Helping sufferers of age-related
hearing loss in South Australia 

Hearing loss due to natural ageing is usually caused by gradual damage to tiny hair cells in the inner ear. These hairs usually pass sound vibrations through to our hearing nerve that then passes messages onto the brain. Over time, these hairs can collapse, resulting in permanent hearing loss.

High-pitched sounds are usually the first to go, leading to difficulty hearing and understanding speech from those around you. Sounds such as p, b, d, k, s, f, t, z and ch fall within the damaged high-pitch hearing range. These sounds are essential for understanding speech; without them, everything just sounds mumbled.

This issue is made worse by the ears’ retained ability to hear low-frequency background noises such as cars, crowds and air conditioning units. This acts as interference, making the speech of the person next to you even harder to understand. Thankfully, we have a broad range of solutions available to treat your specific hearing loss.