The Hearing and Balance Service at Seacroft Hospital is able to provide a hearing assessment service for children of all ages. If you feel that your child has a hearing problem your GP is able to make a referral directly into the Hearing and Balance Service for a hearing test.
Your child’s visit for a hearing test
At your appointment you will be seen by a member of our specialist paediatric audiology team.

Firstly we will take a history to find out about the problems your child has been having with their hearing. Following this we will undertake a thorough hearing test. The exact type of test we choose will depend on the age of your child. We will normally be able to explain the results and help you to decide what should be done next.
If the hearing test shows that your child has a hearing problem the results should be able to show the reason for any hearing loss. In general most hearing losses identified in such appointments are temporary in nature and are the result of fluid build up behind the eardrums, sometimes called ‘glue ear’. Some hearing losses identified at this age can be permanent and are the result of problems with the inner ear or the nerves that carry information about sound to the brain. Such hearing losses are called sensorineural hearing losses.
Contact us
The Hearing and Balance Service is based at Seacroft Hospital, LS14 6UH.
For Paediatric appointments or information, please telephone 0113 3926300.
Email: [email protected]
External Links
NHS Choices – information on hearing tests.
NDCS – understanding your child’s hearing tests.
C2 Hear Online – videos and information on how to hear well.