ACE Audiology Melbourne | Audiologist

ACE Audiology Melbourne

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25.01.2022 This is our new brief video showing our range of services with our new coloured logo. Hope you enjoy

24.01.2022 The Hearing Services Program (HSP), previously known as the Office of Hearing Services, has made a number of changes effective from 1 October 2019. The most important and far reaching change has been to allow eligible pensioners and and veterans of the HSP to obtain a voucher directly from their Hearing Provider without first obtaining a medical authorisation. This is in line with changes made by the US Food and Drug Administration that removed the medical clearance requirem...ent in 2017. The benefit is a less complex pathway for entry into the program. The real benefit is eligible clients get access to assistance more promptly. The medical practitioner is however still a very important provider in that they come across so many individuals with hearing impairment in the course of they daily work, making them the first usually to identify a problem and recommend an appropriate course of action.

21.01.2022 What is the Cost of a Good Hearing Aid? This question is somewhat linked to your specific listening needs, however I can provide a broad indication of the price range of hearing instruments in the market today. To start with I'd like to use a car analogy. If you think about a car, you usually see there are different models such as 1, 3,5, 7 and so on. All of these cars look pretty similar but as you go up in number the trim and internal fittings are added or upgraded until yo...u reach the ultimate. The price of hearing aids is similar to the car analogy. The least featured models have a lower number designation. The lower end of the hearing aid range are around $2,500 to $3500 a pair and the high end can be up to $10,000 to $12,000 a pair. Not everyone requires the most valuable device and a good discussion with your Audiologist can define the level of investment appropriate to your hearing goals. ACE Audiology is and independent and family owned business. We are not aligned with or employed by any manufacturer so our advice is truly independent. Feel free to pay us a visit to discuss your hearing needs. We are now open in Glen Iris as well as Bulleen for your convenience.

19.01.2022 The New Styletto X by Sivantos The updated Styletto X has 20% more rechargeable power and now comes with exchangeable receivers in all power levels to suit most degrees of hearing loss. It operates automatically, is iPhone compatible and has excellent bluetooth streaming of media. Further features in the hearing aid can be accessed by your smart phone and is capable of remote tele-health support. Simply elegant.

15.01.2022 The Victorian Government enacted Stage 4 Restrictions on Sunday 2 August to apply until Sunday 13 September. ACE Audiology, being part of Allied Health is an exempt business and continues to operate to provide hearing and balance services to the public. Please note there exist no travel distance restrictions to attend a Medical or Allied Health Care appointment. We have put in place our Covid Infection Control process some time ago and you can rest assured we take this very s...eriously. ACE Audiology was amongst the first to construct a reception perspex safety barrier, institute temperature checks, hand wash on arrival, waiting room restrictions and conduct an exposure history questionnaire. All surfaces and instruments are disinfected after each client session ends to ensure safety. ACE Audiology looks forward to being of service to all those who require our support during this difficult time. Dr Yazdaneh Galt Principal Audiologist/Director ACE Audiology

12.01.2022 How to Protect your Hearing Aid from Loss The wonder of hearing great again with your new hearing aids can end in momentary despair when you suddenly find your cherished hearing aids, your passport to the hearing world, are not where you left them. So to help you minimise the risk and grief I have set out some suggestions to protect your valuable investment. 1. The most important first step is insure your hearing aids on your home contents policy. Whilst some high end hearing... aids come with a 12 month loss replacement policy, it is easy to forget to follow up with insuring your hearing aids. It is therefore recommended you do so immediately you pick them up from your hearing aid dispenser. 2. Face masks in this era of Covid 19 are a huge risk for losing hearing aids. When you take the mask off take extra care to ensure your hearing aids remain in place. 3. Removing a jumper is another high risk activity as the process can easily catch up with the hearing aids and be lost. Take them off first or make sure you double check they have not be dislodged from behind your ear. 4. Putting hearing aids temporarily into your pocket is another high risk activity. It is easy to forget and reaching into your pocket to retrieve a tissue or keys can have them come out as well and onto the ground and lost forever. 5. Combing long hair, particularly for women, runs the risk of the comb catching the hearing aid, so again take great care in these activities 6. Leaving hearing aids on a bench is another risk. Mixed up with lolly wrappers they can be indistinguishable and may end up in the bin when someone sweeps down the table top. Always put them into a container. 7. Pets love the smell of ear wax and will chew them into pieces if given but one opportunity. Even the most angelic pet cannot resist their natural instinct of being drawn to earwax. Always secure your hearing aids in a its case or charger when not in use. I hope these tips can assist you to ensure a long life with your hearing aids and avoid expensive replacements. Let us know by reply to this post of any unique situations you have encountered with your own hearing aids. I do recall one parent hiring a metal detector and walking a bush trail and they eventually found their child's very expensive hearing aids. One other had their hearing aids fall into the chicken warmer at a store but fortunately they were found by the attentive staff and returned to their owner.

11.01.2022 *Coronaviris Update* To all our valued client, as an essential service, ACE Audiology remains open. We are taking infection control very seriously and have installed a comprehensive reception screen barrier for your protection and that of staff.... In addition we provide hand wash on arrival and separate appointments in time to avoid multiple persons in the waiting room. Over the counter hearing aid repairs are drop off and collect on call back to minimise proximity. Hearing Aids are only touched with a gloved hand and containers are used for receipt and hand back of service items. We regularly disinfect surfaces, aerosol the air space and wipe down door handles routinely. You are encouraged to bring a mask. We are always wearing our own when in patient contact even if you don't have yours along for the appointment. So please rest assured you should feel safe and secure when attending our office. We also provide phone support as may be required from to time. I look forward to seeing you whenever you come to attend. If you have any specific questions please feel free to give us a call on 9850 8888 during office hours.

11.01.2022 WHICH BRAND OF HEARING AID IS BEST? This is a question often posed to Audiologit's from patients seeking the optimal solution to their hearing difficulties. There are 8 main brands available in Australia providing a wealth of choice. Working at which one is best requires teamwork with your practitioner to sort out your "pain points" and to then craft a product proposal that can address them. Not every hearing aid will have everything you want, so some degree of compromise is ...necessary. For example evaluating how important rechargeability might be versus connectivity to smart phones or overall size might be some of the considerations necessary. I have copied here an image of just one Sivantos product known as the "Silk". This device is designed to fit up to 80% of ears and can be controlled from a smart phone or run in automatic mode as you may prefer. For this month and January we are running a 10% off the normal RRP on the Silk. ACE Audiology is always happy to work with its patients to find their optimal solution. There is no "one" hearing aid that is best for everyone. I am always very happy to take a visit to see what we can do for you.

09.01.2022 Amazing thing happens when you are on Audiology rounds in the outback. Thanks to Paul Hickey

09.01.2022 Semi Circular Canal Dehiscence The following video clip discusses this rare condition in which absence of bone around a part of the semi circular canals, important for balance function, has an unnatural opening. As a consequence individuals with the condition can hear internal physiological sounds like the sound of their eyes moving in their head, neck stretches and vascular sounds. Additionally, sudden changes in intracranial pressure from sneezing or coughing can induce symptoms of vertigo. A surgical treatment option exists which is discussed more fully in the video https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3780808998615978

07.01.2022 The Medicare Benefits Schedule Review Taskforce Report from Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Clinical Committee - 2019 has released its draft review and is now calling for stakeholder input. The committee has done excellent work and made a number of important recommendations. If accepted the most important change will be permitting General Practitioners to refer directly to Audiologists in the community under Medicare and have the client then receive a rebate. This is contingent on stakeholder feedback and Ministerial approval. It is unclear why the committee has not included vestibular assessments as part of the package proposing GP be able to refer to an Audiologist under Medicare.

03.01.2022 It was an interesting development to read about the Ear Science Institute receiving a grant to develop a silk based eardrum that would become living tissue. https://lnkd.in/eBT5XWV This follows on from a TED talk in 2014 "The Magnificence of Spider Silk" when the speaker predicted that silk could be used as a scaffold to encourage nerve regrowth. She possibly didn't imagine this remarkable development though. I'll put that link in another post.

02.01.2022 If we treated glasses like hearing aids: https://youtu.be/LJog3HUITFk

01.01.2022 The Magnificence of Spider Silk This is the remarkable 2014 Ted talk that foretold the emergence of silk in biotechnology. We now have a silk ear drum to be tested. This could be a fantastic development if proved especially with our indigenous communities that suffer significantly from so much ear disease. https://www.ted.com//cheryl_hayashi_the_magnificence_of_sp