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Isobel's Ears: October 2013
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Isobel's journey from frustration to freedom. Saturday, 5 October 2013. A Year (and a bit) of Bionic Hearing. So, It has been a whole year (and a bit) now since Isobel had her implant and was switched on! What a difference it has made to our lives. We were told today by her therapist that she has almost completed all of her auditory. Goals That means that she has almost finished 'learning to listen' and will be 'listening to learn'. Amazing! This doesn't mean that's the end of AVT, not by a long shot!
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Isobel's Ears: The End of an Era
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Isobel's journey from frustration to freedom. Saturday, 21 May 2016. The End of an Era. It's been over two years since my last post. The CI mapping and HA programming were set up, all was as it should be, we settled into our new 'normal' life - no real updates on the hearing front. I needn't have worried, Isobel was marvellous! She upgraded to a d-coil and was able to hear sounds as low as 25 decibels. She 'performed' very well in all the tests she was asked to do, the doctor said she was fantastic!
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Isobel's Ears: Familiar Sounds Audiogram
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Isobel's journey from frustration to freedom. This is a really good example for explaining the hearing levels of every day sounds. In the middle of the audiogram there is a part called the “Speech Banana.” Most of the sounds of speech fall into that range of pitches and loudness. Our goal for Isobel is for her to be able to hear in or above the Speech Banana with her hearing aid and cochlear implant, that way giving her access to the sounds of speech. Would love to hear from you. Turn On My Ears! Isobel ...
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From a deaf nurse - Lucy's story – Break the Sound Barrier
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Donate to the campaign. From a deaf nurse – Lucy’s story. Aug 12, 2016. During my 2nd year placement I was asked to wear a badge saying ‘I am deaf,’ what gives my mentor the right to request this? I managed to complete my course and landed my first job as a nurse on a general mixed surgical and medical ward, everything went well. I decided to leave the clinic altogether and apply for a job through a nursing agency who did not require references. I worked hard on many wards and received a positive fee...
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Hearing Health News Archives – Break the Sound Barrier
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Donate to the campaign. ACT Parties Respond to Hearing Health Priority. Oct 13, 2016. In the lead up to the ACT election we’ve asked all the major parties to agree to putting hearing as a national health priority on the agenda at COAG if they win government on October 15. […] Read More. Media Release – Parties unite to make ACT a leader in hearing health reform. Oct 13, 2016. ACT Election – ACT Labor responds. Oct 12, 2016. ACT election – Canberra Liberals respond. Oct 12, 2016. Oct 6, 2016. Aug 26, 2016.
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Stories Archive – Break the Sound Barrier
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Donate to the campaign. To build support for our campaign, we need to share our stories and our experiences. Use the form on the right to share your story. Do you have a video to share? Upload it to Youtube and then put the link in the body of your story text. Remember, everyone’s story is different, and the more stories we share, the more faces we can put to our campaign, the greater the impact we’ll all have. Senator Rachel Siewert – Mum’s story. Worth the journey – Victoria’s story. I was born with a ...
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Worth the journey - Victoria's story – Break the Sound Barrier
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Donate to the campaign. Worth the journey – Victoria’s story. Aug 18, 2016. I received my first pair of hearing aids shortly after being diagnosed with hearing loss at three years of age. A new round of assessments found that my hearing had deteriorated. I said, ‘Oh my goodness, I can hear the ‘S’ and ‘SH’ sounds’ – I really hadn’t heard them well before. The surgery was a massive success. It’s amazing the things I can hear now – like the sound of the fridge! Sign up using Facebook:. We will not share yo...
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About our campaign – Break the Sound Barrier
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Donate to the campaign. Break the Sound Barrier is a movement that aims to make sure people with a hearing health issue are included and listened to by all levels of government. The first step towards this is to make hearing health and well-being a national health priority. With one in six Australians affected, there are over 4 million Australians who would benefit with this. This will unlock more funding for services, more investment in research and better community education. Access to hearing checks s...
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Events Archive – Break the Sound Barrier
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National inquiry into hearing health and wellbeing – Break the Sound Barrier
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Donate to the campaign. National inquiry into hearing health and wellbeing. Scroll down to make a submission. Here’s what you need to know. Person or organisation can make a submission before 23 December, 2016. Submissions must refer to at least one. Of the Inquiry’s Terms of Reference. These are the questions you are invited to answer in your submission. Cover Letter and Submissions. Submissions can be lodged electronically in Microsoft Word, PDF or plain text format; as a video; and also by post. Cover...
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