Research
Ear Science Institute researcher receives WA’s Near-miss Award for gene therapy
Perth scientist Dr Elaine Wong has received a $100,000 grant from the WA Near-miss Award (WANMA) Ideas Grants program to...
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Smartphone app used with otoscope accurately diagnoses acute otitis media
A new smartphone app which uses artificial intelligence can accurately diagnose acute otitis media (AOM) by connecting to an otoscope,...
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Drug to be trialled with cochlear implantation to reduce loss of residual hearing
An American biotechnology company will trial giving its new investigational drug to cochlear implant recipients to see if it reduces...
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Leading audiologist Sandra Bellekom nominated for 2024 Western Australian of the Year
Ear Science Institute Australia CEO Associate Professor Sandra Bellekom has been nominated for BHP’s 2024 Western Australian of the Year...
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Macquarie University team propose new theory on how humans hear; neural circuitry
New brain research by a Macquarie University team debunks a 75-year-old theory about how humans hear and determine where sounds...
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Gene therapy restores hearing in baby and children with genetic deafness
Pioneering gene therapy has restored hearing in a British baby born with profound genetic deafness, along with other children in...
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Perth study finds better acoustic design reduces hospital noise
Noise levels in hospitals are never conducive to healing but Perth researchers have found noise can be significantly reduced in...
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National Acoustic Laboratories and Ear Science Institute Australia partner to combat hearing loss
A new partnership between Ear Science Institute Australia (ESIA) and the National Acoustic Laboratories (NAL) will bring hearing researchers from...
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Seven WA childhood hearing initiatives to benefit from Telethon funds
Seven hearing-related projects and services that benefit children will receive funds from Western Australia’s Telethon appeal in 2024. They range...
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Trials planned for Perth researchers’ nasal spray to prevent ear infections
A nasal spray invented by researchers from Telethon Kids Institute and The University of Western Australia to prevent childhood ear...
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