A key finding of the Deafness Forum Australia survey was the support by both consumers and providers for regulating audiologists to align with other healthcare professionals.
But as one survey respondent noted, “There’s a lot of money in hearing aids, and some players in the industry might not want to see that change.”
Deafness Forum Australia and industry body, Independent Audiologists Australia believe that establishing a unified, independent national standard for audiologists and audiometrists, reinforced by strong governance, can help empower users of hearing services to make informed decisions about their hearing health care.
