Hearing Implants Australia is an independent organisation dedicated to improving access to implantable hearing solutions for all Australians.
About Us
Hearing Implants Australia
An independent organisation dedicated to improving access to implantable hearing solutions for all Australians.
Our staff are a highly qualified and dedicated group of surgeons, audiologists, and administration support with over 60 years of experience in clinical services delivery and training. Our focus is improving access to implantable hearing technologies for adults.
Hearing Implants Australia is expanding the reach and access of hearing implant services across Australia. It does so by supporting the professionals caring for clients with hearing loss.
Ensuring Seamless Care for Patients Through a Strong Professional Network
Our philosophy stems from the understanding that:
- Cochlear implant surgeons need to work together with a network of experienced, independent hearing implant audiologists across Australia.
- Independent audiologists need the flexibility to offer patients continuity of care even when they transition from a hearing aid to an implantable hearing device.
- Patients need to be under the continued care of local qualified hearing professionals who offer independent care for all their hearing aid and implant needs.
- General practitioners need a local network of qualified, experienced hearing professionals to whom they can refer people, knowing they will access the full suite of hearing solutions.
Our History
Hearing Implants Australia was founded by Dr Phillip Chang 8 years ago to bridge the gap between hearing care services and surgeons. He recognised the real problem that people face – many months and sometimes years of unnecessary and frustrating delay in accessing the benefit of implantable hearing technology.
This was unacceptable. It is this philosophy that underpins Hearing Implants Australia and our unique service delivery. He believed that those with hearing loss should have access to the best solutions at the right time, no matter what their circumstance. For every adult who is using a hearing implant, there are nine other people who would potentially benefit.
This is why HIA focuses on providing complex case management locally, as well as providing ongoing structured support and training for clinicians so that they can provide implantable hearing solutions with their patients.
The HIA Professional Network
The Hearing Implants Australia Professional Network is Australia’s professional network of independent health and hearing professionals working together to improve our patient’s hearing and quality of life. The HIA Professional Network ensures that those people who need hearing implants can access state of the art technology, under the continued of care of their local provider. This is true for city, regional and rural patients, all of whom have the best professional medical and audiological support.
All member clinics of the HIA Professional Network are independent clinics that have a drive and focus for treating hearing loss with surgeons who are interested in raising hearing implant awareness.
Hearing Implants Australia provides independent inhouse case management for patients that are referred to our services needing implantable hearing devices. We also train and support independent hearing health professionals to offer implantable hearing device services locally for their patients through the expansion of clinical expertise and our ever-growing professional network.
