Hearing Aid Services in Greater Manchester
Hearing loss is common, particularly as you get older.
It’s not always easy to tell if you’re losing your hearing.
Common signs include:
difficulty hearing other people clearly and misunderstanding what they say, especially in noisy places
asking people to repeat themselves
listening to music or watching TV with the volume higher than other people need
difficulty hearing on the phone
finding it hard to keep up with a conversation
feeling tired or stressed from having to concentrate while listening
Sometimes someone else might notice problems with your hearing before you do. Hearing loss can also affect a child’s speech development and progress at school.
Hearing aids will not make your hearing perfect, but they make sounds louder and clearer, reducing the impact hearing loss has on your life.
Hearing aids can:
help you hear every day sounds such as the doorbell and phone
improve your ability to hear speech
make you feel more confident when talking to people and make it easier for you to follow conversations in different environments
help you to enjoy listening to music and the TV, at a volume that’s comfortable for those around you
But hearing aids only help if you still have some hearing left, so do not put off getting help if your hearing is getting worse.
Adjusting to hearing aids can be difficult at first, but there is lots of useful and informative information available to help you along the way.
See a GP if you think your hearing is getting gradually worse.
You can also sometimes get a free hearing test at some pharmacies and opticians.
Filter by borough
Wigan
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospital’s website is where you will find information about the services they provide.
They provide a range of high-quality digital hearing aids, comprehensive hearing, and balance assessments, hearing aid fitting, rehabilitation services and therapy for hearing impaired adults – all of which are entirely free.
Services offered include:
- Hearing Aid Service
- Tinnitus Service
- Balance Service
- Hearing Therapy Service
- Complex needs service
- Severe/profound hearing loss service
Included free of charge in the service are:
- Discreet state-of-the-art digital hearing aids
- Batteries and repairs
- Rehabilitation and hearing therapy service
- Comprehensive after care
- Hearing Aid Maintenance Classes
They aim to offer you an appointment within about four weeks.
How do I make an appointment?
To be referred to NHS Audiology you will need to:
1. Visit your GP to check your ears are clear.
2. Ask your GP to send us a referral.
Contact them-
Audiology Department
Suite 2
Thomas Linacre Centre
Parsons Walk
Wigan
WN1 1RU
Or
Audiology Department
Area 5
Leigh Infirmary
The Avenue
Leigh
WN7 1HS
Telephone: 0300 707 5667
Text: 07920 289578 or alternatively you can email them.
Wigan Council
Wigan Council’s website is also where you will find information and support. The Sensory Service can look at the best ways to help you remain or become as independent as possible. Just some of the things they can help with are –
- individual assessments and rehabilitation support
- Specialist equipment and adaptations in your home to improve your independence and wellbeing
- Support to access concessions and benefits available
- Mobility training for vision impaired residents, including accessing the community, visiting shops and other essential facilities, and learning how to use public transport
For more information about the service, who is eligible and how to request support you can visit their website. Or call 01942 828787
Textphone
01942 828781
Address
Hindley Town Hall, Cross street, Hindley, Wigan, WN2 2RE
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Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
The Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust website has information about audiology services for people in Trafford.
Adult Audiology department
They have a team of audiologists and support staff who run clinics daily at Altrincham Hospital. The department base is at Trafford General Hospital and the service also runs satellite clinics at Chapel Road Clinic (Sale).
For admissions, appointments for new patients hearing assessment is via referral from GP, ENT consultants or other medical professionals. Any existing Trafford NHS hearing aid users can also self-refer for hearing reassessment to the service.
The clinics are run at –
- Trafford General Hospital, Davyhulme
- Altrincham Hospital, Altrincham
- Chapel Road Clinic, Sale
All of clinics are by appointment only, so please arrange an appointment before attending.
They also offer a home visit service for the housebound at the discretion of the patient’s GP
Hearing aid batteries adults
Hearing aid batteries are available to collect in person from Trafford General Hospital, Altrincham General Hospital, Chapel Road Clinic, Delamere Medical Practice, and Partington Health Centre.
Audiology Dept
Trafford General Hospital
Moorside Road
Urmston
M41 5SL
Adult Audiology:
Phone: 0161 746 2304 or you can email them.
They also have published helpful video guides on their website to support you with-
- Turning your hearing aids on and off
- Changing the battery
- Inserting into your ear
- Cleaning your hearing aids
And much more.
The Paediatric Audiology Service
There is also information for children’s audiology services. The Paediatric Audiology Service accepts referrals from a wide range of professionals, including GPs, ENT surgeons, paediatricians, school nurses, health visitors, speech and language therapists and neurologists, as well as neonates referred automatically via the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP).
All of clinics are by appointment only, so please arrange an appointment before attending.
Location: Clinics are run Monday – Friday at:
- Trafford General Hospital, Davyhulme
- Altrincham Hospital, Altrincham
Hearing aid batteries for children
Hearing aid batteries are available to collect in person from Trafford General Hospital, Altrincham General Hospital and Partington Health Centre.
Hours: Clinics run from 8am – 5.30 pm, Mon-Fri during the week.
Contact Details:
Paediatric Audiology Department, Trafford General Hospital ,Moorside Road Urmston M41 5SL
Paediatric Audiology: 0161 746 2911 or you can email them.
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Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care Foundation Trust
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care Foundation Trust website has lots of useful information. They provide a full assessment, diagnostic, and rehabilitation service for adults and children with hearing difficulties. They aim to provide high quality, effective and evidence-based patient centred care.
They have information about
- How to access services
- Hearing aids
- Hearing aid care
- Swim plugs
And much more.
Should you have any queries, please do not hesitate to get in touch with them-
Contact details
Yellow Suite
Hartshead Building North
Tameside & Glossop IC NHS Foundation Trust
Fountain Street
Ashton-under-Lyne
OL6 9RW
Tel: 0161 922 6381 or email them.
Tameside Council
There is also information about the Sensory Service on Tameside Council’s website.
Tameside Sensory Service supports those with visual impairments and hearing loss to live fulfilled lives. The service works in the community and closely with local hospitals and health professionals in and around the borough.
Through rehabilitation people are supported to re-gain confidence and independence by:
- Learning new communication skills.
- Orientation and mobility training.
- Mail reading/translation for deaf people.
- Interpretating for deaf people.
Contact information
Vision First Resource Centre
Wilshaw House
Wilshaw Lane
Ashton-Under-Lyne
OL7 9QG
0161 342 2575
07977489190
Or you can email them.
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Stockport Council
Stockport Council’s website has lots of information to help you with equipment, adaptions and support dealing with hearing loss.
Their hearing loss service can:
- provide equipment for your home. For example, a loud flashing device which can alert you that some is calling you on your landline phone, or that someone is at your door
- demonstrate and provide a television loop system so that you can hear the television more easily
- provide specialist equipment to alert for baby monitoring and carer needs
- provide advice and information about managing your hearing loss
- provide advice and information regarding fire safety with hearing loss. This includes making a referral to the Greater Manchester Fire Service
There is also information about how you can make a referral for yourself or how to get a professional referral.
Contact information
You can call them on 0161 474 4949:
Opening hours:
Monday to Thursday: 8.30am to 5pm
Friday: 8:30am to 4:30pm
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Stockport Foundation Trust website has lots of information to help you get local and convenient care. This includes steps to help you use the Audiology Service.
If you have any questions, you can call them on – 0161 419 4183
Text – 07917 073367 or alternatively, email them.
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Our Rochdale
The Our Rochdale website has a lot of information about hearing loss. This includes –
- Newborn hearing screening
- Royal Institute for Deaf People
- Children with hearing impairments
- Music groups for children
- National deaf child adolescent mental health service
Northern Care Alliance
The Northern Care Alliance also offer a wide range of audiology services for children and adults living in Heywood, Middleton, and Rochdale They help with hearing and balance assessment, along with support and rehabilitation for conditions such as tinnitus. They offer digital hearing aid fitting and any ongoing care people need.
- They are nationally accredited
- Do not have long waiting lists
- Offer a direct link with NHS community and hospital services
- A dementia friendly service
- Use top quality, modern and attractive digital hearing aids for adults and children
- Offer a Click and Post service
- Offer domically visits
Contact details
Address:
Radcliffe Primary Care Centre – Church Street West, Radcliffe M26 2SP
By appointment only. Monday to Friday between 8am – 6pm.
Tottington Health Centre – Wesley Street, Tottington BL8 4AD.
By appointment only, available Monday to Fri 8am-6pm.
Townside Primary Care Centre – Knowsley St Bury BL9 0SN.
By appointment only, Monday to Friday 8am-6pm.
Fairfield General Hospital – Rochdale Old Road, Bury BL9 7TD.
Phone numbers: 0161 206 1438
Children’s hearing aid services 0161 779 3033 or email them.
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Oldham Council
Oldham Council’s website has lots of useful information available for you to read to help you with hearing aid services near you.
For deaf children, young people, and families there is a specialised mental health service to help people with mental health issues. This is open for people aged 0-18 and based at The Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital.
You can give them a call 0161 701 4519 or email them for more information. Alternatively, visit their website.
Oldham Council’s website also has lots of information about the National Deaf Children’s Society. A service designed for people aged 0-25. Providing you with support and advice for childhood deafness and hearing loss.
You can call them on 020 7014 5919 or email them
Northern Care Alliance
The Northern Care Alliance also offer a wide range of audiology services for children and adults living in Oldham. They help with hearing and balance assessment, along with support and rehabilitation for conditions such as tinnitus. We offer digital hearing aid fitting and any ongoing care people need.
- They are nationally accredited
- Do not have long waiting lists
- Offer a direct link with NHS community and hospital services
- A dementia friendly service
- Use top quality, modern and attractive digital hearing aids for adults and children
- Offer a Click and Post service
- Offer domically visits
Contact details
Address:
Radcliffe Primary Care Centre – Church Street West, Radcliffe M26 2SP
By appointment only. Monday to Friday between 8am – 6pm.
Tottington Health Centre – Wesley Street, Tottington BL8 4AD.
By appointment only, available Monday to Fri 8am-6pm.
Townside Primary Care Centre – Knowsley St Bury BL9 0SN.
By appointment only, Monday to Friday 8am-6pm.
Fairfield General Hospital – Rochdale Old Road, Bury BL9 7TD.
Phone numbers: 0161 206 1438
Children’s hearing aid services 0161 779 3033 or email them.
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Manchester University Foundation Trust
The Manchester University Foundation Trust’s website has lots of information explaining the service they provide including diagnostic and rehabilitative services for adults and children with symptoms of hearing loss
A list of regional services is also included in this page. As well as further information about the following –
- Adult hearing services
- Paediatric audiology
- Balance service
- Tinnitus service
- Research and development
To get in touch with them
You can contact (0161) 276 4613 . By email Adults: audiology.mri@mft.nhs.uk Children: PaediatricAudiology.MRI@mft.nhs.uk
(Checked between 8.30 am – 5.00 pm, Monday to Friday)
Drop in repairs
They also provide drop in repairs, Monday – Friday 10.00 am – 2.00 pm
If your hearing aids have been issued by them, you can access the drop-in repair service that is open between 10 am and 2 pm Monday to Friday. You do not need to book an appointment in advance to access this service.
Manchester City Council
Provide a sensory service for people who are deaf/hard of hearing.
The Sensory Service offers a range of sensory loss support to Manchester residents and their carers including:
- An assessment of a person’s needs caused by a sensory loss.
- Information about techniques and *aids/equipment to cope with sensory loss.
- Visual impairment rehabilitation programmes.
- Mobility training to give a person with a sensory loss the confidence and skills to go out independently.
- A care needs assessment of social care need (where appropriate).
- Support to access benefits, welfare rights, debt and housing advice.
- Information about organisations, support groups, services and concessions.
- Information about services to support a person with a sensory loss in the workplace.
You can read more about this on their website
To contact them
Phone: 0161 227 3901
MCC Adult Social Care Contact Centre 0161 234 5001
MCC main switchboard 0161 234 5000
Email: sensory.team@manchester.gov.uk
SMS Text: 07860 003160
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Bury Council
Bury Council’s website has information to help you with different needs.
Hearing aid batteries
All Bury libraries issue NHS hearing aid batteries for NHS hearing aids issued by Bury Audiology Radcliffe Primary Care Centre, Townside or Tottington Health Centres ONLY.
When you visit for new batteries, you may leave your used hearing aid batteries with them too.
You will need to take your brown battery book for the staff to sign. They will provide you with two packets of batteries per hearing aid.
They do not provide hearing aid batteries for NHS hearing aids from private dispensers or for private hearing aids or NHS hearing aids from other health authorities.
Hearing assessments
Hearing assessments are available to people aged 18+ who are Deaf (profound/severe loss) or those who are hard of hearing and issued with hearing aids (NHS or private). You must be a resident in the borough and pay your council tax to Bury Council.
For a Hearing Assessment from Bury Council, please contact the Connect and Direct HUB Tel: 0161 253 5151 or email: connectanddirect@bury.gov.uk to be added to a waiting list.
Nothern Care Alliance
The Northern Care Alliance offers a wide range of audiology services for children and adults living in Bury. They help with hearing and balance assessment, along with support and rehabilitation for conditions such as tinnitus.
They offer digital hearing aid fitting and any ongoing care people need. They are:
- Nationally accredited
- Do not have long waiting lists
- Offer a direct link with NHS community and hospital services
- A dementia friendly service
- Use top quality, modern and attractive digital hearing aids for adults and children
- Offer a Click and Post service
- Offer domically visits
Contact details
Address:
Radcliffe Primary Care Centre – Church Street West, Radcliffe M26 2SP
By appointment only. Monday to Friday between 8am – 6pm.
Tottington Health Centre – Wesley Street, Tottington BL8 4AD.
By appointment only, available Monday to Fri 8am-6pm.
Townside Primary Care Centre – Knowsley St Bury BL9 0SN.
By appointment only, Monday to Friday 8am-6pm.
Fairfield General Hospital – Rochdale Old Road, Bury BL9 7TD.
Phone numbers:
0161 206 1438
Children’s hearing aid services 0161 779 3033
Email: NESaudiology@nca.nhs.uk
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Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust has information about local audiology services for both adults and children.
They provide assessments for patients, give advice about hearing, hearing aids and assisted living devices. They also treat problems such as tinnitus and issues with balance.
Service location: Breightmet Health Centre and Royal Bolton Hospital
Contact:
- Audiology for Adults
Tel: 01204 390435
- Audiology for Children
Tel: 01204 463531
Read more on the Bolton NHS Foundation Trust webiste
Bolton SEND Local Offer
Provides further information about support for Bolton children aged 0-16 (up to 19 if in full time education or have special educational needs) with hearing and vestibular (inner ear balance) difficulties.
The service offers age and ability appropriate hearing assessment in specialised soundproof rooms. If hearing loss is diagnosed, an individual management plan will be developed to meet the needs of the child including monitoring of hearing and, if appropriate, hearing aids and investigations into causes of hearing loss.
The service will also support children with tinnitus (noises in ears) and hyperacusis (sensitivity to loud sounds). The service will also clinically assess and manage dizziness and imbalance related to vestibular dysfunction.
Children’s Hearing Assessment Centre
Breightmet Health Centre
Breightmet Fold Lane
Bolton
BL2 6NT
Email them at childrensaudiologyadmin@boltonft.nhs.uk
Tel: 01204 463531
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There is lots of information to help you understand when to consider hearing aids, how they can help you and how to go about getting hearing aids on the NHS website.
