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Cardiovascular factors, including higher stroke risk and hypertension, were associated with incidence and/or progression of hearing loss among participants aged older than 50 years at baseline. Image: anatoliycherkas/stock.adobe.com.

Ear conditions

Framingham Offspring Study finds improving your health could help maintain your hearing

by Helen Carter

October 25, 2025

People with poorer health in older age are more likely to see a sharper decline in their hearing than those...

The researchers said their observational study was the first to identify that reduced risk depends on early intervention for hearing loss. Image: zinkevych/stock.adobe.com.

Dementia

New analysis suggests younger hearing aid wearers have 61% lower risk of dementia

by Helen Carter

August 23, 2025

A new analysis of the Framingham Heart Study suggests hearing aid wearers under age 70 have a reduced risk of...

Adults were more concerned about the stigma of hearing loss than hearing aids, with many describing modern hearing aids as discreet, high-tech, and helpful. Image: Microgen/stock.adobe.com.

Research

Research finds one in three adults keep hearing loss a secret due to stigma

by Helen Carter

August 12, 2025

One in three adults aged over 50 are keeping their hearing loss a secret, often because they fear being judged,...

Falls of Australians aged over 65 years old cost the health system more than $2.8 billion annually, the new guidelines say. Image: Wesley/peopleimages.com/stock.adobe.com.

Ear conditions

New falls guidelines urge hearing assessment on aged care admission and annually

by Helen Carter

July 14, 2025

New Australian falls guidelines recommend facilitating access to hearing assessment and management for people in residential aged care facilities (RACS)...

The study provides the first evidence that, among US women, a higher number of pregnancies is independently associated with hearing loss. Image: Rido/stock.adobe.com.

Research

Link between multiple pregnancies and hearing loss but pill appears protective; study

by Helen Carter

June 11, 2025

A new study suggests a link between multiple pregnancies and hearing loss, and that the contraceptive pill appears protective against...

The Macquarie University study found regular intake of fish seemed to reduce the risk of age-related hearing loss but it is the only study globally so far to have found this. Image: D/stock.adobe.com.

Report

Nutrition and hearing health

by Staff Writer

May 29, 2025

Sydney audiologist DR CELENE MCNEILL and Macquarie University Hearing postdoctoral Research Fellow and dietitian DR DIANA TANG discuss the potential...

$The population attributable fraction of dementia cases attributed to hearing loss was larger in the study of community-dwelling people than previously estimated. Image: NDABCREATIVITY/stock.adobe.com.$

Dementia

Up to a-third of dementia cases could be due to hearing loss, study suggests

by Helen Carter

April 21, 2025

Nearly one in three cases of incident dementia could be attributable to audiometric hearing loss, much larger than previously estimated,...

The WHD 2024 panel discussion at Macquarie University, from left, facilitator Dr Caitlin Barr, Michele Nealon, Professor Patrick McNeil, Joshua Sealy and Nomiki Lau. Image: Chris Barlow.

Hearing research institutions

Macquarie University Hearing’s World Hearing Day celebrations to shine a light on hearing health

by Helen Carter

February 13, 2025

Macquarie University Hearing (MUH) will celebrate World Hearing Day (WHD) on Monday 3 March 2025 with an event focussing on...

The Royal Commission into Aged Care found people in aged care do not receive regular hearing checks. Image: Pixelshot/stock.adobe.com.

Soapbox

Optimising health, wellbeing and independence in aged care

by Staff Writer

February 2, 2025

BY PROFESSOR PIERS DAWES About 90% of the 213,400 people in Australian residential aged care communities have a hearing impairment,...

Farmer Craig Bowes found it increasingly hard to hear people in noisy or crowded spaces and was motivated to act after talking with farmer friends who use a hearing aid at social events such as a party or the pub. Image: Hearing Australia.

Research

Hearing Australia survey suggests one in every two adults has hearing problems

by Helen Carter

January 13, 2025

One in every two Australian adults over age 25 admit to having hearing problems and being concerned about it but...

Study exposes gaps in hearing care for those in residential aged care

Presbycusis (age related)

Framingham Offspring Study finds improving your health could help maintain your hearing

New analysis suggests younger hearing aid wearers have 61% lower risk of dementia

Research finds one in three adults keep hearing loss a secret due to stigma

New falls guidelines urge hearing assessment on aged care admission and annually

Link between multiple pregnancies and hearing loss but pill appears protective; study

Nutrition and hearing health

Up to a-third of dementia cases could be due to hearing loss, study suggests

Macquarie University Hearing’s World Hearing Day celebrations to shine a light on hearing health

Optimising health, wellbeing and independence in aged care

Hearing Australia survey suggests one in every two adults has hearing problems

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