Hearing
'People with hearing aids - that wasn't me'
Cartoonist and illustrator Toby Morris resisted getting hearing aids in his 30s, partly out of pride, and thinks he missed out on a lot while he was just bluffing along. Audio
Hearing loss
It's Hearing Loss Awareness Week and we're joined by the Director of Auckland's Hearing and Tinnitus Clinic, Grant Searchfield, to discuss new research. Audio
Insight: Our Noisy World
A building boom in Auckland, open plan offices and classrooms and urban intensification - Teresa Cowie has been out onto the streets and into homes asking about noise levels and what all that racket… Video, Audio
Tinnitus: why you get that ringing in your ears
Tinnitus can drive people to distraction. It affects around 15 to 20 percent of people and is more common in the over 65s. But a growing number of younger people are reporting it. February 5-11 is… Audio
Calls made for deaf people to receive Cochlear Implants
Andrew McRae talks to Ngaire Mathews, who is 75, about how she became a past-master at lip-reading and managed to get through her schooling without a hearing aid. She got her first hearing-aid at the… Audio
Tamihere says witness at his murder trial admitted lying
Convicted double murderer David Tamihere has told a court a secret witness at his trial wrote to him seventeen later admitting he gave false evidence. Audio
Noise and young ears
Massey University acoustics researchers have been working with childcare centres that are keen to lower noise levels and protect the hearing of young children. Audio
Noise and young ears
Massey University acoustics researchers have been working with childcare centres that are keen to lower noise levels and protect the hearing of young children.
AudioThe Sound Lab
Wyatt Page is concerned that the noisy world we live in and our increasing use of loud headphones is bad for our hearing. Audio
The Sound Lab
Wyatt Page is concerned that the noisy world we live in and our increasing use of loud headphones is bad for our hearing.
AudioDoctors warn against legalising voluntary euthanasia
Doctors are warning against legalising voluntary euthanasia, saying it would involve too many complex and difficult decisions. Audio
Tinnitus: the causes and impact
What causes tinnitus? Why is it so much worse for some people? And is there a cure? Audio
Soldiers being tried for taking drugs
Two soldiers who are being tried at Linton Military Camp for taking the psychoactive drug NBOMe say their drinks might have been spiked. Audio
Hearing difficulties
Many people have trouble hearing of the din of Christmas dinner. Audio
Science: colour red and hearing
Dr Chris Smith on the colour red and its symbolic significance in social situations. Also a study in Australia looks at how our ears communicate with our brain to zone out certain sounds and tune in… Audio
New Zealand man regains hearing after groundbreaking surgery
A man who had been deaf for seven years has regained his hearing following groundbreaking surgery, done for the first time in New Zealand. Audio
Groundbreaking surgery allows New Zealand man to regain hearing
A New Zealand man has undergone successful groundbreaking surgery to regain his hearing. Audio
Naked Science
Naked Science with Dr Chris Smith. This week, combining cochlear implants with gene therapies to restore people's hearing, and the role of smell in physical attraction. Audio
Our Changing World - Tinnitus
Tinnitus, or ringing in the ears, affects up to 20% of all New Zealanders. Unfortunately for sufferers tinnitus can't be cured, but it can be managed and Alison Ballance heads to the University of… Audio
Tinnitus Treatment
Direct transcranial stimulation & digital hearing aids are being trialled as a treatment for tinnitus Audio
