Australian Childhood Deafness Community Advisory Group were privileged to attend this year’s this year’s Australasian Newborn Hearing Screening (ANHS) Conference. Reflections by Jermy Pang and Emily Shepard. The Advisory group, known as ChildDeafness-CAG, is comprised primarily of parents and carers of children and young people who are deaf or hard of hearing. […]
Preventive health action is the key to achieving a healthier Australia by 2030. Australians in good health are better able to lead fulfilling and productive lives. Avoidable hearing loss and a reluctance to seek professional help when hearing is fading represent an enormous social and economic cost to Australia. Preventing hearing loss is one of […]
We would love you to make videos to reach a hearing loss audience, the media rep suggested. “Sure, that sounds good,” I replied, “assuming the videos would be captioned, of course.” She replied, “But wouldn’t you just sign in them?” By Shari Eberts I stopped dead in my tracks in surprise. “Most people with hearing […]
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Deafblindness Week is held from 22 June in honour of leading humanitarian Helen Keller’s birthday. Announcement from Deafblind Australia: “We are delighted to share an important milestone for the global Deafblind community. The United Nations (UN) General Assembly has officially announced 27th June as the International Day of Deafblindness, beginning in 2025. This historic recognition […]
Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the leading preventable cause of hearing loss in newborns, yet awareness remains low. To support early intervention and prevention, we’ve released new fact sheets based on expert insights from our 2024 Virtual National Deafness Sector Summit, Protecting Young Ears: Navigating Disease and Medication Risks. One of the Summit’s key presentations explored […]
Some chemotherapy drugs can cause damage to the inner ear, which can result in hearing loss. New research shows this damage can be permanent, persisting more than a decade after treatment. In a study published in JAMA Oncology, researchers looked at 100 people who had been treated with cisplatin for testicular cancer, with a median […]
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