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High-pitched sounds cause seizures in old cats: Certain breeds more susceptible Date: April 27, 2015 Source: SAGE Publications Summary: Sharp high-pitched sounds have been found to cause seizures in older cats. The most commonly reported triggers were the sound of…

So here I am in Glasgow for the WTN 2015. This year had a record turn out of over 190 people. It was great to catch up with colleagues and friends while also getting straight into the serious side with papers and posters. There were some very good…

The Hearing Aid BRW Published 20 March 2015 Larissa Nicholson “Disrupting a cosy, overpriced industry”: customer-fitted hearing aid pioneers Dr Elaine Saunders and Professor Peter Blamey A hearing aid package which eliminates the need to visit a specialist has not…

I am on the Australian Standards committee looking at a revision of AS2107. This Standard deals with recommended indoor sound levels and reverberation times and we recently met for two days to review the over 500 comments received following the release…

It is good to see that modern technologies are being adapted to assist people with disabilities. I came across this today and thought how marvellous it would be if this or similar technology could be used assist those who have…

This article in the Australian today. We must continually remind our youngsters and indeed, some of the oldsters, to only listen to their devices at much lower levels. Many a time, I was on the bus travelling in to work and I could hear…

The Cooper report is getting a lot of attention. Today, Cooper will be doing a presentation in Portland to the local community. Meanwhile, Graham Lloyd in today’s Australian, has Cooper attacking Media Watch who will be running a story on…