Natasha Gallardo
Calls for better screening over alarming rates of youth hearing issues
Globally, at least one in five people have hearing issues, which is expected to get worse with a growing number of young people suffering some sort of hearing loss. Audio
The need to screen teenagers for hearing loss
The National Foundation for Deaf and Hard of Hearing has been running a programme in some High Schools aimed at identifying students' undetected hearing loss. In the last survey, of 15 High Schools… Audio
Lobbying for mandatory hearing screening in secondary schools
The Government is being lobbied for mandatory hearing screening in secondary schools. The National Foundation for Deaf and Hard of Hearing is blaming phones and ear-buds for high rates of hearing… Audio
Generation deaf? Study into teen hearing has concerning results
A pilot programme launched by the National Foundation for the Deaf is hoping to understand the increase in hearing loss in New Zealand children. A study into students at Rutherford College in Auckland… Audio
