Oxford Hearing Centre is a totally independent practice with the capability to choose from over 80 manufacturing companies worldwide and a choice of over 1000 hearing instrument systems. All new technologically innovative hearing instruments are assessed and evaluated very carefully before they are included in our portfolio to ensure they are reliable and of good quality.

Oxford Hearing Centre takes pride in the professional manner in which this assessment is made by highly qualified personnel dedicated to the very best advice and in making recommendations to totally suit an individual’s needs.



A very necessary and integral component to better hearing when you have a permanent hearing impairment is, a quality hearing instrument system

There are many different reasons for acquiring hearing impairment, and the correct solution to an individual’s needs is equally varied. That is why it is of the utmost importance to have your hearing correctly diagnosed, assessed and evaluated thoroughly before simply purchasing a hearing aid.

The initial hearing test and assessment costs £85 and takes approximately 1½ hours to complete a comprehensive series of evaluations.

On examination of all this information by the hearing aid audiologist, the best recommendation of what is most suitable will be made.

A patient can self-refer to Oxford Hearing Centre as they can to a dentist or an optician.

The practice is a registered BUPA provider.

These are some of the most common services provided with associated charges:

• Diagnostic audiometric hearing test (approx 1½ hr) fee - £85
  
• Audiological Consultation fee - £90/hr
  
• Domiciliary visits by appointment fee - £45
  

Hearing instrument systems are dispensed at a cost that includes:

• All associated professional services in connection with the dispensing
  
• Fitting (approx 1 hr.)
  
• 1st review (½ hr.) approx 7 days after fitting
  
• 2nd review (½hr.) approx 4 weeks after fitting
  
• Hearing instrument system return privilege agreement to ensure patient satisfaction
  
• 6 monthly reviews to ensure continued hearing satisfaction
  

The table below gives a guide to hearing instrument costs.

There is a team of 3 full time hearing aid audiologists in the practice with one who is a Registered Clinical Physiologist. They each have their own fully equipped consultation rooms including dedicated sound booths for hearing assessments and video-otoscopic cameras for ear examinations. Other facilities and services include:

• 6 monthly patient re-visit to ensure continued good hearing aid performance and ear examination
  
• A purpose built laboratory for in-house repair of hearing instruments
  
• Hearing instrument analysis equipment to ensure correct performance characteristics
  
• Speech Audiometry using free-field and signal-in-noise testing