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.
Balance in older adults may improve with hearing aids
In an apparent first, researchers from Washington University School of Medicine, found that hearing aids can help maintain balance. This study appears to shows that it is sound and not your balance system in the inner ear that helps postural stability. In the study,...
Christmas and New Year Holiday Period
Alpha Hearing will be closed over the Christmas - New Year holiday period. We will re-open on Monday 5th January 2015. For urgent assistance, please call 9807 3007 and leave a message and we will get back to you. From the team at Alpha Hearing, we wish you a very...
Caffeine Intake and Risk of Incident Tinnitus
People suffering tinnitus have often been advised to avoid caffeine because it is seen as a risk or exacerbating factor for tinnitus. Evidence in medical literature have been limited on this link with a recent study demonstrating no improvement in tinnitus symptoms...
Next-generation hearing aids emulate fly’s ability to pinpoint sound
Engineers at the University of Texas are pioneering the technology for a new generation of hypersensitive hearing aids that use intelligent microphones to select only those sounds or conversations that the wearer wants to hear. The research is based on observation of...
Eating Fish May Reduce Risk Of Hearing Loss In Women
A recent study on 65,215 women by Dr Sharon Curhan showed that participants who had 2 or more servings of fish per week was associated with lower risk of hearing loss (~20% lower risk of hearing loss). It didn’t matter the type of fish. Dr Curhan also found that...
Vitamin Supplement Prevents Noise-Induced Hearing Loss In Mice
Scientists found when they administered nicotinamide riboside to mice, the mice with high level of sirtuin 3 were resistant to noise induced hearing loss. Our ears are very sensitive and can be damaged when exposed to very loud noise, experience head/ear trauma and...