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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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The Australian Government Hearing Services Program
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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| Description: |
This page provides a basic summary of the Office of Hearing Services, and its function in running The Australian Government Hearing Services Program.
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Jun 2008
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Urgent voucher request
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| Publisher: |
Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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| Description: |
Infrormation about Urgent Voucher Processing by the Office of Hearing Services
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| Date: |
Mar 2008
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| Title: |
Ears - hearing problems
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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| 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.
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| Date: |
Mar 2008
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| Title: |
Where to find Providers
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| Publisher: |
Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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| Description: |
The Locations where Practitioners under the Australian Government Hearing Services Program provide their Services.
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| Date: |
Mar 2008
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| Title: |
Accreditation scheme
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| Publisher: |
Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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| Description: |
The Register is a register of service providers which have been accredited by the Minister for Health and Ageing. An accredited service provider is one who may be offered a contract by the Office of Hearing Services to provide hearing services to voucher holders under the Commonwealth Hearing Services Program.
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| Date: |
Mar 2008
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| Title: |
English and Foreign Language Information Sheets
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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| 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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| Title: |
Vouchers issued for 2004/2005
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| Publisher: |
Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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| 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.
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| Date: |
Sep 2007
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| Title: |
Children with hearing loss
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| Publisher: |
Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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| 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.
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| Date: |
Aug 2007
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| Title: |
Hearing loss explained
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| Publisher: |
myDr
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| Description: |
It's a common belief that hearing impaired people can't hear sounds loudly enough, but the problem is more complicated than that.
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| Date: |
Aug 2005
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| Title: |
Children and hearing aid care
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| Publisher: |
myDr
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| Description: |
Wearing a hearing aid when it is not working properly can be worse than not wearing the aid at all.
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| Date: |
Aug 2005
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| Title: |
Vouchers Issued for 2001/2002 Financial Year
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| Publisher: |
Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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| Description: |
Table of statistics providing details of vouchers issued by the Office of Hearing Services for the financial year, 2001-02.
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| Date: |
May 2005
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| Title: |
Healthy hearing program
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Queensland Health
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| Description: |
This page provides information about Queensland Health's Healthy Hearing Program for babies.
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| Date: |
Oct 2003
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| Title: |
Hearing loss and age (presbycusis)
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| Publisher: |
myDr
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| Description: |
As we get older, our hearing is more than likely to deteriorate. When and how how quickly this happens depends on various factors.
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| Date: |
May 2003
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| Title: |
Hearing problems
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| Publisher: |
myDr
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| Description: |
About one-third of people aged between 65 and 74 have hearing problems.
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| Date: |
Jul 2001
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