Category: Research

Hearing loss closely linked to dementia and the potential devastating loss of Australian indigenous culture

31 August 2021

World leading research into the link between hearing loss and dementia, undertaken by Dr Dona Jayakody, Senior Research Audiologist and her team at Ear Science Institute Australia, in collaboration with…

Community, News, Research

Online community for West Australians with hearing loss

29 July 2021

Would you like to connect with other like-minded people online? Do you have hearing problems or a hearing loss? You may be interested to join our ‘Listening Together’ Facebook page.…

News, Research

Australian research examines No.1 risk factor for dementia

23 July 2021

World-leading research at the Ear Science Institute Australia has been examining the link. “You should be concerned if you are struggling to hear in noisy places,” Dr Dona Jayakody told…

Research

Reduce the impact of Dementia

21 July 2021

With one in six Australians suffering from hearing loss, the world-renowned medical research organisation – we are urging adults aged over 65 to check their hearing to potentially reduce the…

News, Research, Treatment

The million dollar questions our health system needs answered

9 June 2021

The million dollar questions our health system needs answered https://www.earscience.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/01b-Dr-Dona-Jayakody-Listen-Up-Your-Memory-Might-Depend-On-It-Final-CAPS.mp4 Can you mend a broken heart? Will wearing hearing aids prevent dementia? What’s the best way to treat diabetes? How…

News, Research, Treatment

Australian research project trials tele-audiology services for cochlear recipients

27 May 2021

Tele-audiology is the delivery of audiological services from a distance and a new research project in Western Australia will investigate how it can be used to help people with cochlear…

Research

ClearDrum Grant

30 March 2021

Medtech grant brings West Australian invention using silkworms one step closer to market Yesterday, MTPConnect and Minister for Health, The Hon Greg Hunt MP announced $18.8 million in funding for…

News, Research

Research giants join forces for hearing impaired in Western Pacific Region

25 February 2021

Hearing loss sufferers worldwide will reap the rewards of three globally recognised research brands with Ear Science Institute Australia (ESIA), Curtin University and William Demant Foundation joining forces to establish…

Education, Research

Innovation tackled by the leaders of tomorrow

25 February 2021

Ear Science researcher and PhD candidate Azadeh Ebrahimi-Madiseh was awarded a place in the ‘Common Purpose, Global Leadership Experience’ conducted through The University of Western Australia. More than 350 applications…

Research

From snakes to ear aches: meet our new Research Fellow

25 February 2021

When Dr Abbie Francis applied for a position at Ear Science Institute Australia, she’d been following our work for some time. As a PhD student, Abbie had seen Adjunct Professor…

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