Audiology at Northern Health is a diagnostic service, aiming to diagnose and monitor hearing impairment. We assess hearing from anyone aged 6 months to adult, referred internally from the hospital or from other public hospitals.
The audiology department works closely with the Ear, Nose and Throat service and Paediatric Developmental Assessment Service at The Northern Hospital. We only accept internal referrals.
The Northern Health Audiology department consists of two part time audiologists.
What to expect from the service?
We offer a range of audiology assessments at Northern Health including:
- Oto-Acoustic Emissions (OAEs)
- Behavioural assessments:
- Behavioural Observation Audiometry
- Visual Reinforcement Audiometry
- Play Audiometry
- Pure Tone Audiometry
- Speech Audiometry
- Impedance Audiometry (Tympanometry)