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Katie Ekberg, Senior Lecturer, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University

I’m avoiding a hearing test because I don’t want chunky hearing aids. What are my options?

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One in six Australians have hearing loss and, for most adults, hearing starts to decline from middle age onwards.

Many of us, however, hesitate to seek help or testing for our hearing. Perhaps you’re afraid you’ll be told to wear hearing aids, and envision the large and bulky hearing aids you might have seen on your grandparents decades ago.

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