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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.
Reviewed September 2009
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Vouchers issued for current financial year
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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| Description: |
This page contains a 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: |
Nov 2009
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| Title: |
The Australian Government Hearing Services Program
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| Publisher: |
Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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| Description: |
This page provides information about the Office of Hearing Services and its function in running The Australian Government Hearing Services Program.
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| Date: |
Oct 2009
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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: |
Oct 2009
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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.
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| Date: |
Jul 2009
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| Title: |
Ears - hearing problems
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| Publisher: |
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: |
Jun 2009
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| Title: |
Accreditation of Hearing Services Providers
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| Publisher: |
Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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| Description: |
This is a document that relates to the Hearing Services Administration Act 1997 which makes provision for hearing rehabilitation services to be delivered to voucher holders by contracted service providers. An entity wishing to be contracted to provide these services must be accredited by the Office of Hearing Services before a contract can be offered.
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| Date: |
Nov 2008
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| Title: |
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: |
Nov 2008
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| Title: |
English and foreign language information sheets
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| Publisher: |
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: |
Hearing loss explained - myDr.com.au
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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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Hearing problems - myDr.com.au
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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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