Story Category: Hearing
“It’s not just about hearing – it’s about connecting”: an interview with Osher Günsberg
By Alex Creece Osher Günsberg is a jack of many trades – an author, a presenter, a podcaster, Board Director at SANE Australia, and the television personality whose rose mathematics inform us how many hearts will be broken each night on The Bachelor Australia and its spin-offs. Recently, I had the privilege of sitting down […]
Listed in: Hearing, hearing aidsDeafness no Barrier to Music
Chelsea is a twenty-three-year-old musician from Newcastle, NSW, who has been deaf since early childhood. Nonetheless, Chelsea is a talented and passionate multi-instrumentalist, specialising in drums and percussion, and encourages others to use what they’ve got in order to pursue their goals.
Listed in: Hearing, hearing aids, MusicWhy music gives you chills
Many experience a shudder, a chill, and even goosebumps when listening to an engrossing piece of music. Although some mystery still surrounds these musical chills, studies suggest that the sensation is highly linked to our emotions and personality.
Listed in: Hearing, MusicStigma, hearing loss and helping the young
You would be forgiven for thinking that hearing loss is just something that effects older people, I used to think the same thing. However, in recent times, I’ve being proven wrong. Hearing loss is not an evil monster that targets only old age pensioners. It is something that can affect anyone, of any age, at any time, for any number of reasons.
Listed in: Hearing, hearing aidsSynaesthesia: Music in Colour
The word synaesthesia literally means “union of senses” and is a condition in which people’s senses are joined. They might hear a certain musical note or see a colour and taste a flavour or smell a perfume. For example, for a synesthete the sound of a middle C might induce a flash of navy blue while for another eating a piece of chocolate might induce a feeling in their fingertips.
Listed in: Hearing, MusicHip Hop through deaf ears
Music was an integral part of growing up. Hip Hop quickly became the soundtrack to my life. The moment I heard it I knew it was the one. I became engrossed with the Hip-Hop culture: DJ’ing, breakdancing, graffiti and most importantly rap music; my head was nodding long before I heard the emcee start spitting their verse. “What was that? I’ve heard this song before, my Dad used to play this jazz record, but it sounds… different.”
Listed in: Hearing, hearing aids, MusicDog ate my hearing aid
By Vivian Hoang I once saw a client – let’s call her Lily – that came in because her dog had chewed her hearing aids. Lily had managed without her hearing aids for months because she was too embarrassed to tell her audiologist what had happened. She became motivated to book an appointment when she […]
Listed in: HearingThe magic of elephant ears
By Julia Schmitt Like humans elephants are highly social animals and sound plays an important role in their lives. Low-pitched sound waves are long and bend around objects in the landscape. These waves can travel across very long distances and there is evidence elephants use these sounds to detect storms and each other. Elephants produce […]
Listed in: HearingThe Animal Singdom
By Yovina Khiroya Some time ago, I saw a client who talked to me about her singing cockatoo. It triggered for me a flashback to childhood times when I’d visit a plant farm with my parents that housed a singing cockatoo. It was a funny, ruffled looking thing with the croakiest voice. This clients story […]
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