1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:03,600 Speaker 1: Hello, Katie Wolf and three point sixty online at Mix 2 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:05,520 Speaker 1: one O four nine dot com a you. 3 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:08,520 Speaker 2: This week is Hearing Awareness Week. 4 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:10,600 Speaker 3: It runs from the first to the seventh of March, 5 00:00:11,080 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 3: and it's also World Hearing Day. 6 00:00:13,039 --> 00:00:14,480 Speaker 2: Well today and. 7 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:16,160 Speaker 3: Joining me on the line to tell us a little 8 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:19,119 Speaker 3: bit more about well ear health and some of the 9 00:00:19,160 --> 00:00:21,000 Speaker 3: different things we need to be keeping an eye out 10 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:26,119 Speaker 3: for top end health services Hearing Services Outreach Program. Senior 11 00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 3: audiologist Salomon Joseph. Good morning to you, Solomon. 12 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:33,159 Speaker 1: Good morning Kitty, and thank you for invading me to 13 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:36,120 Speaker 1: your radio show. Oh with Hearing Bitch. 14 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:37,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, World Hearing Day. 15 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:40,120 Speaker 3: It's a great you know, it's obviously a great time 16 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:42,560 Speaker 3: to have you on the show and to talk about 17 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:46,840 Speaker 3: Hearing Awareness Week as well. As I understand it, it's 18 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:50,880 Speaker 3: almost half, so forty nine percent of childhood hearing loss 19 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:53,800 Speaker 3: is actually preventable. 20 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 1: Absolutely because the middliar problem is the root cause of 21 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:04,119 Speaker 1: here problem. Especially in Northern Territory. We have thirty percent 22 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:07,959 Speaker 1: of our population our Indigenous, the first Australian our living 23 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:12,840 Speaker 1: in remote communities and the children having significant milliar disorders. 24 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:16,679 Speaker 1: It can be a midliar problem or it is media perforation, 25 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:19,720 Speaker 1: tibanic membrane perforation or pass in the middle part of 26 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:23,280 Speaker 1: the year. So so many middleiar problems. It can be 27 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:31,320 Speaker 1: due to the living condition, as you know, the living 28 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:36,360 Speaker 1: condition and the overcrowding and smoking in the houses, and 29 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:41,399 Speaker 1: so many factors are contributing. There's high prevalence of middle 30 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:43,640 Speaker 1: ear diseases in indigenous population. 31 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:44,600 Speaker 2: Yeah. 32 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:48,280 Speaker 3: Well, and Solomon, I know even myself with one of 33 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:50,960 Speaker 3: my children, they seem to suffer from a lot of 34 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:52,920 Speaker 3: ear infections in their younger years. 35 00:01:53,720 --> 00:01:54,880 Speaker 2: What are some of the things that. 36 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 3: We can do really as parents to try and and 37 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 3: prevent some you know, some of the can concerns that 38 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 3: we have with hearing loss and other issues with ears. 39 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 1: Katie, One simple thing every child need to do is 40 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:14,119 Speaker 1: do the nose blowing. If children do nose blowing every day, 41 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:18,160 Speaker 1: that will clear their middle part of the ear. There 42 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 1: is a tube that is connecting to our back of 43 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 1: the throat. It's called a station tube. So sometimes that blocks. 44 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:26,680 Speaker 1: You will notice when we take off on a plane 45 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:29,240 Speaker 1: and when we land, you will get a block feeling. 46 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:33,919 Speaker 1: So we swallow something, we swallow over saliva or when 47 00:02:33,919 --> 00:02:37,960 Speaker 1: we choose something automatically. This station tube opens up and 48 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 1: that airate. So if children at school, okay, every child 49 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:45,240 Speaker 1: or a small children exprests zero to five. If they 50 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:50,240 Speaker 1: can do nose blowing every day, that helps. And the 51 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:53,839 Speaker 1: other problem in today's world we face is a lot 52 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 1: of children are bombarded with very loud noises. So loud 53 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:03,200 Speaker 1: noises will create hearing problem. And according to National Acoustic 54 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:07,520 Speaker 1: Liborties of Australia it is a research division of Hearing Australia. 55 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 1: They do research and eighty five disabled. The sound above 56 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:17,359 Speaker 1: eighty five disable is dangerous to our hearing. So we 57 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 1: need to use ear plug in a very loud situation. 58 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 1: I travel almost thirty weeks to the remote communities and 59 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:28,080 Speaker 1: our small planes is that I think many Territorians travel 60 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:32,240 Speaker 1: on small noisy planes and everyone need to wear ye 61 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 1: ear plug and ear muff otherwise they will be damaging 62 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:39,400 Speaker 1: their inner part of the ear and slimon. 63 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:42,120 Speaker 3: What about the use of headphones is that something that 64 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:46,120 Speaker 3: can you know that can impact our hearing negatively as well? 65 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:50,440 Speaker 1: Absolutely right, because the earphone, we don't know how much 66 00:03:50,520 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 1: sound is bombarded into the ear and we all bornd 67 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 1: with a two cochlea you know one Cochlea has got 68 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 1: twenty thousand hairsels. When we bord and the hair cells 69 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:05,240 Speaker 1: are we cannot see with our eyes, but they are 70 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 1: micro small. And what happens is when we bombarded with 71 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 1: very loud noises, the hair cells will die, that will 72 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:18,160 Speaker 1: damage and there is no medicine to regrow these hair cells. 73 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:23,080 Speaker 1: That is why the new generation the hearing loss problems 74 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:25,479 Speaker 1: will be more onto the new generation because of the 75 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:30,120 Speaker 1: bombardment of very loud music. People need to rest in themselves. 76 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:33,200 Speaker 1: They have to control how much sound they are putting in. 77 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:36,160 Speaker 3: Goodness, nay, probably something I need to keep an eye 78 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:39,039 Speaker 3: on in hairs element with my headphones up very loud 79 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:41,719 Speaker 3: every day, so I might have to keep a close 80 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 3: eye on that absolutely. 81 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:46,640 Speaker 1: And the other thing we need to remember as a 82 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:52,680 Speaker 1: health professional ordeologist not only territorials. Tomorrow morning, I may 83 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:55,520 Speaker 1: wake up with hearing laws in one year or in 84 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:59,919 Speaker 1: both years. That is a clinical emergency. Many people don't know. 85 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:04,120 Speaker 1: They will delay the doctor's consultation or audiology consultation in 86 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:08,240 Speaker 1: that particular situation. But we have got only one week time. 87 00:05:08,760 --> 00:05:13,280 Speaker 1: So if any terrritorian not is a sudden hearing loss, 88 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:17,080 Speaker 1: they need to present themselves to an emergency department the 89 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:22,280 Speaker 1: nearest hospital, and most likely the EEND specialists will prescribe 90 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:26,720 Speaker 1: strongs to roid treatment and most likely there is a 91 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:30,000 Speaker 1: chance of getting okay the hearing back. But if they 92 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:33,280 Speaker 1: missed that one week, yes, that hearing laws become permanent. 93 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:36,600 Speaker 1: Octified Solomon, we. 94 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:38,760 Speaker 2: Are going to have to wrap up. But before we. 95 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 3: Do, if there is anybody out there this morning listening 96 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:46,600 Speaker 3: maybe concerns they'd either they or their children have got 97 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:49,880 Speaker 3: some concerns with their hearing or their ear health. What 98 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:51,160 Speaker 3: are the best steps to take? 99 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:59,560 Speaker 1: Please ask their GP for an audiologist consultation. And luckily 100 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:03,800 Speaker 1: in not than Territory, people who doubt about their hearing 101 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:07,520 Speaker 1: or difficulty to communicate, if they have difficulty to understand 102 00:06:07,520 --> 00:06:12,080 Speaker 1: other people they need to they can self proffer too. 103 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:16,919 Speaker 1: There is a proficient ordeology team here in cas Plaza 104 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 1: and at ourdh Royalalbin Hospital there are two ordiologists there. 105 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:24,120 Speaker 1: Here at kash Plaza there are seven to eight ordiologists 106 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:27,839 Speaker 1: working here. We are here to help Territorian's hearing well. 107 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:30,000 Speaker 2: And you know what you guys do a phenomenal job. 108 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:32,159 Speaker 3: I've actually a few years ago had to bring my 109 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:35,479 Speaker 3: little boy there to see the staff at kas Plaza. 110 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:36,600 Speaker 2: They do a great job. 111 00:06:37,320 --> 00:06:40,040 Speaker 3: So, as you've said, anybody out there listening, if they 112 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:42,600 Speaker 3: are concerned, go and see GP in the first instance, 113 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 3: or they can go down the other path that you've 114 00:06:45,279 --> 00:06:49,719 Speaker 3: just explained. Salomon Joseph, I really appreciate you having a 115 00:06:49,760 --> 00:06:50,760 Speaker 3: chat with us this morning. 116 00:06:50,839 --> 00:06:52,120 Speaker 2: Thank you, Thank you very. 117 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:54,080 Speaker 1: Much, Katie for this wonderful opportunity. 118 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:55,479 Speaker 2: Thank you for your time. 119 00:06:55,960 --> 00:06:59,200 Speaker 3: That is Salomon Joseph there, who is the top end 120 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:05,200 Speaker 3: Health service Hearing Services Outreach Program Senior audiologist, and well, 121 00:07:05,400 --> 00:07:07,359 Speaker 3: you know, it's quite fascinating. I think you'd have to 122 00:07:07,400 --> 00:07:11,040 Speaker 3: say some of us may be even experiencing some issues 123 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:14,080 Speaker 3: with our hearing without even realizing, and it's something we've 124 00:07:14,080 --> 00:07:16,000 Speaker 3: got to keep a close eye on. I was saying 125 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:18,800 Speaker 3: to Ronnie, my producer, yesterday, that my little boy used 126 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 3: to suffer from from ear infections quite often, and then 127 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:25,239 Speaker 3: when we took him to the audiologist, we did realize 128 00:07:25,240 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 3: that he was having some hearing issues. Luckily they were 129 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:30,760 Speaker 3: related to the infections, but you know, if you don't 130 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:32,520 Speaker 3: get on top of these type of things, they can 131 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:36,200 Speaker 3: cause some pretty big issues for you and for your kids, 132 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:38,760 Speaker 3: so my advice is to try your best, go and 133 00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:40,440 Speaker 3: see a GP and see if you are able to 134 00:07:40,480 --> 00:07:43,640 Speaker 3: get referred to that to the Hearing Health Program, and 135 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:47,119 Speaker 3: hopefully get it sorted sooner rather than later.