Sara Patterson

I started Coastal Audiology after both my young boys having ongoing middle ear pathology from an early age. During this time, I realised there was not much support for parents navigating middle ear health including intervention and management. I started working alongside speech therapists and soon started auditory processing assessments and therapy. People coming to see me started to grow in complexity. Because of this, I have completed extra training in complex hearing care, audiological care with neurodivergent people, sound sensitivities including hyperacusis and misophonia and tinnitus. I am trained to complete cochlear implant assessment and rehabilitation in our clinic. In mid 2026 we have also started to help dizzy patients with a full diagnostic vestibular test battery.

I started her career within Hearing Australia, during this time I gained significant experience working with children, complex cases and hearing rehabilitation. I also visited remote communities to support the Indiginous communities. During my time working at a local hospital I gained further skills in diagnostic audiology working along side ear Ear Nose and Throat Specialists providing retrocholear assessments and childen hearing assessments.