For Patients and Visitors
What is the Audiology Service?
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 services do we offer?
We offer a range of audiology assessments at Northern Health including:
- Behavioural assessments:
- Behavioural Observation Audiometry
- Visual Reinforcement Audiometry
- Play Audiometry
- Pure Tone Audiometry
- Speech Audiometry
- Impedance Audiometry (Tympanometry)
- Oto-Acoustic Emissions (OAEs)
What do I bring/need for my appointment?
Please bring any previous audiology or Ear, Nose & Throat letters
Contact us:
Allied Health department: 8405 8580
For Health Professionals
Service Overview
The service at Northern Health aims to identify and manage hearing impairment in children from the age of 6 months to 18 years referred from within Northern Health.
We are currently only accepting internally referred patients.
The Northern Health audiology department consists of two part time audiologists. This service operates from the Northern Hospital Epping.
Alternative service options:
- For Newborn hearing screening, please refer to the Victorian Infant Hearing Screening Program
- For Diagnostic Infant Audiology Assessments:
- DPV Health (Broadmeadows and Mill Park)
- The Royal Children’s Hospital
- Western Health
- University of Melbourne Audiology and Speech Pathology Clinic
- NextSense (Blackburn)
- Goulburn Valley Health Audiology Clinic (Shepparton)
- For Audio-Vestibular Assessments:
- Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
- Alfred Health
- University of Melbourne Audiology and Speech Pathology Clinic
- Barwon Health
- For Auditory Processing Assessments:
- Monash Health
- University of Melbourne Audiology and Speech Pathology Clinic
- For Hearing Aid services:
- Australian Hearing
- For Cochlear Implants:
- Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
Director/Head of Unit:
Kym Patterson
Associate Director Allied Health: Speech Pathology, Orthoptics, Audiology & Music Therapy.
Enquiries:
Contact us: 8405 8580
Allied Health enquiries: TNH-AlliedHealthAdminServicesRW@mh.org.au
- Locations offering this service
- Northern Hospital Epping
