Assessments are conducted in soundproof testing facilities using fully calibrated equipment to ensure accurate assessments are carried out for your patients. Services offered:
Full diagnostic audiology assessments for adults and children over 5 years of age
- Audiometry
- Speech discrimination
- Impedance and Eustachian tube function test
- Acoustic reflexes
Aural rehabilitation services and hearing aid fittings
- Advice and counselling
- Rehabilitation program including hearing aids
Tinnitus
- Comprehensive Tinnitus and Hearing Assessment
- Counselling, management and tinnitus treatment
Central Auditory Processing Assessments (CAPD) for children over 7 years of age and adults
Hearing protection
- Custom earplugs for noise, musicians, swimming and sleeping
- Ready-fit ear plugs available
Cerumen removal
- Cerumen removal using micro-suction and curette techniques
The table below gives you an indication of the audiological tests recommended for your patients' symptoms. We will provide you with a comprehensive report on the results and any recommendations for each patient.
Symptom
| Information | Tests |
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Hearing Loss
Also linked to diabetes, obesity, smoking, falls, dementia
|
Bilateral or Unilateral |
- Pure tone audiomerty, speech discrimination
- Impedance, acoustic reflexes
- Cerumen removal
|
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Sudden |
- If a sudden loss is reported, immediate referral to Eye and Ear Hospital is highly recommended for urgent ENT intervention. PTA following the intervention.
|
| Hearing communication difficulties |
Pensioner/veteran |
- Hearing Services Program (HSP) offers fully subsidised hearing tests and fully or partially subsidised hearing aids
- Pure tone audiomerty, speech discrimination
- Impedance, acoustic reflexes
- Aural rehabilitation program with hearing aids if indicated
|
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Private |
- Pure tone audiomerty, speech discrimination
- Impedance, acoustic reflexes
- Aural rehabilitation program
|
| Blocked Ears |
Bilateral or unilateral |
- Pure tone audiomerty, speech discrimination
- Impedance, acoustic reflexes
- Cerumen removal
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| Difficulty Hearing in Noise |
Adults |
- Pure tone audiomerty, speech discrimination
- Impedance, acoustic reflexse
- Cental Auditory Processing assessment if indicated
- Aural rehabilitation program with hearing aids if indicated
|
|
Children over 7 yrs. of age |
- Pure tone audiomerty, speech discrimination
- Impedance, acoustic reflexe
- Cental Auditory Processing assessment if indicated
- Referral to Hearing Australia for fully subsidised hearing services and products if hearing loss identified
|
| Tinnitus |
Bilateral, unilateral or pulsatile |
- Tinnitus assessment
- Pure tone audiomerty, speech discrimination
- Impedance, acoustic reflexes
- Tinnitus management, counselling and/or treatment
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| Dizziness and Vertigo |
May need a referral to ENT, hospitals for balance testing |
- Pure tone audiomerty, speech discrimination
- Impedance, acoustic reflexes
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| Pre-employment tests |
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- Hearing test - air and bone conduction
- Hearing protection - custom ear plugs
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