Hearing Clinic
Provided by: Kambu Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation For Health - Ipswich
Weekly on Wednesday
Appointment Required.
No Referral required.
About
The hearing health worker will do hearing pre-screenings to identify hearing issues and confirm whether you need to see a GP and/or specialist to treat or manage these health issues.
Appointments can be made by calling the clinic receptionist.
Initial hearing checks are done by Kambu Health's - Health Workers either at the school or in the clinic.
The initial screening test is a hearing assessment, which consists of:
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An Otoscopy (a visual inspection of the ear)
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Tympanometry (a test of the middle ear movement), and
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An Audiometry Test (listening test)
If the tests are mildly outside of the normal range, then an appointment is made for a 3-month review to see if the conditions causing the hearing problems are short term.
If the tests are well outside of the normal range (or a second test identifies a mild range is still present) then a referral is made to the GP and/or possibly an Audiologist or ENT specialist for specialised treatment.
Hearing checks are conducted in schools for children between pre-primary and year seven, every 3 months.
Hearing check appointments can be made at the clinic or by phoning clinic reception.