In case you thought you didn’t, having a hearing support group is important. Great article here on hearing support groups. Support groups can offer many benefits to those with hearing loss. The article covers the top 4 reasons you might want a hearing support group.

1. You find a community of peers going through the same thing
2. Help you stay up to date with hearing technology. Hear word of mouth on the latest rom your peer group
3. Meet experts. Speakers from industry and providers will attend, very often with excellent insights
4. Social. A place to make friends and meet people with similar ailments.

Meeting and joining a support group is not strange, depressing or awkward but a great opportunity to meet others with hearing loss and a place to share experiences and learnings, both good and bad. Not sure where to start. Let us know if you know of any support groups to share.

AudioClinic is an Australian Hearing Care business with over 180 clinics across Australia, and is also 1 of the leading hearing care providers in this fine country of ours. You can find all of AudioClinic’s hearing centre’s listed within the Freehearingtest Directory. What we like about AudioClinic are the resources available on their website. We recommend signing up to get more hearing information:

• The Australian Guide to Hearing Services can be obtained here. The guide has been carefully put together to give you information on the range of hearing related treatments available and the financial assistance available for those suffering from hearing loss. The booklet is free and available on the AudioClinic website by clicking on the link above.
• You can also sign up for the Hearing Sense Magazine which is also free and will be sent to you by completing some details at the link above. The Hearing Sense magazine includes articles and editorials contributed by AudioClinic hearing care clinicians around Australia
• Finally you can stay up to date by subscribing to the AudioClinic newsletter here. If you or a member of your family suffers from hearing loss, this is great way to get the latest news on hearing health delivered to your inbox.

These resources are all free and good way to get more information, educate yourself and stay up to date on hearing health matters.You can read more about AudioClinic and what they do by clicking here.

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