Ear Science Institute Australia

27/09/2025

Earlier this month, our Ear Science Healthy Hearing Outback Program hosted the Kunyjunyu Kurlka (Healthy Ears) event at the Jigalong Youth Centre. 👂

A huge thank you to Mineral Resources for generously supporting the day with a delicious BBQ, cooked up by the amazing Puntukurnu Aboriginal Medical Service Tackling Indigenous Smoking team, and our wonderful Community Liaison Officer, Revina! 💙 We were also joined by Bec from the MinRes Health Centre team who helped make the afternoon a success. The kids loved playing 'Pin the Kurlka on the Bilby', and we all enjoyed connecting with the Jigalong community outside of our usual clinic setting.

Events like these are all about coming together, having fun, building connections and raising awareness for strong ear and hearing health across the communities we serve.

23/09/2025

Our researchers recently had the opportunity to take part in an Otoscopy Training Session, run by Lions Hearing Clinic audiologists Sophie Cooper and Caroline Fanning, North Area Manager.

The session covered various aspects of conducting video otoscopy and provided the researchers with an insight into patient examination and subsequent care. 👂

👉 https://www.earscience.org.au/2025/09/22/researchers-get-an-inside-look-with-otoscopy-training-session/

19/09/2025

Adj A/Prof Elaine Wong and Derek Delaney at Ear Science Institute Australia are currently using the CYTENA CELLCYTE X live cell and spheroid imaging system, kindly provided by a Telethon7 Perth equipment grant, to fast-track drug therapies to tackle Usher syndrome. 🥼🧬

Of the 2,400 Western Australian children living with a significant form of hearing loss, 10% are diagnosed as having Usher syndrome.

03/09/2025

An Evening with Prof. Sharath Sriram 🗣️

Adjunct Associate Professor Elaine Wong, Head of Hearing Therapeutics at Ear Science Institute Australia recently met with Prof. Sharath Sriram, Chief Scientist for WA, when she attended An Evening with Prof. Sharath Sriram.

Organised by WA Life Sciences Innovation Hub, the event gave guests a fantastic opportunity to hear key insights from Professor Sriram, who is renowned for his work in the fields of nanoelectronics, sensors, and medical technologies, with a particular focus on translating advanced technology for healthcare applications.

👉 https://www.earscience.org.au/2025/09/03/an-evening-with-professor-sharath-sriram/

26/08/2025

A massive thank you to Christina and the team at Puntukurnu Aboriginal Medical Service (PAMS). As always, we're proud to be working together to close the gap in hearing health. 🤝

👂✨ Ear Health Forum 2025 ✨

Earlier this month, PAMS was proud to take part in the WA Ear and Hearing Health Forum in Perth, supported by BHP and the Ear Science Institute Australia.

The forum was all about coming together to share knowledge and ideas on how we can improve ear health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families. It was a safe and supportive space where community voices and experts worked side by side.

We are especially proud of our Director of Clinical Services, Christina Hunn, who spoke alongside Ear Science, sharing important stories and experiences from the Pilbara.

A big thank you to BHP and Ear Science Institute Australia for supporting this work and standing with our communities to help close the gap in hearing health. The connections made and knowledge shared will help us keep building better outcomes for our kids — supporting their learning, growth and wellbeing. 💛

👉 Read more about the forum here: https://hubs.li/Q03DNjZC0

20/08/2025

This week marks 20 years since our Patron, Professor Barry Marshall AC, received the Nobel Prize for his groundbreaking work with Robin Warren, discovering the bacterial cause of peptic ulcers — a discovery that transformed global health.

At celebrations hosted by UWA, Prof. Marshall swapped the lab for the stage, picking up a guitar to mark this incredible milestone in true rockstar fashion 🎸

We are proud to have Prof. Marshall as Patron of Ear Science Institute Australia, where his passion for science and innovation continues to inspire our vision — to make a difference through the gift of hearing. 💙👂

👉 Read more about the celebration here: https://tinyurl.com/uwarockingcelebration

13/08/2025

It’s National Science Week 🔬

We’re celebrating the power of science to change lives. Our research is transforming hearing health and outcomes across the country, working to find treatments and cures for those living with ear and hearing disorders; this week and every week. 👂

05/08/2025

We are excited to share that Lions Hearing Clinic is now open in Cockburn Central! 📣👂

📍 Find us at 4/850 North Lake Road, Cockburn Central.
👉 Visit https://tinyurl.com/lhccockburn to book an appointment online, or call us on 1300 847 395.

18/07/2025

We are proud to have co-hosted the third annual Kunyjunyu Kurlka (Healthy Ears) East Newman Activation Event at Train Park on the 25th June alongside Mineral Resources, the Shire of East Pilbara, Puntukurnu Aboriginal Medical Service (PAMS), BHP and the Newman Population Health Allied Health team. 👂 This event is an important opportunity to engage with the community outside of a clinical setting and strengthen our rapport with the community.

Over 35 children and their families attended, taking part in ear checks, games, health promotion activities and a barbecue provided by Mineral Resources Wonmunna site team. We’d love to thank everyone who has supported the event, and ensured its success for the third year running. 💖

09/07/2025

You were amazing, Koby! 🥼

Continuing our celebration of young minds taking part in our Healthy Hearing Outback program in the remote East Pilbara for NAIDOC Week, we wanted to introduce Koby. Driven by building his understanding of ear health and helping his fellow students from Jigalong Remote Community School, Koby found his time with us to be extremely rewarding. 👂

07/07/2025

We loved working with you, Mahalia! 👂

In acknowledgement of NAIDOC Week and this year’s theme of The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy, we wanted to celebrate the bright young minds taking part in our Healthy Hearing Outback program in the remote East Pilbara. 🔬 Mahalia was one of our work experience students from Jigalong Remote Community School, and she left feeling inspired to explore the possibility of a career in healthcare.

28/05/2025

🎉 Congratulations to Dr Pramod Dorishetty! 🎉

Dr Dorishetty has been awarded an Innovation Fellowship by the Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund, supported by the Western Australian Department of Health, for his research on the fabrication of silk-based wound packing materials for ENT applications. 🧵👂

His project aims to develop a natural, non-invasive silk treatment for chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM)—a condition that can cause hearing loss and is especially prevalent in remote and Aboriginal communities.

💬 “This funding will enable us to bring healthcare to remote locations and reduce hearing loss by targeting chronic suppurative otitis media at its early onset.” – Dr Dorishetty

Stay tuned for more updates as we continue on this exciting journey! Visit our website for future news on this and other research innovations:
https://www.earscience.org.au/news/