Hearing professionals seeing a rise in lost hearing aids as a result of mask wearing
Mask use has become second nature to us over the past 18 months, but their presence on our faces hasn't been smooth sailing for everyone. Hearing professionals are seeing a rise in hearing aids being…AHANZ Relief for Aucklanders as most allied health services open
Revised guidelines mean that most allied health professionals in Auckland can now open. Under Alert Level 4 and most of Alert Level 3, allied health practitioners like chiropractors, audiologists, a…Read more about 'AHANZ Relief for Aucklanders as most allied health services open'...
World Allied Health Professions Day
Allied health workers seek a fair go New Zealand’s 30,000-strong allied health workforce is using World Allied Health Professionals Day to voice frustration at what it sees as inconsistencies in the w…Proposed amendment to the ACC legislation – September 2021
The Minister for ACC Hon Carmel Sepuloni has announced a suite of proposed amendments to the ACC legislation including a reduction of the threshold for injury related hearing loss cover from 6% to …Read more about 'Proposed amendment to the ACC legislation – September 2021'...
Allied health professionals say they're under-utilised
Source: Nine To Noon RNZ Listen to the audio here > Allied health professionals who work alongside doctors, nurses and dentists say they are being under-utilised and could help deliver better healt…Read more about 'Allied health professionals say they're under-utilised'...
Hearing loss an increasing problem - but it's not hard to reduce the risks
Source: Stuff.co.nz Katrina Light OPINION: There is no current cure for dementia, so prevention needs to be the focus. As a recent Stuff article reported, the risk factor with the greatest poten…Read more about 'Hearing loss an increasing problem - but it's not hard to reduce the risks'...
APD features in Māori TV News item
Source: Māori Television Follow the story of seven year old Poi, whose learning difficulties were attributed by her school to her being bilingual in Te Reo and English, before she was found to have a…
Budget 2021: Relief at funding announcement - More to receive the gift of hearing
Source: New Zealand Doctor New Zealand’s two cochlear implant providers are delighted that today’s Budget finally includes a sustained funding increase to better meet the growing demand for these lif…
New BloHidden plight: One in six Kiwis affected by hearing loss Post
Source: Sunday Morning In New Zealand, hearing loss affects almost one in six Kiwis. Clinical audiologist Karen Pullar says a sense of stigma can delay people from getting help. According to the Wor…Read more about 'New BloHidden plight: One in six Kiwis affected by hearing loss Post'...
