Best Practice

in Audiology

Best Practice in Audiology

At Victorian Hearing, we strive to ensure the best possible outcomes for everyone. To achieve this, we adhere to Best Practices in Audiology, which incorporate evidence-based standards and protocols tailored to deliver optimal results for each individual.

Additionally, we invest in comprehensive training for our staff, ensuring they are equipped to provide the highest quality of care.

This commitment can involve our staff being sent interstate and even overseas to learn from leading experts in the field. By bringing this advanced knowledge and experience back to our clinics, we enhance the quality of your consultations. This results in precise diagnostic testing and superior hearing rehabilitation outcomes.

Audiology Australia Accredited Audiologists

All of Victorian Hearing’s Audiologists are Audiology Australia Accredited Audiologists. This requires them to adhere to the Audiology Australia Code of Ethics and participate in Continuing Professional Development. As a result, our clients receive ethically delivered services based on the latest practices.

Advanced Pediatric Audiology Certification

Rosalie with Advance Pediatric Audiology Certificate

Rosalie, our specialist pediatric audiologist, holds the Audiology Australia Advanced Pediatric Audiology Certification. This certification recognizes Rosalie’s advanced audiological skills in working with children, including complex cases, as she has undergone a rigorous interview with the industry board. This means that when you have your child’s hearing tested at Victorian Hearing, you can be confident they are in the best hands possible with Rosalie. There are only a handful of certified Advanced Pediatric Audiologists in Victoria.

HBA Board Member

Hearing business Alliance

At Victorian Hearing, we believe that active participation in the hearing industry is important for promoting ethical business practices and collaborating with the government to ensure service choice and the best outcomes for those accessing hearing services. Victorian Hearing is a member of the Hearing Business Alliance (HBA), and Nicole Bowden, our principal audiologist and manager, serves on the HBA board.

Australia – A Leading Researcher

Thanks to the National Acoustics Laboratory (NAL), world-leading research is conducted into hearing aid fitting prescriptions and best practice audiology standards in Australia. This research has been conducted and implemented in Australia’s audiology clinics for decades and has since been adopted around the world. As a result, Australia is a world- leader in matching prescriptive targets when fitting hearing aids. Comparatively, only 40% of hearing aids fitted in the USA meet prescriptive targets, and matching prescriptive targets has only been a focus in the UK for the past 10 years and in France for the past two years.

Hearing Aid Verification

Hearing Aid Verification
To get optimal results from a hearing aid and hear at your best, it is important that, as part of the fitting process, verification is done to ensure the hearing aid is working in your ear as it should be. Every ear is different, so hearing aids interact uniquely with each ear. To optimize your hearing, your hearing aid needs to be set up based not only on your hearing loss and communication needs but also on how the hearing aid interacts within your ear. An important part of Victorian Hearing’s best practice protocol is verifying how the hearing aid is performing in your ear using live speech mapping. Live speech mapping involves making measurements inside the ear using live speech to see what is happening and what you can hear.

#1 Lyric Provider in Australia

Phonak Lyric
Victorian Hearing’s evidence-based, best-practice approach to hearing aid fitting has led us to be recognized as the #1 Lyric Provider in Australia. The Lyric is a long-wear hearing aid that does not need to be removed daily like other hearing aids. Fitting the Lyric hearing aid requires special expertise, and our audiologists have worked tirelessly to achieve this expertise. This means that when you attend Victorian Hearing for a Lyric fitting, you are being fitted by the top provider in the country.

To ensure you receive best-practice hearing services book your appointment today or call Victorian Hearing at (03) 9558 8842.

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