Audiology

Some of the services we offer:

• Routine and complex audiological assessment and rehabilitation for adults
• Routine audiological assessment for all children
• Audiological rehabilitation for children over three years old
• Refer to local ear, nose and throat colleagues
• Diagnostic auditory brainstem response testing for neonates from the NHS-P screening team
• Tinnitus information sessions

Location:

The service is based in the Outpatients Department at St Margaret’s Hospital, Epping. 

We also run outpatient clinics at the following sites:

• The Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow
• Herts and Essex Hospital, Bishop’s Stortford

How to contact the service:

Hearing Aid Repairs:

• Repairs are currently by appointment only. Please contact the service should you wish to book an appointment
• You may also drop your hearing aid off for repair at either Herts and Essex Hospital or St Margaret’s Hospital
• If you require batteries or hearing aid spare parts, please contact the department. We currently supply one year’s worth of batteries to patients for free, by post

Useful information and resources

Sudden hearing loss

Sudden loss of hearing (or a sudden change in hearing) can have different causes, some of which may benefit from urgent investigation and specialist treatment. If you have sudden hearing loss (over a period of three days or less) you should arrange to be seen by your GP or in your local emergency department (ED). Your local Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Service can then be contacted to arrange tests and any appropriate treatment.

Support resources

• RNID hearing loss charity 
• British Tinnitus Association 
• National Deaf Children’s Society
• Hearing Help Essex
• Useful short videos on hearing aid use and maintenance 
• Practising for my hearing test (children) 

(Video used with kind permission from Evelina London Children’s Hospital)