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Blamey Saunders Hears
‘I felt alone in my hearing loss, but now I see my deafness as my greatest strength’
Blamey Saunders Hears
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‘It opens up radio, TV, friends talk to you – it basically opens the world to you’
‘It opens up radio, TV, friends talk to you – it basically opens the world to you’
Hearing aids are touted as life-changing but many 60-pluses have said they're more trouble than they're worth. Paula used to think so too, but she now freely admits she was wrong. What changed her mind?
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These hearing aids are touted as life-changing. We find out the truth.
These hearing aids are touted as life-changing. We find out the truth.
“It opens up radio, it opens up TV, it opens up talking books, friends talk to you, it opens up group activities. It basically it opens the world to you.”
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Don’t let hearing loss damage your mental health and ruin your relationships
Don’t let hearing loss damage your mental health and ruin your relationships
People with hearing loss are more likely to have depression and anxiety, but that doesn’t have to be the case.
Health issues
Don’t let a hearing aid beat you! How to solve your hearing aid ‘pet peeves’
Don’t let a hearing aid beat you! How to solve your hearing aid ‘pet peeves’
Forty percent of Australians who buy hearing aids don’t use them, but that doesn’t have to be the case.
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What’s normal and what’s not when it comes to your hearing
What’s normal and what’s not when it comes to your hearing
Our ears may not be our most attractive body parts but they’re certainly one of the most amazing! Do you know how hearing works?
Health issues
Be a smart hearing aid shopper with insider tips on getting the best deal
Be a smart hearing aid shopper with insider tips on getting the best deal
This Australian company is disrupting the old, consumer-unfriendly ways of selling hearing aids.
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The tech that’s revolutionising the old-fashioned hearing aid market
The tech that’s revolutionising the old-fashioned hearing aid market
Blamey Saunders' focus is to make hearing health more affordable, more accessible and more comfortable.
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