About ear health
Why ear health is important and what causes hearing loss and ear disease.
What we’re doing
What we’re doing to raise awareness about ear health and help prevent hearing loss.
Hearing Services Program
Aims to reduce the impact of hearing loss through access to hearing services and devices for eligible people.
Indigenous ear health
Information about programs to help prevent, treat and monitor ear disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
National Relay Service
Key framework
The Roadmap for Hearing Health, developed by the Hearing Health Sector Committee, outlines actions various stakeholders can take to improve hearing health in Australia. This includes state and territory governments, consumer and community groups, suppliers, providers, manufacturers and researchers.
Did you know?
1 in 6
Australians experience some form of hearing loss
For 1 in 3
Australians with hearing loss, it could have been prevented
Only 1 in 5
Australians who would benefit from a hearing aid use one
Source: Access economics