Whether it’s the first time you’ve considered a hearing aid, or if it’s time for an upgrade, Acoustic Hearing Clinics can help you along your journey. With the help of a hearing aid, you can look forward to communicating more easily, participating in social activities and being more independent.
A hearing test allows us to measure the ability of sound to travel from your ears to your brain. Whether you’re experiencing mild hearing loss or a more severe or profound problem, this test will evaluate your specific hearing issues and identify whether a hearing aid will help you. We conduct free hearing checks and initial appointments for customers aged 55 or older. We also offer these free services for eligible pensioners and veterans.
Hearing aids are an ear-worn personal device programmed to safely amplify sounds for your specific range of hearing loss. Unlike old-fashioned hearing aids that were large and bulky, most modern hearing aids are smaller and more attractive, with high-fidelity sound processing. This means that sounds are analysed, processed and amplified to make soft sounds more audible, loud sound more comfortable and speech clearer.
We take the time to get your hearing devices perfectly adjusted to your needs. Considering that you’ll wear these devices every day, it makes sense to get them right!
It’s essential that your hearing aid suits your personal requirements. Some of the factors you need to consider before purchasing a hearing aid include:
Another important factor is cost. The price of hearing aids can range from free (for those eligible for government assistance) through to several thousand dollars for advanced styles with extra features.
As an independent business, we stock the entire range of hearing aid brands. This allows us the freedom to recommend the product best suited to your hearing concerns and budget. We believe hearing aids shouldn’t be considered a luxury item, so we always carry affordable options for our customers.
Our hearing care professionals will introduce you to a wide range of hearing aids and help you understand the features of each option. We provide fitting and fine-tuning to ensure your hearing aid reaches its full potential.
An IIC hearing aid is fitted deep in the ear canal to appear ‘invisible’ from the outside. IIC hearing aids work with your ear to naturally capture sounds. These devices may be fitted for a mild to moderate hearing loss.
A CIC hearing aid sits within the ear canal. They are very small and discrete and are appropriate for a mild to moderate hearing loss.
An ITC hearing aid is a smaller, more discreet version of an ITE device that sits a little further into the ear canal. These devices may be used to address mild to severe forms of hearing loss.
An ITE hearing aid is a flesh-coloured device that sits in the bowl of your ear. Each device is moulded to your ear to create a perfect, snug fit.
Similar to the BTE style, RIC hearing aids have a behind the ear component; however, they also have a thin wire that connects to a small speaker positioned in the ear canal.
An open BTE hearing aid is a more discreet BTE option for a milder hearing loss. A highly ventilated dome keeps the ear canal open for natural hearing, only providing amplification where needed.
A BTE hearing aid sits mostly hidden behind your ear. A tube amplifies sound to the front of the ear while a custom ear mould directs the sound down the ear canal. BTE aids can be fitted to almost any degree of hearing loss.
If you’re a pensioner, veteran or a member of a private health fund, you may be eligible
for financial assistance with the purchase of your hearing aid.
The Australian Office of Hearing Services provides vouchers under its Hearing Services Program to eligible participants. These vouchers cover the cost of hearing tests, entry level hearing aids, hearing aid fittings, some hearing aid maintenance costs and ongoing professional support.
To be eligible for the Hearing Services Program you must be a citizen and permanent
resident of Australia and belong to one of the following categories:
Schedule a free hearing check with one of our clinicians and we’ll be happy to help
you apply for the program.
You may be able to claim hearing aid benefits through your private health insurer depending on your level of cover. You’ll need to process claims manually as HICAPS is not currently available for the hearing aid industry. Contact your health fund to learn what benefits are available to you.
