Hearing loss / Concern - unconfirmed / referred on screen (Audiology)

Cat 1 · 30 days

appointment within 30 calendar days. - Sudden (≤ 1 week) onset of loss of hearing, unilateral or bilateral and not associated with outer or middle ear disease - Skull base fracture - Bacterial Meningitis (earliest available appointment) - Viral Meningitis - Other infection associated with hearing loss (e.g. active CMV, recent acute mastoiditis) - Ototoxic treatments e.g. chemotherapy, aminoglycosides - Permanent Hearing Loss suspected - Infants who receive a “refer” result on newborn hearing screening in both ears - Infants who have not undergone newborn hearing screening - A child currently in out of home care (OOHC) or at risk of entering or leaving OOHC, where they have previously been on a waiting list for this problem and were removed without receiving a service

Cat 2 · 90 days

appointment within 90 calendar days. - Speech and language delay confirmed by a Speech Pathologist - Strong parental or carer or medical concern regarding the child’s development where hearing loss hasn’t been excluded - Requiring sedation or GA ABR as recommended by audiologist or medical specialist* - Risk factor associated with increased likelihood of permanent or conductive (Syndrome, Family History of Permanent Childhood Hearing Loss) - Referred from hearing screen (not UNHS) - Medical Specialist concern - Infants who receive a “refer” result on newborn hearing screening in one ear - Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander

Cat 3 · 365 days

appointment within 365 calendar days. - Chronic eustachian tube or middle ear dysfunction confirmed with “refer” result on tympanometry screening on at least 2 occasions (3 months apart) - Suspected speech / language delay