Our Services
We’re a full-service specialist hearing center. When you visit the Hearing Institute you won’t need to go anywhere else. Our Audiologist, Ear Nose and Throat surgeon, Ear Nurse are co-located, offering you a full range of specialist services in one convenient location.
Hearing tests for adults and children
At Hearing Institute we offer a range of diagnostic tests for adults and children. If you are concerned about your hearing you can contact us directly for a hearing test, no referral is required. Our diagnostic hearing testing is calibrated to international ISO sound level standards and we are accredited with the ACC, Ministry and Health and Veterans noise level standards.
Hearing tests are carried out onsite at our Auckland clinics.
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Prior to attending your appointment we will send our registration forms to gain some insight into your hearing needs. If you have any questions prior to your appointment we welcome the opportunity to answer these for you. We encourage a collaborative environment and it is important that you feel comfortable and informed to receive the best service and outcomes. We welcome you to bring a support person to the appointment and our clinics are accessible for wheelchair access.
If you know that you have a hearing loss and are interested in discussing management options for this, please let us know and we will book additional time to discuss your hearing needs.
Our assessments will include a history taking, diagnostic hearing testing and a discussion on management options. A history allows us to better understand the issues associated with your hearing. Our diagnostic hearing testing includes examination of your ears to check for ear wax and to check the health of the eardrum. We use a range of objective functional assessments to test the middle ear structures and inner ear sensory function to measure the health and integrity of the ear. The third phase of the testing includes subjective measurements of the hearing system with puretone and speech audiometry. We are then able to provide you with a report of our findings, options for referrals if required and a management plan for your hearing needs.
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Our appointment costs for a full diagnostic hearing test are $150 for an adult assessment and $80 for a child (under 5 years old) assessment.
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Please book an appointment online, or if you prefer you can either call us on 09 283 0200 or email us on admin@hearinginstitute.co.nz to book your appointment.
Tinnitus assessment
Prior to attending your tinnitus assessment appointment we will send registration forms and tinnitus questionnaires to gain an understanding of how the tinnitus is affecting you and what the causes and triggers are.
If you have any questions prior to your appointment we welcome the opportunity to answer these for you. We encourage a collaborative environment and it is important that you feel comfortable and informed to receive the best service and outcomes. We welcome you to bring a support person to the appointment and our clinics are accessible for wheelchair access.
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Our assessments will include a history taking, diagnostic tinnitus and hearing testing and a discussion on management options.
Taking a history allows us to better understand the issues associated with your tinnitus and how it is affecting you.
Our diagnostic tinnitus testing includes examination of your ears to check for ear wax and to check the health of the eardrum.
We then use a range of objective functional assessments to test the middle ear structures and inner ear sensory function to measure the health and integrity of the ear.
The third phase of the testing includes subjective measurements of the hearing system with puretone and speech audiometry. We are able to pitch match the tinnitus as well as measuring the level which you perceive it at. We are then able to provide you with a report of our findings, options for referrals if required and a management plan for your tinnitus management.
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An appointment for a full tinnitus assessment is $400.
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Please book an appointment online, or if you prefer you can either call us on 09 283 0200 or email us on admin@hearinginstitute.co.nz to book your appointment.
Hearing Aid Services
Hearing Aid Assessments and Fittings
Finding the right hearing technology starts with understanding your individual lifestyle and needs. Because the Hearing Institute is entirely independent and locally owned, we have total clinical freedom of hearing device choice. Our primary focus to get the best outcome and we give you advice based on your hearing and lifestyle needs.
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After completing a diagnostic hearing assessment we assess your hearing and lifestyle needs. This includes creating goals so that we can determine how to provide the best solution to achieve your outcomes.
A prescribed hearing solution will be ordered and customised to your indivudal requirements as one size does not fit all. We complete a comprehensive verification of all our hearing aid fittings using real ear measurements to ensure the fitting is correct and have a series of follow ups to make adjustments as required. Hearing aids require calibration and as your hearing changes we continue to update the prescription so that you continue to get the best of our your hearing aids. Annual reviews are recommended as part of this review process.
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Our appointment costs for a full diagnostic hearing test are $150 for an adult assessment.
Funding towards the costs for hearing aids is available for all New Zealand resident’s
Hearing aids can range in cost from a few hundred dollars to several thousand dollars. We understand this is an investment into your health and are committed to finding the right solution.
Hearing aids can also be paid off interest free over a 12 month period with our Q-card repayment scheme.
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Please book an appointment online, or if you prefer you can either call us on 09 283 0200 or email us on admin@hearinginstitute.co.nz to book your appointment.
Specialist Hearing Services
We accept referrals from all medical specialists and the ‘one size fits all’ model requires additional testing and reporting. These services can include pre and post-operative testing for ear surgery, monitoring of ototoxic drugs for cancer treatment with courses of chemotherapy, testing for auditory processing disorder, testing for vertigo and Meniere's disease, hearing testing for hyperacusis, misophonia and phonophobia and a range of other auditory tests for medical assessments
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Our assessments will include a history taking, diagnostic hearing testing and a discussion on management options.
Taking a history allows us to better understand the issues associated with your medical issues and how it is affecting you.
We then use a range of objective functional assessments to test the middle ear structures and inner ear sensory function to measure the health and integrity of the ear.
The third phase of the testing includes subjective measurements of the hearing system with puretone and speech audiometry. We are then able to provide you with a report of our findings, options for referrals if required and a management plan.
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Adult diagnostic hearing testing is $150
An appointment for a full tinnitus, hyperacusis assessment is $400.
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Please book an appointment online, or if you prefer you can either call us on 09 283 0200 or email us on admin@hearinginstitute.co.nz to book your appointment.
