Report on Hearing Health in Australia

The Senate Community Affairs References Committee has tabled its report titled Hear Us: Inquiry into Hearing Health in Australia.

The report focuses on the prevalence of hearing loss in Australia and the issues faced by those who are hearing impaired. These issues include access and services, educational opportunities and lack of support in the criminal justice system.

The issues most commonly raised with the committee concern access and services. The committee has made a number of recommendations to address these issues.

The evidence shows there is a crisis in Indigenous ear and hearing health in Australia, with Indigenous people suffering ear disease and hearing loss up to 10 times the rate of non-Indigenous Australians.

The committee makes a number of recommendations which, if implemented, will address many of the issues raised during the inquiry.

ASOHNS Members can access the Report's Executive Summary and recommendations in the Members section by clicking on the following link:

Report on Hearing Health in Australia

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 For further information please contact the Committee Secretariat on tel: (02) 6277 3515 or email community.affairs.sen@aph.gov.au