NZNO nurses, healthcare assistants and some midwives plan to strike from 9am on Wednesday 30 July to 9am on Thursday 31 July. Patient safety is our priority and our hospitals will remain open. Continue to attend all appointments unless we have contacted you directly to reschedule.
Audiology is the study of hearing and hearing disorders. Audiology services for Health NZ — Hawke's Bay helps people who have a hearing disorder.
Hawke's Bay Hospital
Napier Health
Wairoa Health
Hastings
Napier
Wairoa
We provide hearing assessments for adults, children and newborns in Hawke's Bay. If you are a New Zealand resident, you can be referred for a hearing test.
There is a cost associated to receiving a hearing aid. The amount depends on the type of hearing aid — it can vary from $300 to $2000. There are subsidies available to help with this cost. Subsidy information is available at your appointment.
Once a hearing aid has been ordered, you will have an appointment scheduled about a month for fitting of the hearing aid.
You need to pay for the hearing aid before you can use it on a 2-week trial. After that you can come back in to discuss how it is working for you.
Often, only 1 appointment is needed for tamariki but further appointments may be needed to get additional information or to check hearing has improved since the the initial test. There is no cost for these appointments.
All newborn babies are eligible for a free newborn hearing screen.
If your pēpi is born at Ata Rangi, Waioha or Wairoa, a newborn hearing screening provider will visit you on the ward and offer the service. If you accept, there is a good chance it can be carried out while you are in the ward. If this does not happen or your pēpi is born at home, you will be offered an outpatient appointment at locations in Central Hawke's Bay, Havelock North or Wairoa.
The screening test is done while your pēpi sleeps, is settled or while feeding. The results will be discussed with you after the test is completed.
If you are a New Zealand resident, you can be referred for a hearing test. You or your tamaiti need to be referred by your healthcare provider or other healthcare professional such as a:
Referrals are prioritised to make sure people most in need of a hearing test are seen first.
Once the referral is accepted you will receive an appointment card 2 weeks before the appointment with directions how to get there on the back. We will send a reminder 2 days before your appointment by text message or a phone call.
Due to the demand for hearing services, there may be a delay from the date of your referral to your appointment of:
When you come for your hearing test, the receptionist will:
Appointments usually take about 30 minutes but may take longer if more tests are needed. Generally, appointments run on time.
After the initial hearing assessment, you may need a follow up appointment and a more detailed test.
