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Understanding hearing health-care access in Australia: Users' perspectives
Shermin Lim1, Jessica Turner2, Diana Tang2
1College of Education, Psychology & Social Work, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Australasian Journal on Ageing
|April 22, 2025
Summary
Improving hearing healthcare for Australian adults using hearing aids or cochlear implants (CI) requires better integration between primary health, hearing care, and rehabilitation services. Patient self-management and accessibility are key enablers.
Area of Science:
- Audiology
- Public Health
- Gerontology
Background:
- Hearing loss affects middle-aged and older adults, impacting quality of life.
- Hearing aids and cochlear implants (CI) are common interventions.
- Current hearing healthcare services in Australia face challenges.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate barriers and enablers to hearing healthcare services.
- Focus on adults aged 40+ using hearing aids and/or CI in Australia.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative study using semi-structured interviews.
- Participants: 31 adults (40+ years) from the Hearing impairment Adults: a Longitudinal Outcomes Study (HALOS).
- Thematic analysis of interview transcripts via inductive coding.
Main Results:
- Identified themes: hearing care management, alternative support, patient self-management, and accessibility.
- Included hearing aid users, CI users, and bimodal users.
- Barriers and enablers varied across participants.
Conclusions:
- Primary health and hearing care professionals need to adapt clinical approaches.
- Integrated hearing care journeys are essential for patients.
- Collaboration between rehabilitation, primary health, and hearing care services is recommended.
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