Audiology

Audiologists support the ear nose and throat (ENT) clinicians by testing patients’ hearing during clinics, they also perform diagnostic tests requested by medical staff such as investigations of balance function and complex hearing tests.

Welcome to audiology service

Audiology is the diagnostic assessment, rehabilitation and habilitation of people with ear and hearing difficulties.

Adult audiology

Our Adult audiology service provides diagnostic hearing assessment, rehabilitation, treatment and other specialist clinics for patients aged 18 years and over.

Children’s audiology

The children's audiology service provides a full range of hearing tests from birth upwards in order to identify and treat hearing issues.

Contact number and locations

Our Audiology Team are based at a number of community locations in the North East.

Hearing aid battery safety

Please be aware that there is a NHS National Patient Safety Alert surrounding the current risks and advice around button cell batteries (batteries used in hearing aids) with babies and young children.