They are easy to get, and far less costly than prescription hearing aids. But over-the-counter devices are not the answer for everyone with hearing issues.
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Head of Audiology, Macquarie University
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Winthrop Professor/WA Premier's Research Fellow, School of Biological Sciences and the Oceans Institute, The University of Western Australia
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Audiology Clinic Manager, Macquarie University
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Adjunct Research Fellow, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia
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Head - Audiology Division, Department of Speech Pathology & Audiology School of Human and Community Development, University of the Witwatersrand
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Lecturer, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, University of Washington
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Paediatrician, Senior Research Fellow, Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Assistant Professor of Music and Arts Technology, Indiana University
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Professor of Otology and Neurotology, University of Virginia
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Senior Teaching Fellow, Medical Program, Bond University
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Head of Ear Health, Telethon Kids Institute, Curtin University
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Associate Professor of Science & Medicine, Bond University
