Children's Audiology Service - KGH

Children's Audiology provides hearing assessments for  newborn babies up until 18 years-old. Hearing assessments for children/young people aged between 5 -18 years, can be provided at Kettering General Hospital, Corby Diagnostic Centre and Nene Park Hospital. Babies and children under 5 years can have a hearing assessment at Kettering General Hospital.

Children's Audiology provides a hearing aid service from newborn babies up until the end of fulltime education. This service includes fitting hearing aids (both behind the ear hearing aids and bone conduction hearing aids), earmolds, repairs to hearing aids, reviews, and hearing aid accessories.

Related Documents:

• BATOD - Cleaning Hearing Devices and Radio Aids: Supporting Health and Safety During COVID-19 (PDF 1.95MB)
• Children’s Hearing Services Working Group (CHSWG) - Minutes, January 2018 (PDF 289KB)
• Children’s Hearing Services Working Group (CHSWG) - Minutes, October 2018 (PDF 432KB)
• Children’s Hearing Services Working Group (CHSWG) - Minutes, January 2019 (PDF 282KB)
• Children’s Hearing Services Working Group (CHSWG) - Minutes, May 2019 (PDF 112KB)
• Children’s Hearing Services Working Group (CHSWG) - Minutes, January 2020 (PDF 126KB)
• Children’s Hearing Services Working Group (CHSWG) - Terms of Reference (PDF 493KB)
• Communication Trust - Top 5 Tips for Communicating with Deaf Young People (Video)
• Home Office Digital, Data and Technology - Designing for Users Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (PDF 117KB)
• National Deaf Children’s Society - Survey of Paediatric Audiology Provision in England, 2018 (PDF 779KB)
• National Deaf Children's Society - Being Deaf-Friendly: Information for Professionals (Link)
• National Deaf Children's Society - Education, Health and Care Plans (Video)
• National Deaf Children's Society - Local Offers (Video)
• National Deaf Children's Society - My Deaf Child, and Getting Sign Language Lessons (Video)
• National Deaf Children's Society - Tips for Teaching Deaf Children with a Mild Hearing Loss (Video)
• National Deaf Children's Society and NHS England - What Works: Children’s Hearing Services Working Groups (PDF 1.55MB)
• NCC Local Offer - Guide to Hearing Impairments, Easy Read (PDF 191MB)
• NCC Local Offer - Hearing Impairment and Deafness Pinterest Board (Link)
• NCC Local Offer - Quick Guide: How to Obtain a Hearing Test for Your Child (PDF 390KB)
• NCC Sensory Impairment Service - Guidance for Eligibility for Radio Aids (PDF 203KB)
• NCC Sensory Impairment Service - Guidelines for Schools on the Safe Use of Hearing Devices During PE and Swimming Lessons (PDF 249KB)
• NCC Sensory Impairment Service - Hearing Impairment Activities for You and Your Child (PDF 189KB)
• NCC Sensory Impairment Service - Learning at Home for a Child with a Hearing Impairment (PDF 200KB)
• NCC Sensory Impairment Service - Learning at Home: Signing Stories (PDF 140KB)
• NCC Sensory Impairment Service - Overview (Link)
• NCC Sensory Impairment Service - Support for Deaf Children in Education Settings (PDF 110KB)
• NCC Sensory Impairment Service - Tips for Parents: Learning at Home with a Child with a Hearing Impairment (PDF 308KB)
• Northants Parent Forum Group - Hearing Impairment Representative (PDF 1.3MB)