Currently, one in six Australians experiences hearing loss, but projections indicate that by 2050, this figure may increase to one in four.

Research shows that individuals who have undergone hearing loss testing and insisted their hearing is fine often do, in fact, have hearing loss. Detecting hearing loss is not difficult, as it is often noticeable to others when a loved one is affected.

Razors Edge Reporter Thomas Koutis speaks to Professor Bamini Gopinath, the Cochlear Chair in Hearing and Health and Professor at Macquarie University Hearing in the Department of Health Sciences Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences.