Hearing tests for all ages

At Acute Hearing Solutions, we can provide assistance if your child requires a children’s hearing test in Melbourne

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Although most people will experience deterioration in their hearing later in their lives, young children can unfortunately experience it very early on. The most common warning signs of hearing loss in children include showing no response when you call to them from a distance, unclear speech, and a noticeable delay in their speech and language development, as well as complications with their education.

If you notice any of these signs, you may need to organise a hearing test for children. At Acute Hearing Solutions, we can provide assistance if your child requires a children’s hearing test in Melbourne. We can determine whether there is an issue with their hearing and recommend solutions on how to correct or manage any problems. Whether you want to assess hearing loss in children or you require hearing aids for children, our specialists can help.

What Does a Hearing Test for Children Involve?

There is more than one type of children’s hearing test in Melbourne that can assess a child’s hearing levels. Which one we choose often depends on the age and level of development of your child. These tests include:

Objective tests: These require no response from the listener. Objective tests (such as Otoacoustic emission testing, Auditory brainstem response testing, Electrocochleography and Tympanometry) can be performed on babies as young as six months and are the most accurate hearing test children of that age can undergo to diagnose hearing loss in children.

Behavioural Observation Audiometry (BOA): This form of testing is dependent on eliciting some form of response from the child. It can be administered to children less than 7 months of age and involves creating a noise, like shaking a rattle, in order to engage the child into verbally or physically responding.

Visual Reinforcement Orientation: This hearing test for children requires the tested baby to turn their head towards a sound before associating it with a particular visual stimulus like a toy or a puppet.

Play Audiometry: Better suited to older children, this children’s hearing test in Melbourne requires the child to provide a response through gameplay when they hear a noise. For example, they hear a noise and they might have to drop a marble in a hole.

Hearing Process:

There is more than one type of children’s hearing test in Melbourne that can assess a child’s hearing levels. Which one we choose often depends on the age and level of development of your child. These tests include:

Diagnostic Hearing Services
Informational counselling
Rehabilitation
Ongoing treatment
Receiver In Canal (RIC)

Book a Children’s Hearing Assessment with Our Audiologists

We are an independent practice with no ties or affiliations to hearing aid manufactures companies.

We have provided tailored hearing and audiology services to the community for over 25 years, with client testimonials to match

If a hearing test finds hearing aids are necessary, we have access to the latest technology from all hearing aid manufacturers.

As an independent audiologist in Melbourne, we can provide a level of assurance that you’ll receive continuity of care from the same hearing specialist in Melbourne from one appointment to the next.

We administer a number of comprehensive hearing tests at our Melbourne clinics, allowing us to tailor hearing solutions to each individual person’s audiology test

We offer a full range of hearing loss solutions to suit people of all ages, whether they’ve experienced deterioration in hearing over time or have lived with diminished hearing since birth.

We offer audiology bulk billing at certain locations and Medicare rebate is available at Non Bulk Billing locations, allowing for a free hearing test in Melbourne for certain individuals

We have provided tailored hearing and audiology services to the community for over 25 years, with client testimonials to match

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22:29 10 Oct 24
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01:01 23 Aug 24
Would recommend, Acute care about what they do, and I felt looked after.
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Bruce Rosel
05:52 13 Feb 23
Sensationally good, courtious and professional service. Couldn't recommend them more highly
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Damian Fasciani
04:08 14 Sep 22
Amazing service
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Neroele Harrison
05:31 02 Aug 22
Siobhan...You are the best!!. Many thanks for your help today you go above and beyond for your clients..
Cannot recommend them highly enough.
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Jackie Shaw
06:36 22 Apr 22
I have been a client of Acute Hearing Solutions for over a decade. Wouldn’t go anywhere else. They have always given great advice, support & service. Many thanks. .
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Lorraine Jennings
05:18 22 Apr 22
Great service. Very satisfied with overall experience great full for all the help from Ben and all his staff
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08:31 03 Sep 20
Excellent and professional service. From the start of my journey with Acute Hearing, Ben and his team have gone above and beyond to help me. Would highly recommend to anyone needing hearing services!

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East, VIC 3135

03 9870 2899

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Doncaster

Manningham Medical Centre, 200 High
Street, Lower Templestowe, VIC 3107

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Cranbourne

Thompson Road Clinic, Cnr Woodbine Road & Thompson Road, Cranbourne, VIC 3977

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Dr. Bandale (Ben) Altidis

Principal Senior Audiologist & Founder

Bandale is the Principal Audiologist and Founder of Acute Hearing. He is a well-known and trusted hearing specialist, who has been providing hearing care to Victorians with over 25 years experience in the industry. He is an expert in diagnostics, selection and fitting of the most sophisticated and discreet hearing aids available today, his experience also includes hearing rehabilitions, auditory processing, assessments and is internationally trained in vestibular and tinnitus management.

Bandale holds the following qualifications:

Degree AppliedScience, Melbourne University

Member of Independent Audiologists Australia

Post Graduate Clinical Audiology, Melbourne University

Member of Audiology Australia (ASA)

International Member of American Academy of Audiology