Aging well with sign language skills
Better Hearing WA has long recommended The Four Pillars for healthy aging*. One of these Pillars is keeping our brains active. We strongly recommend daily puzzles and games. It's been confirmed by Dr Anne Corbett of the University of Exeter Medical School who...
The importance of being ‘heard’
Sarah, a member of Better Hearing Australia (WA) for a few years now, had a salutary experience that reminded her that our focus on Hearing and Hearing Loss was only part of the journey. It also includes the skill of Listening. She sent us this story as it was such a...
Suggested way to approach a difficult call…
Hard of hearing? AND... have a tricky phone call you need to make? Better Hearing recommends that you identify yourself as hard of hearing at the very beginning of the conversation. Then let the person on the other end of the phone know that you are going to ask them...
Are hearables taking over?
The picture shows Sarah and Barbara at the cafe recently, showing off their new ear pods, often dubbed 'hearables'. A recent addition to the market for those of us who are Hard-of-Hearing are special ear pods called ‘Hearables’....
Do Auslan signers dream in Auslan or speech?
A snippet from Barbara.Have you ever wondered whether people who use Auslan for communication, also expect to dream in Auslan? I asked my Deaf friend whether everybody signed in her dreams. What do you think her answer was? Apparently her Deaf friends all sign and her...
Special Projects 2021
The Board of BHA.wa has begun to assemble some possible projects which we consider of potential long term benefit for our members — see if you agree!Please send us your suggestions at info@betterhearingwa.org, to comment on these or to add more… 1. Audio loops in...
Barbara’s Factoid of the week – News
Lip reading trivia...a study has shown that people holding a tube in their mouth and then asked to make an "oh' or "ooh" sound are easier to lip read than people who aren't holding tubes in their mouths. Go figure!...