Essential Tips for Maintaining Good Ear Health

Ear health involves maintaining good hygiene, protecting ears from loud noises, and seeking prompt treatment for infections or hearing issues. Regular check-ups are important.

Ear Health FAQ

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Why is ear health important?

Ear and hearing health is important to health and wellbeing. Untreated hearing loss and ear disease can have a big impact on the lives of children and adults alike. Find out what we’re doing to raise awareness of ear health and help prevent hearing loss in Australia. Why ear health is important and what causes hearing loss and ear disease.

What is ear health & help prevent hearing loss?

What we’re doing to raise awareness about ear health and help prevent hearing loss. Aims to reduce the impact of hearing loss through access to hearing services and devices for eligible people. Information about programs to help prevent, treat and monitor ear disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Is poor ear health a serious problem?

Poor ear and hearing health is a serious problem that can have profound lifelong consequences. Many ear diseases and conditions can affect ear health, and lead to hearing loss. affect social and emotional wellbeing, including a higher risk of low self-esteem, low confidence, memory loss and depression lead to social isolation. hearing tests.

What causes ear problems?

Ear conditions may be caused by problems in the ear, the neck, sinuses or head. Babies and children are more vulnerable to ear infection. Learn more below. An acoustic neuroma is a benign tumour that grows in the acoustic or eighth cranial nerve. Learn how it affects hearing, balance and other functions. Deafness is a complete loss of hearing.

Where can I find information about ear disease in Australia?

Information about programs to help prevent, treat and monitor ear disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. If you are deaf or have a hearing or speech impairment, you can use the National Relay Service to access any of the department's contact phone numbers. The service is available 24 hours a day from anywhere in Australia.