Category / SoundWave

Earlier this year, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) announced that Concentrix had been selected to deliver New Zealand’s Telecommunications Relay Services. When Concentrix begins delivering these services from 1 February 2021, there will be changes to the way you access and use these services. Read the full story here on the NZ Relay website.

An algorithm developed by researchers at the Bionics Institute in Melbourne, Australia may pave the way to providing a tool for clinicians to detect and objectively measure a patient’s tinnitus. Read the full story here on the Audiology Worldnews website.

Market approval may still be several years away for a totally implantable cochlear implant (CI), but the Austrian hearing tech firm MED-EL is currently performing its first surgeries in this direction with the project at the clinical feasibility study stage. Read the full story here on the Audiology Worldnews website.

We are re-opening! From this Thursday, 14th of May, we will be open once again at our Hamilton East clinic. But we must stress, this will be strictly appointment-only. No walk-ins. All appointments will be subject to health screening. We need to ensure the safety of both our patients and our staff so all precautions…

A Nelson woman who is hard of hearing says it is now more difficult to access essential services. Anna said people who wore face masks at supermarkets and pharmacies meant she could no longer lip-read, and voices were muffled. The National Foundation for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing said the community struggled with isolation…

To all our valued customers and patients. As we cannot apply physical distance principles while you are in the clinic with us, we cannot keep you safe and we cannot keep ourselves safe. Therefore, as of Monday 23rd March 2020, SoundWave Audiology will be closed to the public until further notice.

Flying on planes is something almost everyone has to do, especially if you have family and friends in other parts of the world. Whether you're taking a vacation or flying for business, it's important to know how your hearing aids factor into your experience. Flying on planes is something almost everyone has to do, especially…