How is your hearing?
Day to day we hear a range of sounds. Many are safe, but others are not – they may be too loud, or we listen to them for too long. Some people are more at risk of hearing damage or loss because of things they hear at home, work, or because of much loved past times like attending musical concerts. To assist in determining whether these activities might impact our hearing, institutions like Hearing Australia refer to them as contributing to our daily sound dose (or safe listening limits).
If you’re in need of a hearing check, the Hearing Australia bus will be visiting Whittlesea Library (Whittlesea Community and Activity Centre) on Wednesday 20 March from 9.00am—3.30pm with free 15-minute appointments available.
To book your appointment call Whittlesea Library on (03) 9716 3028!
If you’ve ever had your hearing feel muted, heard ringing in your ears, or your ears have felt ‘full’ after being exposed to loud or extended sound – these are signs that you have exceeded your daily sound dose. Exceeding safe listening limits can result in short- or long-term hearing damage.
Hearing loss can present as more than just hearing your environment in a muted way. A loss of clarity, difficulty hearing different pitches, trouble hearing certain speech sounds, or difficulty focusing hearing something like a conversation over background noise are all signs of potential hearing damage.
Some simple things we can do to prevent hearing loss include getting to know our daily sound dose, reducing sound exposure, and using hearing protections like earplugs and earmuffs when required.
Want to know more about hearing and sound? Check out the resources below online or reserve a book from our collection today:
Hear & beyond : live skillfully with hearing loss by Shari Eberts
Hearing-health advocates, consultants, and speakers Shari Eberts and Gael Hannan offer a new skills-based approach to hearing loss that is centered not on hearing better, but on communicating better. With honesty and humor, they share their own hearing loss journeys, and outline invaluable insights, strategies, and workarounds to help you engage with the world and be heard. You'll gain tips for navigating all areas impacted by hearing loss, including relationships, work, technology; strategies for adopting a new, empowering mindset towards your hearing loss; and communication behaviors that can make almost any listening situation manageable.
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The Spirit of Sound - Hearing Australia
The storybook is an initiative of the HAPEE program (Hearing Assessment Program - Early Ears). HAPEE is dedicated to reducing the high rates of hearing loss in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. Since 2019, the program has provided free, safe and simple hearing checks to more than 16,000 children aged 0 - 6 years not yet attending full time school in remote, regional and metro communities. This book was a collaboration with artist Davidner Hart, of the Noongar nation to develop this children's storybook, which aims to raise awareness about the importance of regular hearing checks early in life.