Kawana has grown into the Sunshine Coast's health hub almost overnight, anchored by the Sunshine Coast University Hospital at Birtinya and the surrounding precinct of specialists, allied health and Kawana Shoppingworld. If you're already making regular trips to Birtinya for appointments, a hearing test is one of the easier things to add to that routine — particularly if a GP, specialist or family member has mentioned your hearing lately, or if you've noticed it yourself while trying to follow instructions in a busy waiting room.
Around 45–60 minutes at our Caloundra clinic: a conversation about your history (including any recent hospital care), painless diagnostic checks in a controlled setting, then results explained in plain language the same day. Full process details: Comprehensive Adult Hearing Assessment.
Our Caloundra clinic provides diagnostic hearing assessments, tinnitus discussions, hearing aid fittings and ongoing device support for Kawana residents.
If you're already making regular trips to the Birtinya health precinct, adding a hearing assessment at our Caloundra clinic is a straightforward extension of that routine rather than a separate errand.
Learn MoreKawana residents juggling appointments across the health precinct often want device options explained plainly and quickly, without a string of follow-up visits.
Learn MoreFor patients already navigating specialist appointments around Birtinya, a tinnitus conversation folded into the same hearing visit avoids adding another trip to the calendar.
Learn MoreCurrent hearing aid technology, including options from Phonak, Oticon, ReSound, Signia and Widex, is built to handle a wide range of everyday listening environments.
Adjusts settings automatically between quiet indoor settings, outdoor spaces and busy social environments.
Useful for phone calls, television and keeping in touch with family and friends near and far.
Suited to residents who are out and about for the day without wanting to think about spare batteries.
During your Caloundra appointment, we talk through which features are actually relevant to how you live.
We're located at Shop 4, 27 Bulcock Street in Caloundra — around 9 to 13 kilometres from the Birtinya health precinct, roughly a 12 to 15 minute drive via Nicklin Way. That makes it realistic to combine a hearing test with another appointment at SCUH, a specialist visit, or a stop at Kawana Shoppingworld, without turning it into a full day out. If you're coordinating around hospital appointments, we're happy to work with your existing schedule when you call to book.
Because Kawana sits at the centre of the Sunshine Coast's health precinct, a lot of people here are already navigating multiple appointments — a GP referral, a specialist follow-up, perhaps a recent hospital admission. Hearing checks often get pushed down the list in the middle of that, even though hearing loss can complicate everything else: following instructions from a specialist, hearing your name called in a busy Birtinya waiting room, or managing medication advice given verbally rather than in writing. If you've been unwell, been in hospital, or started new medication recently, it's a reasonable time to check your hearing alongside everything else — some medical treatments and hospital stays can affect hearing, and a baseline test is a sensible way to keep track over time.
As a contracted provider under the Australian Government Hearing Services Program (HSP), we can offer subsidised hearing assessments to eligible Kawana-area residents — specifically Pensioner Concession Card holders and DVA Gold or White Card holders. A Commonwealth Seniors Health Card does not meet the eligibility requirements on its own, which is worth double-checking if you're unsure. We verify eligibility electronically at your appointment, so there's nothing to arrange in advance beyond bringing your card. Full details are on our Hearing Services Program guide.
Your hearing test is carried out by Linda Whittaker, a Qualified Audiometrist with over 20 years of experience and ACAud accreditation. Linda takes an unhurried, independent approach — explaining what your results mean and what your options are, without pressure.
Yes — given the short drive between Birtinya and our Caloundra clinic, many patients coordinate a hearing test either side of a hospital or specialist appointment. Just let us know when booking if you're working around another appointment time.
Some medications and medical treatments can affect hearing, so if you've recently been in hospital or started a new medication, it's worth mentioning this at your appointment. We can't advise on medication itself — that's a conversation for your prescribing doctor — but it helps us understand your hearing history.
No referral is required to book a standard hearing test with us, though if a GP or specialist has already raised a concern, it's helpful to mention that when you book. ---
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