Are Australian Pensioners Eligible For Invisible Hearing Aids?
You are eligible for the voucher component of the Hearing Aid program if you are an Australian citizen or permanent resident 21 years or older and you are:
- a Pensioner Concession Card holder (eligibility for a PCC does not include people on newstart who are single or couples with no dependents or carer responsibilities).
or in any other group listed at: https://hearingservices.gov.au/wps/portal/hso/site/eligibility/programhelp/eligibility
You can check your eligibility at https://hearingservices.gov.au/wps/portal/hso/site/doineedanewvoucher
Fully subsidised or partially subsidised hearimg aids.
All hearing devices offered under the Australian Hearing program are of high quality.
If your hearing assessment shows a hearing device will assist you, you will be offered, in the first instance, a fully subsidised hearing device.
You may choose to purchase a partially subsidised hearing device instead. The differences between fully and partially subsidised hearing devices are explained at the link below.
You can also find more information about the findings of recent independent research regarding client outcomes with partially subsidised hearing devices.
I’ve been seeing adverts with this headline..
Queensland Pensioners are Eligible For Invisible Hearing Aids.
According to the official links above, Queensland Pensioners are entitled to the same benefits as all other Australians. This may or may not include Invisible, presumably depending on the suppliers price.
Hearing aids and personal sound amplifiers: what is the difference?
Consumers should be careful when contemplating purchasing aids to assist hearing (particularly from unknown overseas Internet sites) without having an appropriate assessment from a qualified hearing practitioner.
You may have seen advertisements in magazines, brochures, catalogues and on the internet for low cost small electronic sound amplifiers known as Personal Sound Amplification Products (PSAPs) which look similar to hearing aids. PSAPs are not the same as hearing aids and have different uses.
PSAP’s are not considered to be therapeutic goods and are therefore not regulated by the TGA.