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:   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:   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:   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:   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:   Accreditation scheme
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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.
Date:   Mar 2008

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:   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.

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:   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 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:   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:   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:   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:   Healthy hearing program
Publisher:   Queensland Health
Description:   This page provides information about Queensland Health's Healthy Hearing Program for babies.
Date:   Oct 2003

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:   Hearing problems
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   About one-third of people aged between 65 and 74 have hearing problems.
Date:   Jul 2001
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