Research Update

Hearing Loss Increases in USA Teenagers by 31%

Hearing loss among American teenagers rose by approximately 31% from 1988-1994 to 2005-2006, according to a study published in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association). In the year 2005-2006 one fifth of all US kids had some level of hearing loss (August 2010).  Read more

Antioxidants to Protect Hearing

Dr Srdjan Vlajkovic from the University of Auckland has received funding from the Royal National Institute for Deaf People ("RNID") in the United Kingdom to study a drug called ADAC.  ADAC encourages the bodys own systems to remove free radicals.  Dr Vlajkovic is investigating whether it can protect against hearing loss caused by exposure to noise (April 2009).  Read more 

Noise Induced Hearing Loss in Aerobic Class Goers

Research conducted by a University of Canterbury Masters of Audiology student, Eyal Goel, suggests that if you attend an aerobics class regularly without wearing hearing protection, you may be at risk of developing a noise induced hearing loss (April 2009).  Read more

How Tinnitus Develops

The Vestibular and Auditory Research Group at the University of Otago Medical School, led by Professor Paul Smith, Associate Professor Cynthia Darlington and Dr Yiwen Zheng, has recently been conducting research into how tinnitus develops and testing drugs that might be effective in treating the condition (April 2009).  Read more 

Audiological Staffing Levels

New Zealand is facing a major shortage of audiologists which will significantly impact on the hearing health of both young and old (July 2008).  Read more

Noise-induced Hearing Loss -
Best Practice in Management and Prevention

A review of literature, practices and policies for the New Zealand context commissioned by Accident Compensation Corporation and prepared by the University of Auckland in 2008.

Visit the Accident Compensation Corporation website to download a copy of the full report.

A$3.6 million for Hearing Loss Prevention Research

The Australian Government will fund A$3.6 million to five separate groups for research into ways to prevent avoidable hearing loss (August 2008).  Read more

  

Listen Hear! The Economic Impact and Cost of Hearing Loss in Australia

Access Economics Ltd (Australia) has published a significant report on the full economic impact of hearing loss in Australia.

Visit the Access Economics website to download a copy of the full report.

Is Australia Listening?

Australian Hearing conducted a survey in 2008 of 1,000 Australians and has published the results in " Is Australia Listening? Attitudes to Hearing Loss"

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