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Russell Greene

"It changed my life forever"

Former footy player and 3-time VFL premiership winner

Russell Greene is a former footy player from the 1970s and 1980s. He played in 6 finals, winning 3 VFL Premierships: “Winning […] Premierships is absolutely amazing. I still pinch myself knowing that I'm part of history at the great Hawthorn footy club and I'm just so privileged to have played for them”. 

What you may not know is, while Russell was succeeding on the field, off the field he was struggling with hearing loss…  

“My family became very frustrated […] with me not being able to converse”. 
Russell started noticing his hearing wasn’t quite right when his sons would ask him questions and he thought he’d answered them. His wife Roxy strongly encouraged him to seek help; sadly, it took Russell another 5-7 years before he did something about it: “My family became very frustrated with […] me not being able to converse”.  

Roxy noticed her husband was missing out on conversations within the family and interactions with the grandchildren too. “I think Russell was in denial for a long time, so it was great when he finally realised it was time to get [his hearing] checked.”  

“And that’s when his life changed. Our family life changed."

Getting his hearing checked and managing his hearing loss changed Russell’s life for the better: “It changed my life forever,” he says. “It’s made my life completely different to what it was”. 

As for Roxy, she says “And that’s when his life changed. Our family life changed.”  

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Russell Greene shares his personal journey with hearing loss and how getting his hearing checked changed his life. Watch his inspiring story here. 

 

“I just can now understand the frustration my friends, my wife, my kids were going through for all those years.” 


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1. Difficulty following group conversations

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2. Asking others to repeat themselves
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3. People around you seem to be mumbling or talking softly
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4. Having to turn up the TV, radio or phone volume to hear properly
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5. Difficulty hearing what people are saying if they don’t look directly at you
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6. Feeling tired at the end of the day from straining to hear
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7. Difficulty locating sounds around you
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8. You experience ringing or buzzing sounds in your ears