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Hearing Troubleshooting Patient identified as hearing impaired on IDAT Does patient wear hearing aids? No Yes Hearing aids with patient Hearing aids at home Patient experiences significant hearing difficulties Contact NOK / case manager to bring hearing aids into hospital. Hearing aids working satisfactorily Encourage patient to wear hearing aids Hearing aids not working or not working adequately Use ward kit and perform basic troubleshooting Aid still not working adequately Contact Speech Pathology/Audiology for further investigation of hearing aids/loan of assistive listening devices and further management Contact Details Ext 66802 Fax 9076 6487 Sue Potter (Audiologist) [email protected] Lois Swift (AHA) [email protected] Pager 5375 Refer to Medical staff to check ear canals for wax, or refer directly to Speech Pathology/Audiology for loan of assistive listening devices and further management
