When we have busy professional clients, here at Edgecliff Hearing, we find there are a couple of concerns they have in common. Firstly the need for a discrete hearing aid which their business associates are less likely to notice. Secondly, when the client is time poor, they find taking time out to get a hearing … Read more
For Hearing Emergencies phone Sydney 02 9327 8280. Sensorineural or Sudden Hearing Loss affecting one ear is regularly seen at Edgecliff Hearing. This condition may require urgent steroid treatment. Patients often report that they had cold or flu symptoms just prior tot he Sudden Hearing Loss. Patients may incorrectly self-diagnose as having a cerumen build … Read more
Edgecliff Hearing audiologists are skilled at testing and rehabilitating hearing of all ages. We have the latest Otoacoustic Emissions technology that is particularly suitable for testing ear function for babies below the age of 6 months. Otoacoustic emissions are sounds given off by the inner ear when the cochlea is stimulated by a sound. When sound … Read more
We are delighted to welcome to the team Claire Crichton who will be working from our Edgecliff offices in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. If you are keen to update your hearing devices or get some advice on hearing problems, do call our offices and make an appointment with Claire, she would be pleased to … Read more
Audiologist Merren Davies attended the Oticon conference near Uluru (Ayers Rock) in April. Here she is with Thomas Behrens, Head of Audiology with Oticon at the recent Oticon conference.
Sudden Hearing Loss is a sudden drop in hearing in (typically) one ear. For the one in 20,000 individuals who experiences this sudden hearing loss each year, it can be a terrifying experience. The reason for the hearing loss is mostly unknown, however it is often suspected that a virus has caused inflammation inside the … Read more
Noise induced hearing loss is the second most common cause of adult onset hearing loss (genetics is the most common cause). Hearing loss due to work related activities is also called ‘industrial deafness‘. Common industries which can cause industrial deafness are: electrical and plumbing mining and engineering factories and processing industry agriculture and farm operators … Read more
Edgecliff Hearing has been awarded a contract by the Australian Federal Government to provide free hearing services to eligible patients. What free services are provided? a full hearing assessment advice and support about your hearing loss if needed, the fitting of an appropriate hearing device contribution to maintenance and repair of hearing devices Who is … Read more
Edgecliff Hearing audiologist Phillippa Hunt is contracted by the Federal Government’s Australian Hearing Specialist Programme for Indigenous Australians (AHSPIA) to provide outreach hearing services to Australia’s most remote Communities. Phillippa reports “Hearing loss through middle ear disease is endemic throughout remote Australia. It has far-reaching consequences on individuals’ lives ranging from education to the judicial … Read more
Cochlear Limited would like to invite you to participate in research. The types of research activities include clinical trials, usability sessions with prototype products and software, focus on groups and/or completing online surveys. These activities vary in time commitment. The requirements would be clearly outlined prior to any commitment on your behalf. These research activities … Read more
Hearing in only one ear is called ‘single sided deafness’ or SSD for short. SSD makes it extremely difficult to follow a conversation in background noise. Other problems associated with SSD include: inability to tell where a sound is coming from greater fatigue at the end of the day due to straining to hear a … Read more
One of our founding audiologists Merren Davies was interviewed on the TV show Studio 10 about dangerous hearing levels. Here’s a clip from the interview. Are you interested in getting your hearing checked? Contact our offices for an appointment today. Click here for the details.
Edgecliff Hearing’s audiologist Merren Davies recently presented at the St Vincent’s Journal Club to give an overview of advances in Hearing Aid Technology. The St Vincent’s Journal Club is a quarterly meeting attended by medical specialists, audiologists and researchers from St Vincent’s Hospital, the Garvan Institute and the University of New South Wales. Edgecliff Hearing … Read more
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