Paediatrics
BHP donation to Healthy Hearing Outback program will improve access to services
BHP has donated $825,000 to Ear Science Institute Australia‘s philanthropic arm – the Gift of Hearing – to improve access...
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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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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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AIHW report finds hearing-impaired people receive the least NDIS funding
About 25,000 Australians with hearing impairment receive National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) support but they receive the least funds among...
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NSW school showcases soundfield technology to improve listening
A primary school in NSW is showcasing how it is using new technology to ensure students with and without hearing...
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Research on vaccines to prevent ‘glue ear’ in top 10 NHMRC projects
Research on vaccines to prevent otitis media in First Nations children has been named in the NHMRC’s latest top 10...
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Parents urged to reduce earbud and headphone noise exposure risk to kids
Children and teenagers are being increasingly exposed to noise health risks through their use of earbuds and headphones, US researchers...
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Hearing loss found in 43% of First Nations people: report
More than two in five Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged seven and over were found to have hearing...
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