CONTACT US
There is a centralised booking office covering all correspondence for the Audiology Clinics across the region:
NHS Lothian Adult Audiology, Level 1 Lauriston Building, 39 Lauriston Place EH3 9HA.
0131 536 1637 ( 10am-1pm; 2pm-4pm)
HEARING AID REPAIRS AND SERVICING.
Contact the Audiology Department using the details above.
REPLACEMENT BATTERIES
Please contact us by phone or email. You may also send your yellow battery book to the address on the back of your battery book. For replacement hearing aid batteries, please see New Hearing Aid Batteries and Repairs Sept 2020.pdf – this can be texted, or the leaflet posted, to patients.
Who to refer:
- If someone has hearing loss and may require a hearing aid, please refer through the hearing loss pathway for initial assessment: this applies to adults who have left school.
- Hearing aids are available free of charge through the NHS. After a hearing test, audiologists will recommend the best type of hearing aid suitable for the hearing loss.
- Anyone with symptomatic hearing loss who wishes to be considered for a hearing aid. Please note that those under 16 or still at school should be referred to Paediatric Audiology.
Who not to refer:
- Anyone with hearing loss and red flag symptoms who should be referred to ENT hearing loss services..
- Those with occlusive wax, which should be first managed in line with RefHelp guidance (please see ENT ear wax)
- Anyone either pre-school or still attending school who should be referred to Paediatric Audiology.
How to refer:
By SCI Gateway to Lauriston / St John’s / East Lothian Community Hospital / Audiology Hearing loss.
