Hearing Aid Cost Breakthrough 2019
  • Jan 31, 2019

Hearing Aid Cost Breakthrough 2019

Premium hearing aids have come down in price in Australia.

The cost is less than $6000 for a pair of premium hearing aids.

$1200 per year

$23 per week

$3.30 per day

Cost of hearing aids Australia

Hearing Aid Features Value Advanced Premium
Price per aid
$1995 $2495 $2995
Digital Sound Processing
Feedback Cancellation
Up to 4 hearing programs
Wireless connection to TV or telephone  
Adjustable speech recognition and speech enhancement  
Directional hearing  
Wide range of designs    
360° spatial orientation    
Auto adjust to hearing environments    

Professional Care

The Hearing Aid Prices listed above include professional care. Never purchase a hearing aid from a shopping cart delivered in the mail - it is simply not worth it.

Funding Mechanisms for Hearing Aids in Australia

Below are few useful resources that touch on the issues of helping to fund your hearing aids.

Health Funds - It is quite difficult to get easy comparisons between health funds as there are some differences between states.
Hearing Aid Rebates from Health Funds

Workcover Depending on the state you live in - you may be able to have part or all of your hearing aids paid for under Workcover.
Workcover and Hearing Aids In Australia

Hearing Services Program This is an excellent program where the federal government provides eligible individuals with free hearing aids and hearing services.
Australian Government Hearing Services Program

NDIS Disability funding for Hearing Aids This article touches on issues with Disabilities or Hearing Loss including the funding requirements to qualify as an NDIS participant.

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