Hearing Loss
The need to screen teenagers for hearing loss
The National Foundation for Deaf and Hard of Hearing has been running a programme in some High Schools aimed at identifying students' undetected hearing loss. In the last survey, of 15 High Schools… Audio
Covid-19's effect on the brain, hearing loss and dementia link
Science commentator Malvindar Singh-Bains joins Kathryn to look at the number of Covid patients that have experienced neurological issues, and how that could grow as the pandemic progresses… Audio
Musician loses hearing to otosclerosis
What would you do if everything you knew was crumbling down around you?
In this first episode of RNZ Podcast, Only Human, find out about an invisible disability that took musician Penni Bousfield on… Audio
Earbuds blamed for hearing loss in young adults
A wave of hearing loss in young people is being predicted as we spend more time listening to devices through headphones and earbuds.
The link between hearing loss and dementia
A strong link between hearing loss, memory loss and the onset of dementia is being highlighted in scientific research from the United States. Audio
Restoring hearing
Veronika Meduna visits Cochlear, a medical device company that produces bionic ears, to find out how cochlear implants could help some of the 700,000 New Zealanders who live with a hearing disability.
…Mogwai - 20 years of glorious noise
For two decades Glaswegian band Mogwai has consistently redefined the loud-quiet-loud conventions of post-rock. Known for their fearsome - and at times uncomfortably loud - shows, they're in New… Audio
Hearing Loss
Dr Billy Martin is considered the rock star of his profession - Billy Martin from the Oregon Health and amp; Science University tinnitus clinic in Portland, makes a living treating people who suffer… Audio