News & Events
At Alpha Hearing we’re passionate about the work we do for our community. We want to keep our community up to date with the latest information that may affect them, and we want to actively create community engagement. Our news and events will share what’s been happening with our community and to keep you all informed of the latest trends, news and research.
25-Year Study of Cognitive Decline
In a recent study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Professor Amieva found that the rate of cognitive decline in older adults who had a hearing loss and using hearing aids was not significantly different to those with no reported...
Can we create new senses for humans?
What if you can feel what you hear? What if your phone could pick up the sounds you hear, then transmit this to a vest that gives different pulsating feelings? Your brain then translates these pulses to sound signals and processes this in the same way as sound. Our...
Tinnitus and Chronic Pain Similarities
For over 30 years scientists have noted similarities between tinnitus and chronic pain. With advances in brain imaging, scientist at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Georgetown University Medical Centre have recently revealed there is a central...
What Happens at Your Appointment
So, you’re thinking about making an appointment to get your hearing checked? Great thought! Being proactive about your hearing health goes a long way towards your overall health and wellbeing. Here’s a general idea of what you can expect at a hearing assessment....
Higher social distress and lower psycho-social wellbeing: examining the coping capacity and health of people with hearing impairment.
As audiologists, when caring for our patients, it is important to not only treat the effects of hearing impairment but also explore the social and health impacts of residual hearing disability. It is only through this holistic care that we are able to give the most...
Helen’s retirement
Farewell and good luck to Helen, our wonderful Customer Care Representative. Helen has been a valuable member of the Alpha Hearing family and is well liked by both staff and clients. We wish Helen all the best in her retirement. Enjoy all the trips, lunches and...