Hearing Aids

Hearing aids amplify and change sound to assist people with hearing inpairments. Hearing aids receive sound through a microphone, which then converts the sound waves to electrical signals. The sound is amplified and sent to the ear through a speaker.

Follow the links below to find information about hearing aids.

Updated September 2008

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Title:   Children and hearing aid care
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Wearing a hearing aid when it is not working properly can be worse than not wearing the aid at all.
Date:   Aug 2005
Title:   Children with hearing loss
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   There are many causes of temporary hearing problems, but some children can have permanent hearing loss. In many cases, the cause of a hearing loss is not known. There are a range of professionals who can help children with hearing loss develop their skills and talents.
Date:   Aug 2007
Title:   Hearing problems
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   About one-third of people aged between 65 and 74 have hearing problems.
Date:   Jul 2001
Title:   Hearing loss explained
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   It's a common belief that hearing impaired people can't hear sounds loudly enough, but the problem is more complicated than that.
Date:   Aug 2005
Title:   Ears - hearing problems
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Hearing well helps us to learn how to speak, to understand, to communicate with others and to enjoy listening to the sounds that we like to hear.
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Accreditation of Hearing Services Providers
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This is a document that relates to the Hearing Services Administration Act 1997 which makes provision for hearing rehabilitation services to be delivered to voucher holders by contracted service providers. An entity wishing to be contracted to provide these services must be accredited by the Office of Hearing Services before a contract can be offered.
Date:   Nov 2008
Title:   The Australian Government Hearing Services Program
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This page provides a basic summary of the Office of Hearing Services, and its function in running The Australian Government Hearing Services Program.
Date:   Jun 2008
Title:   Hearing loss and age (presbycusis)
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   As we get older, our hearing is more than likely to deteriorate. When and how how quickly this happens depends on various factors.
Date:   May 2003
Title:   Office of Hearing Services: forms and publications
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   A list of forms and publications from the Office of Hearing Services
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   Urgent voucher request
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Infrormation about Urgent Voucher Processing by the Office of Hearing Services
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Hearing loss and your baby: the next step. An information resource for families in NSW
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   This publication was developed as part of the Statewide Infant Screening - Hearing (SWISH) Program to assist parents with the challenges they face when they discover their baby has hearing loss.
Date:   Jul 2007
Title:   Where to find Providers
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Locations where Practitioners under the Australian Government Hearing Services Program provide their Services.
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Vouchers issued for 2004/2005
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Table of statistics providing details of vouchers issued by the Office of Hearing Services to clients on a State by State basis together with statistics relating to the time taken in weeks between the date of application and the date of the voucher issued.
Date:   Sep 2007
Title:   Vouchers Issued for 2001/2002 Financial Year
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Table of statistics providing details of vouchers issued by the Office of Hearing Services for the financial year, 2001-02.
Date:   May 2005
Title:   English and Foreign Language Information Sheets
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This Information Sheet contains information on the Australian Government Hearing Services Program. To obtain a copy of this publication in English and 33 community languages, download the below PDF files from this site by clicking the language required.
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