Sound is a precious gift. It enables us to communicate quickly over long distances, helps keep us safe in our daily lives. Enhances the cinema and listening to a sad song can make us cry like a baby. There is nothing else in the human experience that has as profound an effect on our lives …
Can anyone hear that besides me? That is a question 15 to 20 percent of Australians ask themselves every day. According to Better Health Australia this is the estimated number of people suffering from some degree of Tinnitus. What is Tinnitus? The simple answer to this question is that Tinnitus is when you hear sounds …
Kids love noisy toys. Parents may hate them but kids love anything that bangs, squeals or makes an annoying sound. Naturally, loving kids we like to see them happy so we buy noisy toys for them. This may not be such a good idea. Sounds travel as pressure waves. Our Secondary School physics taught us …
“Baby Driver” a recently released Hollywood thriller is a landmark film for the hearing impaired. It has been an uncommon event for movies to portray characters with hearing issues as part of popular culture. Rarer still, has it happened that actual hearing impaired actors were used to depict these parts. The Movie Edgar Wright, director …
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Once again, it is that time of year. August 20-26, the last full week of the month, is ‘Hearing Awareness Week’ in Australia. As you can imagine, this is a very special time for us at ‘Falls of Sound.’ We find it very satisfying to see the entire country making an effort to take hearing …
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Top 10 Tweets on Tinnitus, the workshop you do not want to miss! We are very excited to present our first Tinnitus workshop. This community orientated interactive and informative FREE workshop is a must for you and your partner. Causes of Tinnitus Is Tinnitus a sign of underlying illness? Taking control of Tinnitus Tinnitus treatment …
“Over the past month I have given several presentations on hearing awareness. While public speaking isn’t something that is traditionally the job of an audiologist, I believe spreading awareness about hearing loss is an essential service. Whether in the clinic discussing the importance of preventing and treating hearing loss to a client, or to a …
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