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How to access this service
We accept referrals from the following health professionals:
- Maternal and Child Health Nurse
- Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) specialists
- Medical Practitioners (GP) or other medical e.g. Oncology
- Victorian Infant Hearing Screening Program (VIHSP)
- Speech pathologists, audiologists and other allied health professionals
Your appointment
Our clinic is located at Bendigo Hospital, Specialist Clinics (Level 1).
You can either scan your appointment letter or Medicare card at the check-in kiosk to register your arrival. You will be directed to provide a contact mobile phone number.
This will enable us to inform you via text message when your appointment is drawing near.
Patients are seen strictly in order of appointment time. We do our best to run on time, however delays do occur and we therefore recommend you allow at least two hours for your appointment.
What to bring
What to bring
- Your appointment letter
- Your Medicare card
- A list of medications that you are currently taking
- Any relevant reports, test results or x-rays from services outside Bendigo Health
- Any relevant cards (Health Care Card, Aged Pension, DVA)
- Any special items listed on your appointment letter
Commonly asked questions
- Does Bendigo Health Audiology offer a hearing aid service? No
- Does Bendigo Health Audiology provide vestibular (balance) assessments? No
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Bendigo Hospital
- Home
- Our Services
- Audiology Clinic
How to refer your patient
We accept referrals from health professionals including:
- Maternal and Child Health Nurse
- Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) specialists
- Medical Practitioners (GP) or other medical e.g. Oncology
- Victorian Infant Hearing Screening Program
- Speech pathologists, Audiologists and other allied health professionals
Internal Referrals
Internal referrals (from other departments within Bendigo Health) can be sent via ePR or through the Bendigo Health Referral Centre.
External Referrals
Referrals from external health professionals can be made to the Bendigo Health Referral Centre using:
- The Health Communities and Continuing Care GP referral form (Bendigo Health intranet) – indicating Audiology
- Bendigo Health paediatric Speech Pathology and Audiology form
- SCTT form (below)
- Other written referral letter, which must include: reason for referral and relevant history, name, date of birth, address, phone number, parent/carer details, GP details, ATSI status, Medicare number, consent to referral
Clinic service overview
Audiologists at Bendigo Health offer diagnostic assessment for infants, children and adults including:
- Pure tone audiometry (including visual reinforcement audiometry and play audiometry)
- Speech audiometry (speech discrimination assessment)
- Impedance audiometry (middle ear function)
- Site of lesion Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR)
- Diagnostic infant hearing tests (evoked potentials threshold determination, including ABR, Auditory Steady State Response (ASSR))
- Otoacoustic emissions
Problems may arise from
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Refer result from Victorian Infant Hearing Screening Program (VIHSP) from birth
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Delayed speech and language development in children - Chronic middle ear disease
- Ear and/or head trauma
- Sudden or gradual hearing loss
- Ototoxic medications
- Family history of hearing loss
- Illnesses such as meningitis, encephalitis and bell’s palsy
Specialist Clinics
Allied Health Specialist Clinics for ear health, vestibular, swallowing, and upper airway conditions
GPs can refer patients to any of the following services via the Bendigo Health Referral Centre (BPAC or fax):
- Speech pathology – swallow/airway
- Audiology - ear health (refer for new/unexplained hearing loss, tinnitus)
