Month: November 2022

Ms Alison King1 1Hearing Australia, Doncaster, Australia This presentation will review demographic data for aided/implanted children aged under 12 years, to investigate whether the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic have had an effect on initial hearing aid fittings. Whilst Hearing...

Dr Pia Watkins1,2, Ms Katie Neal1,2, Ms Tess Ansell1, Ms Joanna McAdam1 1The Shepherd Centre, Sydney, Australia, 2Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia Purpose: This study explores the current landscape of research in unilateral hearing loss referenced to clinical outcomes and practice...

Dr Traci Flynn1, Ms Kate  Rutledge, Mr John Eakin, Ms  Amy  Mival, Ms  Michele Clapin 1Hearing Australia, Sydney, Australia Serious ear and hearing difficulties adversely affect one in three Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in Australia.  The Hearing Assessment...

Dr Traci Flynn, Ms. Carrie Sutherland, Ms Lara Hernandez, Ms Laura  Button, Ms  Yaeln Kim, Ms Tessa Barrie 1Hearing Australia, Sydney, Australia “Without data you’re just another person with an opinion” W. Edwards Deming As part of Hearing Australia’s First...

A/Prof. Shani Dettman1, Dr Dawn Choo1, Ms Chayann Fonseka1, Ms Elysia To1, Ms Kanyi Wang1, Ms Saffrey Brown1, Ms Sumail Singh1, Dr Peter Carew1 1The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia “Without data you’re just another person with an opinion” W....

Kelly Nicholls1 1Healthy Hearing Program, CYCHS, Qld Health, Nundah, Australia “Without data you’re just another person with an opinion” W. Edwards Deming Each year, the Healthy Hearing Program (HHP) diagnoses babies with mild permanent hearing losses (MPHL), despite these hearing...

Dr Rachael Beswick1 1Queensland Health, Brisbane, Australia “Without data you’re just another person with an opinion” W. Edwards Deming Since its establishment in 2004, data has been an integral part of the Healthy Hearing program. From humble beginnings with floppy...

Rachael Hyder1, Mrs Uma Senaka1, Ms Shantelle Lucas-Ballie2 1University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Otitis media (OM) is one of the leading causes of disease among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the...

Mrs Vikki Van Zyl1 1University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand The purpose of the presentation is to discuss evidence gathered regarding the feasibility of the use of the Functional Listening Index – Paediatric (FLI-P®) for the assessment of auditory behaviour...

Dr Zara Gray1,2,4, Libby Smith2, A/Prof Amy Gray1,2,3, A/Prof Valerie Sung1,2 1Macquarie School of Education, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, 2Prevention Innovation, Population Health, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia, 3Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia,...