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Hearing services available to you
Better Hearing Australia (Vic) can help with all aspects of hearing loss management and communication. We provide independent advice based on the latest research. Most of our services are free. Our offerings include screening and testing, information about hearing technology and education. Make an appointment at our Prahran office, or throughout Melbourne and regional Victoria at various locations. We also make home visits.
Who we help
Hearing management and advice
Hearing testing
Tinnitus management
Children’s hearing screening
Victorian Hearing Aid Bank
Metro, rural and regional outreach
Hearing aid reprogramming
Training and Professional Development
Pre employment testing
About hearing loss and how to manage it
One in six Australians suffers from a hearing loss. By 2050 this will increase to one in four. Hearing loss can make daily communication with the people around you harder. Less than 20 percent of people with a hearing loss have taken steps to deal with the problem. You need the right information from the right source, so that’s why we’ve carefully prepared information in this section to help you manage hearing loss.
About Better Hearing Australia (Vic)
Managing hearing loss is about getting the right information.
Serving the community for over 80 years, Better Hearing Australia a not for profit charitable organisation is Victoria’s only independent hearing loss and tinnitus management service.
We are not in the market of selling hearing aids, our professionally qualified hearing advisor team will work with you to understand your individual needs. We will help you navigate your way through the maze of hearing services and technology, and provide tailored support assist you manage your hearing loss or Tinnitus.
News and events
Tickets are now available for the Swinburne University of Technology & Better Hearing Australia VIC 2019 Trivia Fundraiser. Join us as ...
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We invite you to participate in a research project run by the University of Melbourne exploring how GPs currently manage ...
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Find out what we've been up to with the latest edition of our newsletter, Better Hearing Today
If you have any ...
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I woke up one morning and my ears would not stop ringing. No matter how hard I tried to ignore ...
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What does the future of Hearing Healthcare look like from the Government’s perspective?
The newly released 'Roadmap for Hearing Health' will ...
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Approximately 3.6 million Australians are affected by some degree of hearing loss, and this proportion
increases dramatically with age. It is ...
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Our CEO, Caitlin Barr met with Gerard Mansour, Commissioner for Senior Victorians during Hearing Awareness Week, to discuss the important ...
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World Hearing Day is on Sunday, 3 March and will launch an exciting Hearing Awareness Week for 2019.The World Health Organization ...
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This morning's ABC Radio AM program raised important issues that currently exist for people with hearing loss and their family ...
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Want to make the City of Melbourne more inclusive for people with disability? Click the attached PDF to find out more.What ...
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