ADHB provides adult hearing aid fitting services only to those who meet the Enable criteria for the Hearing Aid Funding Scheme with a bilateral hearing loss from childhood (moderate-severe or worse) or has a "dual disability" or if they have suffered a sudden or severe hearing loss  average of 65dB in the worst 3 frequencies of .5 kHz to 4 kHz (in the better ear).

Evidence of this hearing loss needs to be provided for the referral to be considered.  Free hearing checks for adults are widely available through private audiology clinics with little to no waiting times. Also some private clinics are now offering hearing aids at greatly reduced prices or offer a "pay as you go" service.

ADHB will see the patient while the hearing aid is still under warranty and for 6 years if they still meet the eligibility criteria for to ADHB.

If your patient does not meet the above criteria they will have to be seen in the private sector. A list of private clinics can be found on the NZ Audiological Society website http://www.audiology.org.nz/.