Our Services

Adults / Children 4+ / Pensioners & Veterans / Work Cover

At Hearingworks, Kew we perform full diagnostic hearing tests. These hearing tests take approximately one hour to complete.

Pensioners and Veterans are eligible for fully subsidised hearing tests.

Full hearing tests are necessary to determine the cause and severity of your hearing loss. Referral to a doctor may be necessary if, for example, there is middle ear fluid, vertigo, asymmetrical hearing loss or unilateral tinnitus.

If you have a hearing loss, hearing tests help us to design an aural rehabilitation program to help you to achieve your hearing and communication goals.

Call Hearingworks, Kew today on 03 9817 7738, or visit us at our clinic at 91 Cotham Rd, Cotham Village, Kew, to book a hearing test appointment.

Hearing Aid Fittings

At Hearingworks, Kew we fit the latest technology hearing aids from a wide range of manufacturers. We are not owned by, or aligned with, any hearing aid manufacturer. We pride ourselves on giving impartial advice on hearing aids and other assistive listening devices. Our independence allows us to give you hearing aid options from all the leading international brands.

At Hearingworks, Kew when providing advice on hearing aids, we take into consideration your level of hearing loss, your lifestyle and your budget. We are sensitive to people’s financial circumstances. Whilst most people are eligible for some form of funding (Government or private health cover), we endeavour to offer hearing aids that are affordable and competitively priced.

Call Hearingworks, Kew today on 03 9817 7738, or visit us at our clinic at 91 Cotham Rd, Cotham Village, Kew, to book a hearing test / hearing aid discussion appointment.

Reprogramming Hearing Aids

At Hearingworks, Kew we may need to reassess your hearing before reprogramming your hearing aids. In order to optimise your ability to understand speech, we match your hearing aid settings to your current audiogram. We may need to see you for several follow-up appointments to make further adjustments to your hearing aids, after you have had a chance to test out the new settings.

Call Hearingworks, Kew today on 03 9817 7738, or visit us at our clinic at 91 Cotham Rd, Cotham Village, Kew, to book an appointment for us to reprogram your hearing aids.

Hearing Aid Repairs

At Hearingworks, Kew many hearing aid repairs can be done on site. We stock hearing aid parts and other accessories for maintaining hearing aids. Some hearing aids will need to be sent to the manufacturer for repair. For older hearing aids requiring major work, it may be more cost-effective to replace your hearing aids.

Call Hearingworks, Kew today on 03 9817 7738, or visit us at our clinic at 91 Cotham Rd, Cotham Village, Kew, to book an appointment for us to repair your hearing aids.

Curettage & Micro-suction

At Hearingworks, Kew we can gently and safely remove ear wax from your ear canal, using curettage and micro-suction, without the discomfort sometimes associated with syringing the ears with water. A referral from a doctor is not necessary for wax removal.

It is normal for your body to produce ear wax. Ear wax has a protective function. It assists in cleaning the ears by trapping dirt, germs, bacteria and any other foreign bodies entering the ear canal, such as insects.

Wax removal is generally only necessary if there is impacted wax in the ear canal. Sometimes we remove ear wax from the ears of hearing aid wearers as a means of preventing feedback (whistling) from the hearing aids and to stop wax from blocking the sound bore of the hearing aids.

5 important reasons not to insert cotton tips into the ears:

1. You may scratch the delicate skin of your ear canal with the cotton tip, causing it to bleed and making the ear canal vulnerable to infection.
2. You may push ear wax deeper into the ear canal where it is not supposed to be, introducing fungus, bacteria and viruses from the outer ear into the inner ear, increasing the risk of infection.
3. You may push the ear wax so deep into the ear canal that you puncture the ear drum and damage the small bones attached to the ear drum.
4. You may cause the ear wax to form a plug in the ear canal, blocking the ear canal entirely, causing a temporary hearing loss.
5. You may make it more difficult to have your ear wax removed by a professional.

Call Hearingworks, Kew today on 03 9817 7738, or visit us at our clinic at 91 Cotham Rd, Cotham Village, Kew, to book a wax removal appointment.

Musicians’ / Noise Protection / Swimmers’ / Communication

Hearingworks sells a range of custom-made ear plugs. Our provider-of-choice is ReSound, the leading producer of personal ear plugs in Australia.

ReSound Ear plugs

Musicians’ Ear Plugs

ReSound’s Musicians’ Ear Plugs are designed to reduce the overall sound dosage without compromising music quality. Specialised acoustic filters decrease sound by up to 10 decibels, 15 decibels or 25 decibels.

Suitable for:

• Musicians
• Sound crews
• DJs
• Bands
• Orchestras
• Concert goers
• Night club staff and patrons

Noise Protection Ear Plugs

ReSound’s’ Noise Protection Ear Plugs are designed to protect hearing against loud noise by reducing sound by up to 40 decibels.

Suitable for:

• Heavy equipment operators
• Builders
• Construction workers
• Metal workers
• Military and aircraft operators
• People who go to loud concerts
• People experiencing sleep disturbance from noise

Swimmers’ Ear Plugs

ReSounds Swimmers’ Ear Plugs are designed to protect the ears from water. They help to prevent ear disease and infection by keeping the ears dry in swimming pools, the ocean, showers and baths. They come in a fun range of colours.

Suitable for:

• Swimmers
• Surfers
• Children with grommets
• People with a history of ear infections
• People with ruptured eardrums

Communication Earpieces

ReSound’s Communication Earpieces are designed for use with communication equipment. They reduce the outside noise while providing crystal clear sound and voices directly into the ear. The earpieces fit a wide range of devices such as iPods, mobile telephones, security radios, in-ear monitors and MP3 players. A custom fit in-ear monitor will provide between 25 to 34dB of noise reduction.

Suitable for:

• iPod users
• Newsreaders
• Theatre and concert personnel
• Motor sport personnel
• Security guards
• People with a body aid

Call Hearingworks, Kew today on 03 9817 7738, or visit us at our clinic at 91 Cotham Rd, Cotham Village, Kew, to book an impression appointment for ear plugs.