From left, audiologist Seray Lim, volunteer Delia Kok, and volunteer audiologists Cathy McLellan and Freda Tan cataloguing donations for the hearing aid bank. Image: Seray Lim. A Melbourne audiologist is calling on the hearing care sector to help breathe new life into unused hearing aids and improve access to hearing care for refugees and people seeking asylum....
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Discussion
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✦ Clinical Takeaway ✦
No actionable clinical change — this is a community donation initiative, not a practice guideline or clinical finding.
✦ Why It Matters ✦
This initiative highlights the profession's role in addressing hearing care equity for under-served refugee and asylum-seeker populations in Australia.
✦ Key Points ✦
- 01A Melbourne audiologist is leading the Recycled Sound Hearing Aid Bank to collect unused hearing aids.
- 02Donated devices are redistributed to refugees and asylum seekers who cannot access hearing care.
- 03The program is actively seeking donations from the hearing care sector.
- 04The initiative reflects a broader push for hearing care equity in Australia.