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25.01.2022 Another client smiling from ear to ear!! Our beautiful client loves playing PS4, watching the Simpson on his tablet and enjoys watching movies on his big screen TV, however, as he doesnt love wearing his hearing aids at home, he often has the sound up really loud! We came to the rescue fitting the new Audeara bluetooth headphones and he LOVES THEM and apparently wears them as much as possible!!!....... Why are they so good? Audeara allows you to: 1. do a simple hearing check through their free app to measure what you can hear, 2. optimises the sound of the headphones specific to your hearing results, 3. Gives you amazing sound quality so you can enjoy your favourite shows, games, music or phone calls with the clarity you need, without just adding volume!! Call Heart for a hearing on 0411521338 to trial these marital savers today!

24.01.2022 We have had an awesome few days driving around Brisbane, pumping Christmas songs (at a safe volume obviously) and delivering presents to our amazing clients, GP’s, retirement villages and nursing homes to say THANK YOU for all the support through 2020! It has made us feel so blessed to see our Heart for Hearing family smiling from ear to ear. From our family to yours, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and even better new year!

23.01.2022 DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO IS HARD OF HEARING BUT WON'T GET THEIR HEARING CHECKED? Do they often say: My hearing isnt that bad. I hear what I need to hear.... Other people mumble. They are not alone! Research shows that it can take people 7 years on average, from the time they 1st start to notice signs of a hearing loss, until they actually take the step to do something about it. Below is a link to tips and tricks, from Heart for Hearing, on how you can have that valuable conversation with your loved one and encourage them to stay connected to the ones they love and the things they love to do! Read more: https://heartforhearing.com.au/ive-told-you-for-the-hundre/

23.01.2022 Biggest shout out to all our PATIENT, beautiful, selfless mothers- today we celebrate you! Heart for Hearing hope your family have you smiling from ear to ear!

23.01.2022 Had the privilege of fitting this wonderful client with hearing aids, just before he celebrates his 67th wedding anniversary this Friday. What an amazing couple with so many inspirational memories!! When I asked what the secret was to such a beautiful marriage, he said a good bottle of Merlot. ... I hope he enjoys his bottle of Merlot from Heart for Hearing, as well as actually hearing his lovely wife whisper sweet nothings to him with his new hearing aids! #heartforhearing #inspirationalclients #signiaaids #smilingfromeartoear #heartforhearingyourlovedones

22.01.2022 Another client smiling from ear to ear!! Our beautiful client loves playing PS4, watching the Simpson on his tablet and enjoys watching movies on his big screen TV, however, as he doesn’t love wearing his hearing aids at home, he often has the sound up really loud! We came to the rescue fitting the new Audeara bluetooth headphones and he LOVES THEM and apparently wears them as much as possible!!!....... Why are they so good? Audeara allows you to: 1. do a simple hearing check through their free app to measure what you can hear, 2. optimises the sound of the headphones specific to your hearing results, 3. Gives you amazing sound quality so you can enjoy your favourite shows, games, music or phone calls with the clarity you need, without just adding volume!! Call Heart for a hearing on 0411521338 to trial these marital savers today!

22.01.2022 Another Happy client (and his lovely wife) smiling from ear to ear. :) Hearing awareness week is from the 3rd-9th of March and Heart for Hearing has great news..... We are partnering with the amazing doctors at Ubuntu Medical to provide FREE HEARING SCREENINGS on Thursday the 7th of March from 9am-11am. ... Call Ubuntu Medical on (07) 38573777 OR Heart for Hearing on 0411521338 TODAY to book in your free hearing screening.

20.01.2022 Do you suffer from an intolerance to loud sounds? Are sounds that are comfortable for others, painfully loud for you? This might be perfect for you SHOUT OUT to Woolworths Strathpine for offering a quiet hour...You can do your shopping without the uncomfortably loud sounds! ... We love it!! #inclusivity #makingadifference #changeforthebetter #thinkingoutsidethebox See more

20.01.2022 WIN A 1 HOUR LUXURY MASSAGE valued at $115 for your special someone (or yourself) this Valentines Day! Heart for Hearing definitely felt the love in our 1st month of seeing clients and we want to share it with you this Valentines Day! To enter simply:... 1. Like the Heart for Hearing page and 2. Tag your special someone that you think deserves some massage loving. Heart for Hearing will have them relaxed and smiling from ear to ear! :) WINNER will be announced on the 13th of February at 5pm so SHARE THE LOVE NOW! Love H4H

19.01.2022 How well do you think you can lip-read??? Help us celebrate National Week of Deaf People (NWDP) by doing THE HEART FOR HEARING LIP-READING CHALLENGE and WE'LL DONATE $5 for every correct guess, up to $500, toward the Family camp for the Deaf in October!!!! ... NWDP (21st-27th of September) is an opportunity to celebrate the Deaf community, its language, culture and history! Can you imagine what it would be like not hearing anything; relying on lip-reading and then having the added challenge of people covering their mouth while speaking, facing away and talking, speaking extra slowly with exaggerations and therefore changing the shape of words. We challenge you to take the Heart for Hearing lip-reading challenge to create even a snapshot of awareness of the importance of good communication and to celebrate National week of Deaf People. The rules are simple: 1. Watch the Heart for Hearing lip-reading challenge below. 2. Private message Heart for Hearing with what you think I am saying. 3. If you guess correctly, Heart for Hearing will donate $5 up to $500 toward the Deaf Services Family weekend for the Deaf. If you guess incorrectly, its over to you to post your own Heart for Hearing lip-reading challenge. P.S. Dont forget to tag Heart for Hearing in your lip-reading challenge so we can donate $5 for every correct guess from your challenges too! Good luck, have fun and HAPPY NATIONAL WEEK OF DEAF PEOPLE! Take the challenge NOW!

19.01.2022 Do you mishear conversations on the phone, especially with accents? DO YOU RELY ON THE SPEAKER PHONE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION (that everyone else can then hear too)? Do you have to pass the phone onto someone else, as you cant hear and then have to hear the stories second hand?... YOU ARE NOT ALONE!!! Many of our Heart for Hearing family are like you and find the phone a pain point too. Here are some tips and tricks from Heart for Hearing, for people with and without hearing aids, so that you can start enjoying conversations on the phone again and remain connected to the ones you love. Read more: https://heartforhearing.com.au/tips-for-hearing-better-on-/ We hope these tips and tricks have you smiling from ear to ear!

18.01.2022 WANT A FREE LUNCH & A PERSONALISED HEARING AID TRIAL? Want to hear better when out with friends and family? You may be nervous about investing in a hearing aid that wont work for you and may end up in the draw. Heart for Hearing is here to help!... Join us for a FREE lunch at your local Kedron-Wavell RSL and see how our latest hearing aids can work for you! When you register your interest for our FREE lunch, you will get: A one to one appointment with me, prior to the date of the lunch, to test your hearing, discuss the range of hearing aids available to trial and to set up your chosen hearing aids specifically for you. A FREE lunch at the Kedron-Wavell RSL and trial of your personalised hearing aids. The option to keep the hearing aids for 1 week after the lunch to ensure the hearing aids work in your day to day life. There's no catch and no obligations- we just want to have you smiling from ear to ear! BE QUICK - Limited spots with only 10 seats available!!! Call Kirsten on 0411521338 or click the link below to register your interest and well be in contact with you soon!

17.01.2022 Today was another reminder of why I love my job. I fitted my beautiful client with his 1st set of hearing aids and his main goal for getting hearing aids was to be able to sit back and enjoy listening to 'Mrs. Robinson', by Simon and Garfunkel, in his new surround sound system and enjoy music like he used to. I come from a very musical family and so understand the importance that music can play in your life. ... We fitted him with Signia Hearing aids and set up a special program for recorded music and I got to see him getting choked up as we blasted 'Mrs. Robinson' through his amazing sound system.....His words were 'hearing music like this again has given meaning back to my life'! A powerful appointment to add motivation to the week! Hope you all have a smashing week too!

17.01.2022 ARE YOU CONSTANTLY TOLD TO TURN THE TV VOLUME DOWN? Do you find clarity a problem regardless how high you turn the TV volume? DO YOU RELY ON SUBTITLES WHICH ARE OFTEN SO FAST AND HARD TO READ? ... If you said YES, YES, YES- youre not alone!! Our lovely client Irena used to have the tv on full blast and was always worried about disturbing the neighbours in her village. Now, shes enjoying all her favorite soapies and has referred her neighbours to Heart for Hearing because their TV volumes are now annoying her! Call Kirsten from Heart for Hearing on 0411521338 and see how we can help you hear the TV better and have your family, friends and neighbours smiling from ear to ear.

17.01.2022 To our beautiful followers, Its easy to feel worried during this time of uncertainty but Heart for Hearing is choosing to be PROACTIVE and POSITIVE! Weve been teaching our clients how to make video calls and they loved it so much that we thought wed do tutorials to help you and your loved ones to stay connected while still practicing social distancing too. Todays tutorial is about how to make a video call using FaceTime and how this can help you to hear better and ke...ep you connected. Please feel free to like our page, share and tag anyone that would benefit- there is going to be many more tips to come! If you have any questions or need any help, please dont hesitate to call us on 0411521338.

17.01.2022 Had a day yesterday presenting to the lovely members at Probus South Pacific- North Lakes around tips and tricks on how to stay connected to the ones they and the things they to do! Looking forward to presenting to Estia Health Albany creek today and at the Home Instead Health and Wellness event tomorrow. With a big week of spreading hearing awareness and sharing lots of , we are definitely smiling from ear to ear. ... Show us in reactions how your start to the week has been?

17.01.2022 Do you suffer from an intolerance to loud sounds? Are sounds that are comfortable for others, painfully loud for you? This might be perfect for you SHOUT OUT to Woolworths Strathpine for offering a ‘quiet hour’...You can do your shopping without the uncomfortably loud sounds! ... We love it!! #inclusivity #makingadifference #changeforthebetter #thinkingoutsidethebox See more

16.01.2022 This is a common question we get asked at Heart for Hearing. We are working on finding a cure for selective hearing and so far have found that inserting the word ‘beer’ randomly into the sentence often can help activate the ears. Call Heart for Hearing on 0411521338 if you would like help getting your loved ones ears ‘working’.

16.01.2022 DO YOU HAVE TROUBLE HAVING CONVERSATIONS ON CROWDED PLACES??....This is for you My lovely client is a social butterfly but like many people, she finds it hard to follow conversations in crowded places and feels frustrated when she cant understand her friends!! Luckily Heart for Hearing provides mobile hearing services, so instead of trying to adjust her hearing aids in her quiet home, we had the appointment, over a cup of tea, in the noisy shopping centre foo...d court! We added a special program to her hearing aids for when shes in noisy places so she can get back to enjoying socialising with her beloved friends and family. Know someone in a similar situation??? Give Heart for Hearing a call and see how we can have you and your loved ones smiling from ear to ear.

16.01.2022 'The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said.' Peter Drucker

15.01.2022 DO YOU FIND IT HARD TO HEAR AT MEETINGS??! Do you worry you will miss important information? Heart for Hearing understands what it can be like!... Here are some tips and tricks to make sure you hear better at your meetings so you can leave the meeting smiling from ear to ear. 1. Follow the Agenda in the meeting to give you better context of the conversation. 2. Ensure there is a chair person to run the meeting, only allowing 1 person to speak at a time. 3. Use a roaming microphone to better hear questions otherwise ask the chairperson to repeat the question before answering. 4. Ask that someone take minutes that you can read over after the meeting. 5. Download a speech to txt app so you can read anything you missed straight away. 6. Use your phone or a recording device to record the meeting, so you can listen to it later at the volume you need to hear it. WANT MORE TIPS or more information about where to sit, free apps etc. to help you hear better in meetings... READ MORE HERE: https://heartforhearing.com.au/tips-and-tricks-to-help-you/

14.01.2022 WANT A FREE LUNCH & A PERSONALISED HEARING AID TRIAL? Want to hear better when out with friends and family? You may be nervous about investing in a hearing aid that won’t work for you and may end up in the draw. Heart for Hearing is here to help!... Join us for a FREE lunch at your local Kedron-Wavell RSL and see how our latest hearing aids can work for you! When you register your interest for our FREE lunch, you will get: A one to one appointment with me, prior to the date of the lunch, to test your hearing, discuss the range of hearing aids available to trial and to set up your chosen hearing aids specifically for you. A FREE lunch at the Kedron-Wavell RSL and trial of your personalised hearing aids. The option to keep the hearing aids for 1 week after the lunch to ensure the hearing aids work in your day to day life. There's no catch and no obligations- we just want to have you smiling from ear to ear! BE QUICK - Limited spots with only 10 seats available!!! Call Kirsten on 0411521338 or click the link below to register your interest and we’ll be in contact with you soon!

14.01.2022 Put you hands up if youre guilty of doing these things? Some great tips to remember when having a conversation, especially with people that are hard of hearing.

13.01.2022 DO YOU HAVE TROUBLE HAVING CONVERSATIONS ON CROWDED PLACES??....This is for you My lovely client is a social butterfly but like many people, she finds it hard to follow conversations in crowded places and feels frustrated when she can’t understand her friends!! Luckily Heart for Hearing provides mobile hearing services, so instead of trying to adjust her hearing aids in her quiet home, we had the appointment, over a cup of tea, in the noisy shopping centre foo...d court! We added a special program to her hearing aids for when she’s in noisy places so she can get back to enjoying socialising with her beloved friends and family. Know someone in a similar situation??? Give Heart for Hearing a call and see how we can have you and your loved ones smiling from ear to ear.

13.01.2022 Theres nothing better than hearing our little Ella laughing with her Dad and Papa!! We hope all our heart for hearing family had a super special Fathers Day filled with laughter, good conversation and lots of love!

13.01.2022 To our beautiful followers, It’s easy to feel worried during this time of uncertainty but Heart for Hearing is choosing to be PROACTIVE and POSITIVE! We’ve been teaching our clients how to make video calls and they loved it so much that we thought we’d do tutorials to help you and your loved ones to stay connected while still practicing social distancing too. Today’s tutorial is about how to make a video call using FaceTime and how this can help you to hear better and ke...ep you connected. Please feel free to like our page, share and tag anyone that would benefit- there is going to be many more tips to come! If you have any questions or need any help, please don’t hesitate to call us on 0411521338.

13.01.2022 Research shows that 70% of communication is miscommunication! Dont let the miscommunication be due to lack of hearing correctly. Be like my beautiful client below who at 92 () decided to get the hearing help she needed so she could continue to stay connected to the ones she loves and the things she loves to do!! ... Its never too late!! Call 0411521338 to see how Heart for Hearing can have you and your loved ones smiling from ear to ear too!

12.01.2022 Heart for Hearing had a fantastic day yesterday at the health expo at IRT the Ridge helping the residents stay connected to the ones they love and the things they love to do!! Thank you to LOYAL Bakeware and Lollipop Cake Supplies for the supplies to make the finger licking good cupcakes-they had our clients smiling from ear to ear.

12.01.2022 Wishing all our Heart for Hearing friends and family a very HAPPY EASTER!! May you be smiling from ear to ear surrounded by chocolate, family and celebrating Jesus rising.

11.01.2022 There‘s nothing better than hearing our little Ella laughing with her Dad and Papa!! We hope all our heart for hearing family had a super special Father’s Day filled with laughter, good conversation and lots of love!

11.01.2022 If your childhood crush had hair like this.... ITS TIME FOR A HEARING CHECK Call Heart for Hearing on 0411521338 and see how we can keep you connected to the ones you love and the things you love to do! Well have you smiling from to

11.01.2022 A mask that has: -transparent design that is scratch proof to view facial cues, -a built in mic and amplifier to enhance the users voice and allow people to hear you clearly while keeping their distance, -interior internal lighting that activates in the dark, -active air cooling and regulations, ... -adjustable ear loops and - a wireless fast charging box that sanitises the mask at the same time! Epic design Razer and would be fantastic for those that are hard of hearing!

10.01.2022 Happy Friday!!! Here is part 2 of how to use video calls to stay connected to the ones you love, see their beautiful faces while still being safe. Today's tutorial is on WhatsApp!! ADDED BONUS: In this video we'll also show you how to get access to the government blasts about COVID-19 through WhatsApp. ... Heart for Hearing are continuing to see our clients and help clients whose audiologists may have closed shop! We'll come to you, offer to get your groceries on the way and by taking all the safety precautions, we'll make sure you're smiling from ear to ear by the time we leave! Call us on 0411521338 to see how we can help you!

10.01.2022 Heart for Hearing is very excited to announce that we are now part of The Allied Health Family!! Together with Serena from Confidence In Kids Occupational Therapy and Kayla from Sunshine's Speech Therapy we have formed the ultimate multidisciplinary team. We all provide mobile services and adopt a holistic, family-centered approach. The Allied Health Family work together with open communication to ensure our clients achieve their goals, get the best outcomes and can live... their lives to the fullest. Call us to find out how we can help you or your loved ones! Kirsten (audiologist)- 0411521338 Kayla (speech pathologist)- 0422 012 335 Serena (OT)- 0431 708 765

08.01.2022 Research shows that 70% of communication is miscommunication! Don’t let the miscommunication be due to lack of hearing correctly. Be like my beautiful client below who at 92 () decided to get the hearing help she needed so she could continue to stay connected to the ones she loves and the things she loves to do!! ... It’s never too late!! Call 0411521338 to see how Heart for Hearing can have you and your loved ones smiling from ear to ear too!

08.01.2022 5 SIGNS YOU NEED A HEARING CHECK....... 1. 'Please stop mumbling!' Does it sounds as though others are always mumbling? Do you find yourself saying 'pardon'?... 2. 'It's too noisy, I can't hear you!' Is socialising in noisy places much harder than it used to be or is keeping up and understanding the conversation more difficult? 3. 'Turn down the TV!' Do others complain that the TV is too loud when you have it at a volume that is comfortable for you? 4. 'This tinnitus is annoying!' Do you experience tinnitus or noises in your ears such as ringing, buzzing, cicadas or a high pitch sound to name a few? 5. 'I can't hear my car indicator!' Are you missing the sounds around you such the microwave beeping, the sound of your car indicator, the ding of a text on your phone or the sweet sound of birds tweeting outside your window? If you answered 'YES' to any of the above, it's a good idea to get your hearing checked early. Heart for Hearing is offering FREE HEARING CHECKS for hearing awareness week!! Find us below. 1. FREE MOBILE HEARING CHECKS- call 0411521338 to book in and well come to you-THIS WEEK ONLY! OR 3. Visit Ubuntu Medical Centre on Thursday the 7th of March from 9am-11am for your free hearing check

08.01.2022 Love that Toy Story 4 has a character with a Cochlear Implant! #goodjobpixar

06.01.2022 STRUGGLING TO HEAR AT MEETINGS? WORRIED THAT YOU WILL MISS IMPORTANT INFORMATION? WONDER WHY YOU STILL ATTEND THE MEETING WHEN YOU CANT HEAR ANYWAY? ... Heart for Hearing understands what it can be like! Here are some tips and tricks to make sure you hear better at your meetings so you can leave the meeting smiling from ear to ear. 1. Follow the Agenda in the meeting to give you better context of the conversation. 2. Ensure there is a chair person to run the meeting, only allowing 1 person to speak at a time. 3. Use a roaming microphone to better hear questions otherwise ask the chairperson to repeat the question before answering. 4. Ask that someone take minutes that you can read over after the meeting. 5. Download a speech to txt app so you can read anything you missed straight away. 6. Use your phone or a recording device to record the meeting, so you can listen to it later at the volume you need to hear it. WANT MORE TIPS or more information about where to sit, free apps etc. to help you hear better in meetings... READ MORE HERE: https://heartforhearing.com.au/tips-and-tricks-to-help-yo/

05.01.2022 This AWESOME video entry has been short listed in the Focus on ability film festival staring a little 5 year old girl, Charlie, who has cochlear implants in both ears. They need votes to win, so if the video made you smile from ear to ear, like it has with us, please vote. https://www.focusonability.com.au/FOA/films/1718.html

05.01.2022 Need to start today with a laugh?? This video was shared with me by a client who experienced a sudden hearing loss in one ear. While the hearing loss normally gets her down, she said David really made her laugh! Enjoy and happy Friday!! ... https://www.facebook.com/davidrosecomedy/videos/655522654959969/

04.01.2022 DO YOU FIND IT HARD TO HEAR AT MEETINGS??! Do you worry you will miss important information? Heart for Hearing understands what it can be like!... Here are some tips and tricks to make sure you hear better at your meetings so you can leave the meeting smiling from ear to ear. 1. Follow the Agenda in the meeting to give you better context of the conversation. 2. Ensure there is a chair person to run the meeting, only allowing 1 person to speak at a time. 3. Use a roaming microphone to better hear questions otherwise ask the chairperson to repeat the question before answering. 4. Ask that someone take minutes that you can read over after the meeting. 5. Download a speech to txt app so you can read anything you missed straight away. 6. Use your phone or a recording device to record the meeting, so you can listen to it later at the volume you need to hear it. WANT MORE TIPS or more information about where to sit, free apps etc. to help you hear better in meetings... READ MORE HERE: https://heartforhearing.com.au/tips-and-tricks-to-help-you/

04.01.2022 This week is HEARING AWARENESS WEEK, an opportunity to raise awareness about hearing protection and the importance of getting your hearing checked. While its easy to joke about selective hearing and all the rest, 1 in 6 Australians are hard of hearing or have a chronic ear disease, with 60% of people over the age of 60 and 70% of people over the age of 70 living with a hearing loss. The most common causes of hearing loss being ageing and noise exposure. How many people do yo...u know that could be living with a hearing loss? Like my Nana, it takes on average 7 years for people to take action and get help from the time they realize they have a hearing problem and often by that time they are starting to withdraw from the conversation, feel worried that they might reply with an inappropriate response, find it hard to socialize in noisy places and often feel bad for frustrating others when constantly asking for repeats. Also like my Nan though, it is awesome to see the benefit in their life when they take action! During Hearing awareness week, be like the thousands of other people this week and get your hearing checked EARLY! Heart for Heart will be offering FREE HEARING CHECKS!! There are 3 options for free hearing checks this week: 1. FREE MOBILE HEARING CHECKS- call 0411521338 to book in and well come to you-THIS WEEK ONLY! 2. Visit Carseldine doctors on Wednesday the 6th of March from 10am-12pm for your free hearing check 3. Visit Ubuntu Medical Centre on Thursday the 7th of March from 9am-11am for your free hearing check Look forward to hearing from you!

04.01.2022 Got a message from a client that made us laugh so though I’d share: ‘Hi Kirsten, I’m loving my hearing buddies and fortunately for me a ‘silent night’ is only a flick of the hearing aid switch away’ Hope you are all smiling from ear to ear, like we are, after an amazing Christmas surrounded by loved ones!

04.01.2022 Got a message from a client that made us laugh so though Id share: Hi Kirsten, Im loving my hearing buddies and fortunately for me a silent night is only a flick of the hearing aid switch away Hope you are all smiling from ear to ear, like we are, after an amazing Christmas surrounded by loved ones!

04.01.2022 FREE HEARING CHECKS FOR HEARING AWARENESS WEEK This week is hearing awareness week so Heart for Hearing is booking FREE hearing checks for everyone! Do you or your loved one need a FREE hearing check???......If you answer YES to any of the questions below, then make sure you call Heart for Hearing on 0411521338 to book your free hearing check today. ... Hearing check questionnaire: 1. Do you find it hard to understand conversations in a noisy environment or when socialising with a group of people? 2. Do people sound like they are mumbling or do you misunderstand words? 3. Does anyone complain that the TV is up too loud? 4. Do you have tinnitus (noises such as buzzing or ringing in the ears or head when no external physical noise is present) 5. Can you hear noises around you such as the car indicators, the microwave beeping etc.. Tag someone you think would benefit from a free hearing check and see how Heart for Hearing can have you (and them) smiling from ear to ear.

04.01.2022 On international womens day Heart for Hearing is feeling super blessed to be surrounded by such strong, independent, smart ladies from all areas of our lives! Heart for Hearings friends and family are women who own their own business, women who have studied, women who are fantastic mothers, women who value traveling the world, women who have fur babies, women who are married, women who love a glass of wine, women that have fought cancer and come out still smiling. Our fri...ends are amazing and inspiring to us in different ways and we are thankful to all the women that fought to give us this freedom. Lets continue to think equal, build smart and innovate for change so that those ladies that arent as fortunate as us, can one day experience the same rights! Happy Interational Womens day!!

03.01.2022 How well do you think you can lip-read??? Help us celebrate National Week of Deaf People (NWDP) by doing THE HEART FOR HEARING LIP-READING CHALLENGE and WE'LL DONATE $5 for every correct guess, up to $500, toward the Family camp for the Deaf in October!!!! ... NWDP (21st-27th of September) is an opportunity to celebrate the Deaf community, its language, culture and history! Can you imagine what it would be like not hearing anything; relying on lip-reading and then having the added challenge of people covering their mouth while speaking, facing away and talking, speaking extra slowly with exaggerations and therefore changing the shape of words. We challenge you to take the Heart for Hearing lip-reading challenge to create even a snapshot of awareness of the importance of good communication and to celebrate National week of Deaf People. The rules are simple: 1. Watch the Heart for Hearing lip-reading challenge below. 2. Private message Heart for Hearing with what you think I am saying. 3. If you guess correctly, Heart for Hearing will donate $5 up to $500 toward the Deaf Services Family weekend for the Deaf. If you guess incorrectly, it’s over to you to post your own Heart for Hearing lip-reading challenge. P.S. Don’t forget to tag Heart for Hearing in your lip-reading challenge so we can donate $5 for every correct guess from your challenges too! Good luck, have fun and HAPPY NATIONAL WEEK OF DEAF PEOPLE! Take the challenge NOW!

03.01.2022 5 TIPS TO HELP YOU HEAR BETTER IN NOISY RESTAURANTS AND HAVE YOU SMILING FROM to. 1. Be picky with more than just the food when choosing where to dine. Choose a restaurant that not only has good food but also be aware of the decor. Make sure the place has good lighting to help you see the person you are speaking to, music that isnt too loud and decor that will absorb and dampen some of the sound such as cushions, carpet, soft seating and table cloths.... 2. Choose a funky booth over a table. Booths are often more intimate with high backs and soft seats to dampen and block out some of the noise. This can allow you to keep up and enjoy the conversation without so much of the competing restaurant noise. 3. Phone ahead to book a table. Be proactive if possible and call up to book a table at a time that isnt the peak hour. When you call, ask for a table that is away from the kitchen, entrances, speakers or live bands. Try and book a table along the wall of the restaurant which is naturally quieter and if possible, book a round table so that you can see everyones faces at the table . 4. Choose your seat wisely. When you get to the restaurant, try and sit at the seat in the middle of the table and choose a seat so that majority of the noise is behind you and the person you are speaking to has their back to the wall. If you are wearing a hearing aid, most hearing aids are designed to emphasise the person you are facing and reduce the noise behind you. Using these tactics means you can hear the people at your table best and all the other unwanted restaurant noise is being reduced. 5. Connect your hearing aids to your phone or a remote microphone to make hearing in noise even easier. Hearing aids these days can connect wirelessly to your phone or a remote microphone which can act like a 3rd ear, picking up what people are saying and sending the signal to you wirelessly through your hearing aids. This feature gives you a more direct signal, reducing the restaurant noise and allowing you to still enjoy the conversation even when you are approximately 1-10m from the person you are wanting to hear. Dont let the difficulties of hearing in noisy places, stop you from spending time out with your loved ones! We hope these tips from Heart for Hearing will have you smiling from ear to ear at your next outing.

03.01.2022 Our beautiful client Duglas is in lock-down at his aged care home due to COVID-19. Sadly, he has been feeling especially isolated due to not being able to hear his loved ones as the hearing aids he had weren't doing their job. He was referred to Heart for Hearing and last week we fitted him with new hearing aids that brought him to tears of happiness, being able to finally hear again! It's moments like these that make me proud to be an audiologist!! Special shout out to Opal Aged Care Carseldine- it's a pleasure watching all the staff create a home full of love, support and fun for the residents and the vibe during this tough time is still so positive!

01.01.2022 The Google Keynote presentation has got us SUPER excited about the technology that is coming soon for those with a hearing loss!!!! LIVE CAPTIONS- transcribing, in real time, any video or audio you play on your phone including youtube videos, skype calls and even captions your home videos played from your phone. PROJECT EUPHORIA- aims to help Google Assistant better understand speech impediments or speech from people who are Deaf so all can be understood by today's voice as...sistants. and lastly, MY favourite- LIVE RELAY- uses speech recognition and text-to-speech conversion to allow a conversation on the phone, sending back written messages as spoken voice!! REVOLUTIONIZING relay calls!! If you haven't seen it- you have to watch it- here's the direct link... https://youtu.be/lyRPyRKHO8M?t=2703