DWM Audiology

13/07/2025

Great article

A controversial diagnosis is giving hope to sufferers of debilitating hearing issues

10/07/2025

We welcome Dr Philippa James who has joined our clinic, and specialises in supporting patients of all ages with listening difficulties, tinnitus, and sound sensitivities. Philippa also continues to conduct clinical research at the department of Audiology & Speech Pathology at The University of Melbourne. She developed, and continues to run, a specialised autism listening clinic there which identifies and supports auditory concerns, including reduced sound tolerance conditions, in neurodivergent children and adults.

10/07/2025

This cutting-edge therapy improved hearing in children and adults with congenital deafness or severe hearing impairment caused by mutations in a gene called OTOF.

Researcher says this type of treatment for deafness is ‘just the beginning’

27/05/2025

Kate has just completed her annual hearing assessments for the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra . DWM Audiology has been supporting their hearing conservation program for over 10 years. Musicans ear health and customised hearing protection for musicians are specialty areas at DWM Audiology.

16/05/2025

Kate and Myriam are in Seoul, attending the Tinnitus Research Initiative conference- we are standing in front of a stunning painting of symbols created during the opening ceremony.

11/04/2025

Kate and Myriam have been busy providing training: Kate gave a presentation on hearing protection to the students at Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM). Our clinic provides hearing tests and custom filtered musicians ear plugs to ANAM students.
Myriam co-facilitated 2 Masterclasses at the Audiology Australia 2025 conference, and participated in a multidisciplinary panel discussion on tinnitus.

02/04/2025

Tinnitus - even in Viking times. This Anglo-Saxon brooch from the Galloway Hoard of Viking treasures(dated at 9th century AD) currently on display at the SA Museum shows the ears of two of the heads are ringing because blast horns are being blown by the other two heads.

28/03/2025

Kate was excited to be invited to an Auracast launch event in Sydney recently.

GN has been instrumental in bringing Auracast to hearing aid users across the globe. Bluetooth LE Audio and Auracast are built into their ReSound and Beltone portfolios which enables more people to embrace the next era of connectivity.

The Sydney Opera House has implemented Auracast across the Playhouse, Drama Theatre and Studio venues. The management Team at the Sydney Opera House sees this innovation helping them to "remove barriers to the arts and engage more meaningfully with the audiences around us." Working in collaboration with GN, the Sydney Opera House become a first-mover, and now it's time for the rest of the world to follow suit.

For more information on Auracast please contact us at the clinic!

16/03/2025

This edition of Hearing Practitioner is dedicated to tinnitus, featuring an interview with Myriam Westcott from our clinic:

Three of Australasia’s leading tinnitus practitioners – MYRIAM WESTCOTT, GRANT SEARCHFIELD AND MINI GUPTA – have spent decades between them helping patients, including the most complex cases. For Tinnitus Awareness Week (3-9 February), they shared their stories of persistence and hop

06/03/2025

Orchestra Victoria musicians bring the ballet and opera to life! For the past 8 years, DWM have provided monitoring of their musicians’ hearing and guidance of hearing care. We value our relationships with the many orchestras and bands we support across the state.

03/03/2025

Today is World Hearing Day - this is so important because....

03/03/2025

Myriam is thrilled to share that she took part in a Q&A article with fellow Australia accredited audiologists about the importance of World Hearing Day, tips for healthy hearing and what we’re doing to empower clients.
Read more here:

World Hearing Day is the most important hearing awareness day of the year. Held on 3 March, the day is intended to transform societal perceptions and challenge misconceptions about hearing loss and ear care. In preparation for World Hearing Day 2025, we caught up with audiologists from around Austra...