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 whats been happening with our community and to keep you all informed of the latest trends, news and research.
Best supporting actors – in your ears?
In a recent research paper published by the University of Michigan Medical School, researchers have found that mice in the first few days of their life are able to regenerate supporting cells in the ear when they are damaged. If researchers can understand how this...
Aged care should consider ‘hearing loss’ a priority
Alpha Hearing's audiologist Michael Wong is interviewed by DPS News on the need of aged care providers putting hearing loss as priority. Click here to read more.
One man in Thailand and his decades-old hearing aid.
Audiologist Michael Wong recently returned from a holiday in Thailand. While enjoying some traditional thai “boat noodles”, he met a lovely gentleman who referred to himself as Uncle (pictured). Uncle has suffered hearing loss for many, many years and uses a hearing...
A look behind the scenes: how hearing aids are customised.
Earlier this year our clinical team were invited to tour the Siemens head office in Brisbane. The site visit provided some useful insights into how the manufacturer creates and assembles the various hearing aid devices we offer through Alpha Hearing. Our audiologists...
Increasing awareness about noise-induced hearing loss.
Alpha Hearing was recently invited to the Australia Miyake Kai Taiko drumming club to meet with members and to present a talk to the group about noise induced hearing loss. Before this presentation, we had no experience of Taiko drumming. We arrived with sound level...
Leader Newspaper article featuring our client, Alex Caia, for Hearing Awareness Week.
Last month, Alex Caia was interviewed by the Leader Newspaper for Hearing Awareness Week. Alex was fitted with hearing aids by our audiologist Eugene Chang. Like the majority of people we see, Alex didn’t realise how much he was missing because of his hearing loss. He...