Apple AirPods Pro 2 With Hearing Aid Feature — is this the future?
Apple AirPods Pro 2 With Hearing Aid Feature Is a Big Step in the Right DirectionWIRED magazine just published an article showing that the laws have changed in the US, and hearing iAd makers no longer need to seek their wares though a distribution system with...
Tips for your hearing (from out local community mag)
Listen up! Easy tips for healthy hearinglittleaussie.com.auThere are some great tips in this week’s local rag, about the hows and whys of taking care of your hearing. Give us some feedback if you’d like. You are most welcome…
Will your older phone keep working when 3G ends?
There is a simple way to check: Will my older phone keep working when 3G ends? 3G towers will be turned off on Monday 28 October 2024. The date has been extended but this is the very final deadline. Here is the check you can take NOW, before they are turned off....
Sound Therapy – Music to recharge your brain
By BHA member, Shelley London. Recently in one of our classes we were talking about tinnitus and hearing loss, and Shelley said she had read a book and had some success with a music programme called Sound Therapy. She agreed to write an article for us…...
Dementia Awareness Week in Scotland — from 27may24 to 2jun24
This week in Scotland is Dementia Awareness Week. From 27may24 to 2jun24 they will focus on the theme "Your voice, Your choice, Your future." With advancements in early detection of dementia becoming a reality, this will help people make informed decisions about their...
Did you know that Travel makes us happier?
An interesting article in a recent Grey Nomad Times (Issue 310: October 27, 2023) pulls together multiple research papers on travel to remind us about being happy.“Some of the primary drivers of happiness are being close to nature and having a strong sense of...
Teaching Auslan must involve conversations about access and inclusion
CAPTION: (See article for the actual video link) After years keeping it hidden, Fiona Murphy is embracing her Deaf identity.(News Video)Below is the link to a fascinating article by Fiona Murphy, an ABC reporter, about how learning some signing — which she had...
Australia’s first purpose-built office for the deaf
Barbara just found this fascinating story about designing a whole building for the Deaf and hard of hearing. Never been done before! It’s a podcast from the ABC, and very interesting. Expression Australia is the country’s oldest deaf society, founded almost 140...
Improving your chances — against dementia
You may use this link to the original story, OR simply click on the PDF link below, which will give you a text-only summary of the story… https://www.agespace.org/dementia/prevention-reduce-risk/ ReducingDementia-HealthOnline-23June_21.pdf
AI Loves—and Loathes—Language | WIRED
An interesting analysis for a correspondent for Wired Magazine, who cover the modern world and all its consequences. This story is about the way that AI — Artificial Intelligence — is NOT like the human brain and what this might mean for the way our language will lose...