Big Aussie Hearing Check

With Hearing Awareness Week (23 – 29 August 2015) just around the corner, Australian Hearing is rallying the country, to come together on one special day and prioritise their hearing, as part of the first ever, nation-wide Big Aussie Hearing Check.

During the Big Aussie Hearing Check on 25 August 2015, the Australian Hearing team will pop up at hundreds of famous landmarks, community halls, RSLs, pharmacies and health centres, from Darwin to Tasmania, to offer free hearing checks.

Australian Hearing anticipates up to 10,000 Aussies will pass through its doors and hearing events as part of the campaign, keeping its highly regarded audiologists and hearing health teams busy, giving their expert advice and support.

Gina Mavrias, Director of Operations and Clinical Services, said that the Big Aussie Hearing Check aims to give Australians an easy way to care for their hearing.

'While Australians are well-known for loving a good challenge, research shows that getting our hearing checked is one challenge we are not willing to take on, because we're either too embarrassed or in denial about our hearing loss."

Australian Hearing is tackling this issue head-on with the Big Aussie Hearing Check, an awareness day which urges Australians to get their hearing checked, Ms Mavrias explains.

'Hearing loss touches almost every Australian in some way or another.  We know that typically people wait for seven to ten years to seek help, which often not only affects the person with hearing loss, but also their family and friends."

With over 67 years' experience supporting people to hear again, Australian Hearing is Australia's leading hearing specialist, researcher and largest provider of government funded hearing services.  For more information visit www.hearing.com.au.

For more information about the Big Aussie Hearing Check, visit: www.hearing.com.au/bigaussiehearing.