It’s a wrap! 2024 Gift of Hearing Dinner huge success
The annual Gift of Hearing Appeal dinner was held last Thursday in the beautiful Perth State Buildings. The evening was a testament to the unwavering support of our community of…
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Telethon grant to fund vital research project in remote Aboriginal communities
Our researchers have been awarded a research grant from the Channel 7 Telethon Trust to advance ear and hearing services in the Pilbara. Indigenous children in the Pilbara region carry…
Ear Science Researcher Wins Dr Harry Blackmore Award
Congratulations to Ear Science Researcher Dr Robert Eikelboom for winning the 2017 Dr Harry Blackmore Award. Dr Eikebloom was given the award in recognition of his significant contribution to improving…
Ear Science helps little Keenan hear for the first time!
On the surface, three-year-old Keenan’s striking baby blues may be a feature of envy for many of the people he meets. But beneath their brilliant exterior, this little boy’s eye…
Key grant awarded to innovative implant
All science begins with a question; how can we do this better? How can we fix this? How can we cure that? This is no more apparent than with the…
A gift unlike any other
When speaking to the Chairman of Ear Science Institute Australia, it is easy to get swept up in the enthusiasm and passion he has for the organisation. But how deep…
Lions Hearing Clinics on the hunt for unwanted hearing aids
Hearing aids, despite their miniature sizing, are a technological masterpiece. With the use of the latest technological advances, these devices can deliver sound to people who have been lacking clarity…
Hearing and Tinnitus Advice Line
You’ve heard us talking about #FlatteningTheCurveOnLoneliness for people with hearing loss. Today, we’re launching a new phone service to help. While you’ve been social distancing, you may have noticed a…
Lions Hearing Aid Bank
According to the World Health Organisation over 466 million people globally are affected by a ‘disabling hearing loss’ – meaning everyday sounds, like light traffic and general conversational speech, cannot…
Looking ahead to clear waters
Our Gift of Hearing Appeal swim team is continuing to train hard for the upcoming swim from Cottesloe to Rottnest. We caught up with the team on the weekend to…
Access to Better Ear Care In WA’s Remote Communities Wins Award
Ear Science Institute Australia’s researcher Chris Brennan-Jones has won the Premier’s Exxonmobil Student Scientist of the Year Award for his work to improve access to critical ear health assessments in…
Our 500th Cochlear Implant Milestone
In late 2015, Ear Science Institute Australia restored hearing to its 500th cochlear implant recipient. Sixty six-year-old grandfather Alex McKay received the implant through the Ear Science Clinic (formerly the Hearing Implant Centre),…
EnginEars turns up volume on children with hearing loss
Community Services Minister Tony Simpson today launched EnginEars – the state’s most ambitious hearing implant program for kids. Helping newborn babies, children, and teenagers with severe hearing loss, the EnginEars…
Polly’s Story: Bone conduction implant recipient
I am thrilled that, for the first time, I have a near-perfect hearing. I had very low expectations for the effectiveness of bone-anchored hearing aids when I was first referred…