Blackwater or Rockhampton: choosing for Duaringa
Duaringa sits between two CQ Audiology options on the Capricorn Highway. West is the Blackwater visiting clinic at North Blackwater General Practice, 14 Blain Street, Blackwater QLD 4717, about 80 kilometres away. East are the Rockhampton rooms at T33 & 34A, City Centre Plaza, 24 Fitzroy Street, Rockhampton QLD 4700, about 108 kilometres away. CQ Audiology has no clinic or office in Duaringa itself.
Visiting-clinic days vary by location. Please call (07) 4848 6528 to confirm the next available clinic in Blackwater before travelling.
You can read about each location on our hearing aids Blackwater and hearing aids Rockhampton pages. For details of the appointment, see the audiologist Duaringa page.
Matching hearing aid features to your week
Duaringa's working life mixes grain, cattle and the coal country further west. Think about which of these sound like your week.
- Harvest and cattle work. Headers, tractors, pumps and stock trucks are loud. Hearing aids are not hearing protection, so ask what to wear during the work. Custom earplugs are one of the services CQ Audiology offers.
- Gatherings with a loudspeaker. Events such as a camp-draft canteen bring crowds and clatter that make speech hard to follow. Tell the audiologist what you struggle to hear and where.
- Phone calls on the property. A patchy line makes any call harder. Ask how hearing aids can connect to your phone, and what the battery options are.
Rechargeable and replaceable-battery models each have trade-offs on a long day away from a power point, so it is worth asking the audiologist to compare them for your routine.
From first test to follow-up
Pick the direction that suits you for each step. Nothing below is a fixed schedule.
1. Opening visit. A chat about your hearing, testing, and an explanation of the results. If devices are worth considering, you hear what the options involve.
2. Fitting visit. The aids are programmed for your hearing and checked for comfort, with a walk-through of handling and care. Bring someone you talk with daily.
3. Check-in visit. After wearing the aids across ordinary days, return so the audiologist can adjust them. Keep a note of what was hard.
Ask reception whether visits can be shared between Blackwater and Rockhampton, and what that would involve.
Blackwater or Rockhampton: which suits you?
- Blackwater visiting clinic: about 80 km west. Periodic, so confirm the date first.
- Rockhampton rooms: about 108 km east. Open Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm and Saturday 9am to 12pm. Earwax removal by microsuction is offered there.
- Choose by errands: if you shop or bank in one of those towns, you may prefer to book there.
- Choose by day: need a Saturday? Rockhampton. Need the soonest date? Ask reception what is available in each place.
Paying for hearing aids
Please ask about costs when you book. Eligible pensioner concession card and DVA card holders may access services under the Australian Government Hearing Services Program; eligibility criteria apply. Conditions apply under the Australian Government Hearing Services Program. Hearing aids are regulated medical devices, so read the directions for use that come with yours. See the Hearing Services Program page for the pathway and the hearing aid solutions hub for device types.
Questions Duaringa residents ask
Can I use both locations?
Ask reception whether visits can be shared between Blackwater and Rockhampton. Call (07) 4848 6528 to ask what can be arranged.
Is there anything I should bring?
Any hearing aids you already use, their chargers or batteries, and a short list of the places where listening is hardest.
Is there a similar page for nearby towns?
Yes. Marlborough residents have a similar trip, so our hearing aids Marlborough page may be useful if you travel that way.
What if my hearing changes suddenly?
See your GP or an emergency department the same day.
Book from Duaringa
Call (07) 4848 6528 and say you are coming from Duaringa. Reception can check the next Blackwater visiting clinic and the next opening in Rockhampton.
This page is general information, not personal medical advice.