Presentations
2026
Guest speaker: Hyperacusis and TTS unravelled - understanding, diagnosis and treatment
The Sound Exchange '26, Audiology Australia, May 13, 2026, Sydney.
2025
Acoustic shock and tensor tympani syndrome (TTS) – and what this reveals about hyperacusis.
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Webinar: Tensor tympani syndrome (TTS), hyperacusis and acoustic shock unravelled. The Tinnitus Specialists, September 2025
MindEar Masterclass: Understanding Atypical Responses to Sound.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTGyAg0yeHk August 2025
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Invited speaker:
Masterclass Co-presenter: Tinnitus, Hyperacusis & Misophonia: How clinicians can confidently manage in their day-to-day clinic.
Panel discussion Co-facilitator and panellist: Implementing a multi-disciplinary approach in the treatment of complex and severe audiological conditions that present with tinnitus and dizziness.
Audiology Australia Conference, Adelaide 1-4 April 2025
2024
Guest speaker: Your tinnitus toolbox - specialist pathways for the generalist clinic. Rise & Grind Session, Independent Audiology Australia, September 2024
Keynote Speaker:
Tinnitus distress explored - what is the audiologist’s role with regards to evaluation, management and therapy.
Hyperacusis unravelled - understanding, diagnosis, treatment and desensitisation therapy.
New Zealand Audiological Society 2024 Conference, 12 - 14 August 2024, Te Pae Christchurch, New Zealand.
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Workshop with Arnaud Noreña: Contribution of middle ear and multimodal plasticity to tinnitus and hyperacusis.
Round table panel member: Hyperacusis and other sound tolerance disorders.
Tinnitus Research Initiative (TRI) Conference, 10-12 June, 2024, Vancouver, Canada.
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Masterclass with Peter Selvaratnam:
Neuro-Musculoskeletal Assessment of the Tinnitus Patient. October 2023.
Masterclass: Tinnitus: The Effect of Covid on Clinical Evaluation and Management.
Facilitator/Panellist: Implementing tinnitus research into clinical practice.
Audiology Australia Conference, Gold Coast, Queensland, 7-10 May 2023.
2022
Invited speaker: Hearing assessment in the workplace. Hearing aids in the workplace. A brief overview of acoustic shock.
Australasian Faculty of Occupational & Environmental Medicine (AFOEM) Annual Training Meeting.
2019
Invited Speaker: Acoustic Shock, TTTS and Hyperacusis
72nd Annual General & Scientific Meeting of the NZ Society of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Dunedin, New Zealand, October 2019
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2018
Invited Speaker: Hyperacusis in Musicians. Orchestra Victoria, October 2018
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Invited speaker: Ear Health. Opera Australia, August 2018
2017
Workshop: Hyperacusis-induced pain: Mechanisms and Treatment.
XII International Tinnitus Seminar, 1st World Tinnitus Congress, 22-24 May 2017, Warsaw, Poland
2015
Workshop: Hyperacusis-induced pain: understanding and management.
2nd International Conference on Hyperacusis, 9-10 July 2015, London, UK
Convenor and presenter:
Hyperacusis, Acoustic Shock and Misophonia: understanding and management.
Acoustic Shock, Hyperacusis and Misophonia: case studies.
Tinnitus, Hyperacusis and Misophonia Seminar, Independent Audiologists Australia, October 23-25, 2015, Melbourne
2014
Workshop: Assessment and Management of Acoustic Shock, Tonic Tensor Tympani Syndrome (TTTS), Hyperacusis and Misophonia
8th International TRI Tinnitus Conference, 10-13 March 2014, Auckland, New Zealand
2013
Oral presentations:
Acoustic Shock Disorder.
Tonic Tensor Tympani Syndrome (TTTS) in Tinnitus and Hyperacusis Patients: A Multi-Clinic Prevalence Study.
1st International Conference on Hyperacusis, March 1-2 2013, London, UK
Tonic Tensor Tympani Syndrome (TTTS) in Tinnitus and Hyperacusis Patients: A Multi-Clinic Prevalence Study.
Neuro-Otology Society of Australia 23rd Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting, October 18-19 2013, Melbourne
2012
Invited speaker: Hyperacusis: Understanding and management
Australian Tinnitus Association Seminar, May 2012, Sydney
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Invited speaker: Hyperacusis and Acoustic Shock in Musicians
Australian Society for the Performing Arts Healthcare Conference, 1-2 December 2012, Sydney​
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2011
Invited speaker: Hyperacusis and acoustic shock in musicians.
Panel member: Role of audiologists in hearing conservation and education.
Seminar: Music to your ears - Exploring the relationship between music and audiology. Australian Association of Audiologists in Private Practice. September 2011, Brisbane.
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Tonic Tensor Tympani Syndrome (TTTS) in Tinnitus and Hyperacusis Patients: A Multi-Clinic Prevalence Study.
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Oral and poster presentation of preliminary results at the Xth International Tinnitus Seminar, 16-18 March 2011 Florianopolis, Brazil, winning the inaugural Jack Vernon Award for originality, innovation, study design, analysis and ultimate impact on the field of tinnitus.
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Oral presentation: 5th Tinnitus Research Initiative Conference, August 19-21, 2011, Buffalo, NY, USA.
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Round Table panel member: How do I treat tinnitus patients who also have sound intolerance, dizziness, insomnia or somatosensory modulation?
Xth International Tinnitus Seminar, 16-18 March 2011 Florianopolis, Brazil
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2009
Invited speaker:
Hyperacusis: a clinical perspective on management.
Acoustic Shock Disorder.
Tinnitus Discovery – Asia and Pacific Tinnitus Symposium, Auckland, September 2009
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Poster presentation: Somatosensory tinnitus and tonic tensor tympani syndrome (TTTS).
3rd Tinnitus Research Initiative Conference 24-26 June 2009, Stresa, Italy
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2008
Poster presentation: Tonic Tensor Tympani Syndrome - an explanation for everyday sounds causing pain in tinnitus and hyperacusis clients.
IXth International Tinnitus Seminar 15-18 June 2008, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Oral presentation: Acoustic Shock Injury (ASI) Case studies. Audiological Society of Australia National Conference
20–23 May 2008, Canberra, Australia.
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2005
Oral presentation: Acoustic Shock Injury.
VIIIth International Tinnitus Seminar 6-10 September 2005, Pau France
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2002
Oral Presentation: A Case Study: Management of Hyperacusis associated with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
VIIth International Tinnitus Seminar 5-9 March 2002, Fremantle, Australia​​