MEET OUR TEAM
Alison Hennessy
Alison is an experienced Audiologist with a strong background in diagnostic audiology and hearing aid fitting. She has worked as both a lecturer and clinician at the University of Melbourne and the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, and was part of the pioneering team that developed the cochlear implant under Professor Graeme Clark.
Alison has also lectured at La Trobe University and contributed to research at Swinburne University on the links between hearing loss, hearing aids, and cognition.
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I established my own independent audiology clinic in Mitcham, in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. As an independent audiologist, I am free to recommend and fit the most appropriate hearing aids from any of the nine Australian hearing aid manufacturers, based on an individual’s hearing levels, lifestyle, preferences and budget. Compared to many larger clinics, I have low overheads, and are able to pass on the savings to our clients.
I believe in evidence-based selection, fitting and fine-tuning of hearing aids.
Laura Wong
Laura is a qualified Audiologist with experience across diagnostic audiology and hearing rehabilitation. She has worked with clients of all ages and is committed to helping people improve their communication and quality of life through better hearing.
At the clinic, Laura provides personalised assessments and fits hearing aids from a wide range of manufacturers, always focusing on solutions that suit individual needs, preferences, and budgets.
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Laura has a passion helping others and improving the quality of life of her patients. Following completion of the Bachelor of Psychological Science at La Trobe University, Laura graduated with a Master of Clinical Audiology at Melbourne University in 2013. Laura is grateful to have worked solely in independently-owned clinics throughout her career, which has given her the chance to provide tailored patient-centred care. She has spent over a decade working along side Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Specialists, seeing a wide range of cases and patients of all ages. Laura is experienced in diagnostic hearing tests, hearing aid fittings (including implantable devices), wax removal and tinnitus management. She enjoys building relationships and working collaboratively with her patients to improve hearing and achieve best possible outcomes.
Outside work, Laura enjoys spending time outdoors in the garden, listening to the kookaburras and tending to the vegetable patch with her husband and two children.
Dr Samantha Tai
Samantha is an experienced audiologist with over 15 years of clinical practice across Melbourne, rural Victoria, and the United Kingdom. She holds a PhD in Patient-Centred Communication in Audiology Education and currently teaches in the Master of Clinical Audiology program at the University of Melbourne.
Having worked in a variety of settings, Samantha enjoys all aspects of audiology, with particular interests in hearing rehabilitation and tinnitus care.
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Outside of work, she’s a devoted family carer who loves travelling with her husband and winding down with her charmingly grumpy dachshund, Oddie.