Stories

Hi, my name is Catriona, I’m 52 years old and I am a singer. About eight to ten years ago, I started noticing having some auditory problems.[…]

Language and communication are vital. Let me give you an example: Many years ago, I was asked to work with a Deaf person who had been on[…]

I had always had an interest in music from a very young age. When I was 3 or 4 years old, I would hear things on the[…]

When I was 22 I got meningococcal meningitis and was really sick. I lost my hearing during that time. It took me a long time to recover[…]

I’m Chrissy. I’m child number two of four and willing to help my folks to have a better end of life.   Mam and Dad have only been[…]

Hi, my name is Sandra. I was born deaf with moderate hearing loss. This was noted when I was 18 months old. I was fitted with a[…]

I first became interested in audiology in high school. My mum was fit with hearing devices due to hearing loss from her cancer treatment. The devices lived[…]

My name is Dale. Roughly 5 years ago, I was employed by a local fruit and vegetable wholesale business as a delivery driver/order picker. The warehouse I[…]

I never realised I had a problem with my hearing until my early 30s.  I was newly married and my husband suggested that I get my hearing[…]

I want to stay in Australia. In my country, Ethiopia, there is civil war. It is not safe for me to go back. In 2011 I left[…]