Hear.Think.Speak Audiology

08/04/2026

T E R M 1 C H E C K - I N 📚

Parent-Teacher Interviews, Learning Conferences and Learning Showcases. As Term 1 draws to an end, families and schools are meeting to share student progress updates.

Here are the nine classroom challenges we are curious about as Paediatric Audiologists:

🖤 Does my child appear to hear sounds?
🖤 Does my child appear to listen in the classroom?
🖤 Can my child follow spoken instructions in class?
🖤 Does it take my child time to process spoken information?
🖤 Can my child understand instructions even when it’s noisy?
🖤 Is my child overwhelmed in a busy classroom setting?
🖤 Is my child sensitive to loud sounds or noise?
🖤 Does my child request teaching aids such as a TV are turned up louder?
🖤 Is my child able hear and imitate speech sounds and can my child understand the difference between a question, a statement or a joke when speaking with others?

Healthy ears and adequate access to sound are essential for supporting listening, literacy and learning achievement.

If your child or their classroom teacher are reporting any of the nine listening challenges, book now for a detailed hearing and ear health assessment for your child.

03/03/2026

W O R L D H E A R I N G D A Y 🌏

Happy World Hearing Day!

Each year, the World Health Organisation celebrates World Hearing Day on March 3. Apparently the date looks like the shape of the ear. Comment if you can see that!

The focus of today has been on children’s hearing care. Timely access to medical and audiological care supports children’s hearing & ear health and their ability to develop spoken language.

Hear.Think.Speak Audiology is located in beautiful South Australia. Families in South Australia
🖤 have had access to universal newborn hearing screening since 2006
🖤 have access to a hearing screening as part of the Preschool Health Checks for 4-year-olds
🖤 can access hearing devices to age 26-years through Hearing Australia
🖤 can access public and private implantable hearing devices

We are so proud to be part of a network of hearing screening and audiology services that allow families timely access to hearing care.

Hear.Think.Speak Audiology are skilled in assessing the hearing of children of any age.

We look forward to supporting the littlest ears in our clinic in 2026 🖤

10/12/2025

What an incredible year it has been!

We have loved supporting all of our patients on their hearing and communication journeys.

Thank you to the GPs, ENTs, Occupational Therapists, Paediatricians, Psychologists and Speech Pathologists who have invited us to provide audiological care to their patients. We’ve loved collaborating with you.

It has been an enormous privilege to serve you all, over the past 12 months.

And a big thank you to the team for being amazing neighbours at Burnside Village and for amazing coffee each & every day.

Sheridan & William

10/10/2025

We’re a small profession who have big impact on people’s lives.

Happy World Audiologist Day to our Audiology colleagues.

07/07/2025

W O R L D C H O C O L A T E D A Y 🤎

Yes, this is a real thing!!!!

This morning my little listeners & I ventured up to Woodside to Melba's Chocolates to enjoy delicious melted chocolate & marshmallows while we waited patiently to meet Nicole from Nifty Entertainment.

We drove away from Melba’s well stocked with delicious supplies to sample, while we waited for the Hear.Think.Speak Audiology equipment to be calibrated back down at Burnside Village. Most delicious calibration day ever!

🤎 We take patient safety seriously
🤎 We also love chocolate

Happy World Chocolate day!

19/06/2025

M I D Y E A R C H E C K - I N 👨🏼‍🎓

Has your little learner been identified with
🤍 Language delay
🤍 Dyslexia
🤍 Autism Spectrum Disorder
🤍 ADHD

Classrooms are tricky listening environments. Even when a child has normal hearing, listening difficulties can still be present.

An Audiology assessment is an important part of the differential diagnosis process. It can help rule out hearing or health issues that may be contributing to a child’s listening and learning challenges.

Nearly 50% of children identified with language or literacy challenges or neurodiversity will also demonstrate Listening Difficulties (LiD) or an Auditory Processing Disorder (APD).

If your child
🤍 Finds learning to read & write challenging
🤍 Struggles to follow instructions in class
🤍 Finds their classroom noisy
🤍 Covers their ears to loud sounds
🤍 Is more tired than expected after school

Explore their hearing, ear health, listening & processing skills with an Audiologist.

An Audiologist can work with children & their families to identify areas of challenge and implement evidence-based management & intervention plans.

School holiday clinics are available this July.

We look forward to being Audiology detectives & working through any concerns you or your class teacher have noticed this year.

04/05/2025

N E W S E R V I C E A N N O U N C E M E N T 🎧

We are excited to announce our new hearing device loan service!

Starting this week, Hear.Think.Speak Audiology clients who experience temporary conductive hearing loss will have access to new fleet of hearing devices.

Our loan service is designed to provide improved access to sound for children and adults who have conductive hearing loss and who need
🖤 Support while waiting for surgical intervention
🖤 Are not eligible or do not wish to undergo surgical intervention
🖤 Improved hearing to ensure Speech Pathology intervention is meaningful
🖤 Improved hearing to continue to fulfil work, social and educational commitments

We love what we do and we are so excited to support our clients in this new way.

If you or your child experiences conductive hearing loss and you are interested in the loan hearing device program, contact the clinic for more information.

📞 0428037164
📧 hello@hearthinkspeak.com.au

From the littlest to the biggest people, Hear.Think.Speak Audiology can assess your hearing and support your communication goals.

04/04/2025

A U D I T O R Y P R O C E S S I N G D I S O R D E R A W A R E N E S S D A Y - A P R I L 4 t h

Today we shine a light on Auditory Processing Disorder (APD).

🖤 APD affects both kids & adults
🖤 It can be assessed from age 5 years
🖤 Audiologists diagnose APD

Hear.Think.Speak Audiology provided person-centred care. We value the insights of the child or adult presenting for an APD assessment and want to hear their lived experiences.

We take a team approach in the assessment and management of auditory processing concerns. The observations of the parent and teacher are sought as well as relevant information from medical and allied health professionals including Speech Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, GPs and Paediatricians.

Visit our website www.hearthinkspeak.com.au to access screening tools for parents & professionals to find out if risk factors for an APD exist.

April School holiday appointments are filling fast. Book online, or contact the clinic directly 0428 037 164 for availability.

We look forward to supporting you or your child’s hearing, ear health and communication goals.

27/03/2025

H E A R. T H I N K. S P E A K A U D I O L O G Y

👶🏻 Children’s hearing tests

🎧 Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) assessment and management

👩🏼‍🦰 Adult hearing tests

🦻🏼Hearing devices including hearing aids, bone conduction devices & cochlear implants

👂🏻Tinnitus management

We look forward to supporting you or your child with their hearing, ear health and communication goals.

Hear.Think.Speak Audiology is a local hearing clinic providing children's hearing tests, adult hearing tests, auditory processing disorder assessment and therapy and cochlear implant support to Cochlear Ltd. and MEDEL cochlear implant patients. The clinic also supports Dr. Ian Wong's patients at Bur

21/03/2025

N E W C L I N I C O P E N T I M E S & D A Y S

Hear.Think.Speak Audiology are pleased to offer Saturday appointments. We understand the daily juggle; the drop offs, pick ups and after school and work commitments.

We’re still open mid-week. But our new Saturday sessions are there to help you or your child access timely hearing assessments that fit with your schedule.

New opening hours:
Wednesday 9:00 AM - 2:00PM
Thursday 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Saturday 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

We look forward to seeing you and supporting your hearing, ear health and communication needs.

11/02/2025

T H A T ‘ S A W R A P for Tinnitus Awareness Week 2025. Across Australia and Internationally, consumers, ENT Specialists and Audiologists all shone a light on the invisible. Thanks to Deafness Forum of Australia, , and for making your presentations and press engagement available so that your messaging could be heard by such a broad audience. Huge thank you to everyone who shared their Tinnitus story over the Week. If you experience Tinnitus, please reach out to your GP or an Audiologist to get the ball rolling on understanding your Tinnitus.

06/02/2025

T I N N I T U S A W A R E N E S S W E E K February 3-9 draws our attention to the lived experience of those with Tinnitus. I’ve been a busy little 🐝 behind the scenes attending some fantastic presentations by consumers for consumers as well as events for Audiology professionals supporting Tinnitus patients. I look forward to sharing these activities with you.