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Simon has his ears vacuumed and finds out why humans produce ear wax. Then he has a hearing test that revealed he's suffering hearing loss. Armed with his results he pays a visit to a otolaryngologist, (that's an ear nose and throat specialist by another name) to find out why he's suffering hearing loss and what to do.

Then he explores some of the consumer and health issues that affect our ears and our hearing, including looking at the latest hearing aid technologies and prices, meets children who've had cochlear implants and speaks to a surgeon operating on these profoundly deaf kids and spend time with them as they learn to speak. He attend a hearing clinic on a marae and looking at some of the funding sources, and recent changes to the way the government manages hearing aid services.

  • Naked science: what causes tinnitus?

    27 Jun 2015

    Dr Chris Smith of the Naked Scientists looks at research led by US and Chinese scientists into the causes of tinnitus. Audio

  • Tinnitus Treatment

    27 Sep 2012

    Direct transcranial stimulation & digital hearing aids are being trialled as a treatment for tinnitus Audio

  • Te kupu o te wiki: taringa - ear

    25 May 2015

    The Māori word of the week is: taringa - ear. Kua maemae taku taringa. My ear is sore. Audio

  • Speech in Noise

    28 Mar 2013

    Don Sinex is working on systems to separate speech from background noise which may one day be used to improve hearing aids Audio

  • Measuring the Cochlear Microphonic

    9 Aug 2012

    Paul Teal and his team are trying to measure the small electrical signals produced by the cochlea in the ear Audio

  • Binaural Sound and an Anechoic Chamber

    23 Jun 2011

    In an anechoic chamber at IRL Ruth Beran discovers how to create 3D binaural sound Audio

  • Demonstration of Binaural Sound

    23 Jun 2011

    Ruth demonstrates binaural sound. To hear the effect listen to this recording with headphones. Audio

  • The 'Listen Up' teaching program

    21 Jun 2012

    Listen Up is the first hearing protection programme being taught in New Zealand Schools. Five hundred kids from Fairburn Primary School are among the first to hear all about how to protect their… Audio

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