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Nolene Nielson is a principal of Hearing Solutions (Australia) Pty Ltd. She specialises in the diagnostic
assessment and practical management of hearing in adults and children. Nolene's impressive record of
success in assisting her clients to gain significant lifestyle advantages is a reflection of her dedication
to a personalised response to the hearing and wider functional needs of her clients.
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She is one of the few Australian audiologists to be trained by the internationally renowned Professor
Jastreboff in his Tinnitus Retraining Therapy Methodology, which is currently regarded as the most
effective technique to assist people with tinnitus or sound intolerance problems. Most people have
reported a significant improvement in their quality of life as a result of this process.
Nolene's commitment to staying abreast with current professional trends and remaining at the
cutting edge of tinnitus management has led her explore new and innovative ways of addressing this
distressing condition. She has completed hypnotherapy qualifications and initial treatment results
strongly indicate that the creative application of this new skill will be a powerful adjunct to her already
considerable repertoire of tinnitus treatment skills. Nolene has recently completed a Neuro Linguistic
Programming Practitioner course and she is developing new ways of integrating these skills into her
assessment and treatment programs. One example is her ability to use her NLP skills to assist
tinnitus sufferers to redefine their focus and reframe their perceptions in order to decrease the
distracting impact upon the client's attention.
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Nolene has expertise in the provision of solutions to hearing issues in the workplace. Her professional
advice is constantly solicited on issues pertaining to excessive noise levels, identification of those at
 

risk, who has existing hearing damage and finding practical solutions. Organisations seeking her advice include Telstra, Queensland Health, Queensland Rail, Golden Circle and others. In addition to the provision of on-site workplace testing and consultation, Nolene has a reputation for professionalism in the provision of assessments and reports to law and insurance firms. Nolene is a recognised authority on the occupational health and safety issues of noise levels in call centres and has been instrumental in defining and articulating OH&S standards for that industry. She is also sought after for her specialist knowledge of acoustic shock.

Nolene graduated from the University of Queensland in 1978 with a Degree in Speech Therapy and undertook an audiology training program with the National Acoustics Laboratories. She spent the next three years specialising in the provision of hearing aids to adults and using her speech therapy skills to assist the hearing impaired in developing more effective communication strategies.

After obtaining her Certificate of Clinical Competence, she worked as a speech therapist at the pre-school for the deaf whilst she completed post-graduate studies in Audiology at the University of Queensland. The disabilities of her young clients encouraged Nolene to develop an interest in and consequently to focus her post graduate studies upon the needs of hearing impaired children. Her study and work on the natural course of middle ear infections in children under five years has developed into a life long passion and she is currently recognised as being a specialist in this area.

After completing her post-graduate studies she practised in the Audiology Department of the Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane. During this time Nolene was actively involved in the diagnostic, clinical and medical aspects of adult hearing as well as the planning, provision and evaluation of rehabilitation programs for the hearing impaired.

The College of Audiology honoured Nolene with the title of Fellow in 2000 in recognition of her professional contribution to the profession of Audiology in Australia.