Northland DHB Audiology

Public Service

Hours

8.30am - 4.30pm Monday to Friday

Referral Expectations

Audiology referrals are accepted from GPs, Ear Nose and Throat Surgeons, Paediatricians, Ear Nurse Specialists, and others in the community.

Newborn Hearing Screening is carried out by Community Clinic Services. For enquiries regarding newborn hearing screening please contact Geraldine Philpott, Administrator, on phone: 021 456 507 or email: .

For further information on newborn hearing screening in Northland please see: http://www.northlanddhb.org.nz/Services/AZ/NewBornHearingScreening.aspx

Procedures / Treatments

Hearing Loss

Hearing loss can be divided into two types: conductive hearing loss (caused by some sort of mechanical problem in the external or middle ear) or sensorineural hearing loss (caused by disorders of the inner ear, hearing nerve or associated brain structures).… More
Hearing Tests

Audiometry is the electronic testing of hearing ability. You will sit in a special room wearing earphones and be asked to respond when you hear a noise through the earphones. These tests can measure your hearing levels as well as other aspects of hearing such as the ability to recognise… More
Tympanometry

Tympanometry uses sound and air pressure to check middle ear function.… More