Children's Hearing
Welcome to the East Kent Children's Hearing Service.
Contact us
Change or cancel your appointment onlineFor appointment enquiries, please contact us by:
telephone on 01227 864131, available Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm
text on 07881940689
What we do
Our children's hearing team investigate, diagnose and manage problems with hearing loss in children and young people.
About your appointment
For audiologist led clinics, we will contact you to discuss your child’s hearing concerns first.
The audiologist will explain our assessment techniques and book your appointment. Please contact us if you need to change or cancel your appointment.
When testing infants, children and young people, we need to reduce the amount of distractions in the room. This means only one adult can be with the child during the test.
If you have other children, please do not bring them into the appointment. If you must bring other children, please also bring another adult to wait with them in the reception area.
When you arrive at any of our centres, please report to the reception area. Our reception staff will help you to find the correct waiting area, where your clinician will collect you.
There are a number of audiological tests that can we can perform to understand your child’s ability to hear. Our team will tailor the type of test your child needs. At every stage, the clinician will explain the test and what you or your child may need to do, so please do not worry.
Visit our children’s audiology patient information library to find out more about our clinical tests, conditions and support.
Where to find us
Our clinics are held at:
Children's Assessment Centre at Kent and Canterbury Hospital
Buckland Hospital, Dover
Rainbow Centre, Ashford
Green Banks Centre, Margate.
How to use this service
If you are worried about your child's hearing, please speak to your GP or other health professional. They can refer you to our service if needed.
If you are a health professional, see our referral information.