In the News

  • Expert explainer: Is technology reshaping hearing health?

    December 18, 2025
    Hearing loss used to begin with regular trips to the clinic, fittings with audiologists and adjustments from a small knob on the back of the hearing aid. Now, new technologies give people more autonomy over their hearing. 

  • FHS prof analyzes infant hearing health care

    May 28, 2024
    The 2024 national early hearing detection and intervention report card, developed by Western audiologist Marlene Bagatto and the Canadian Infant Hearing Task Force, gave Canada an overall grade of “insufficient.”

  • Desired Sensation Level (DSL): World’s First Pediatric Hearing Aid Prescription Governor General's Innovation Awards

    April 26, 2022
    Led by Dr. Susan Scollie, the team of researchers at National Centre for Audiology at Western University are receiving a Governor General’s Innovation Award for developing the world’s first pediatric hearing aid prescription software. Desired Sensation Level (DSL) software has helped clinicians worldwide provide infants and children with access to sound by helping clinicians assess, treat, and properly fit and tune hearing aids to patient’s specific needs; improving hearing outcomes, while improving long-term educational and social potential for patients born with permanent childhood hearing loss.

  • NCA researchers partner with Memorial University to identify first gene for common cause of hearing loss

    March 01, 2021
    Researchers from Western and Memorial universities discover the first otosclerosis gene responsible for late-onset hearing loss. This groundbreaking discovery could lead to new therapies and potentially prevent the condition.

  • NCA is now on YouTube. Follow our playlist on the Western U Channel.

    August 22, 2020
    National Centre for Audiology - YouTube Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

  • Seminars on Audition 2020

    December 18, 2019
    Registration now open: 31st Seminars on Audition Assessment and Management of the Tinnitus Patient Saturday, February 22, 2020 North York Novotel, 3 Park Home Avenue, Toronto, ON 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Rate includes Continental breakfast (8 to 9 am) and Lunch

  • New audio dome paints research soundscape

    December 04, 2019
    When exploring virtual reality, most consider the simulation as a visual experience. New technology at Western University will allow members of the National Centre for Audiology to investigate simulated spaces through sound.

  • Revolutionizing audiology research and education

    October 01, 2019
    Western's National Centre for Audiology has partnered with AHead Simulations in the development of a new patient simulator that has quickly become an invaluable tool for students and professionals in training, research and product demonstrations.

  • Constant headphone use can cause hearing damage – here's how to prevent it

    May 27, 2019
    Susan Scollie, Director of Western's National Centre for Audiology, spoke with Global News to discuss about the dangers of headphone use and strategies for avoiding hearing loss.

  • Ingrid Johnsrude named Director of Brain and Mind Institute

    April 30, 2019
    Ingrid Johnsrude, an investigator at the National Centre for Audiology and professor in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, is the new Director of Western's Brain and Mind Institute. Her research aims to understand human behaviour through speech, language and hearing.

  • Expert sounds warning about child hearing in Canada

    April 22, 2019
    As chairperson of the Canadian Infant Hearing Task Force, National Centre for Audiology investigator Marlene Bagatto said Canada receives a failing grade when it comes to prioritizing child hearing health.