Invercargill

In 2014, Simon Melville joined Audiology South as a senior audiologist, bringing with him a wealth of knowledge in both the clinical and managerial aspects of audiology. Originally trained in Auckland, Simon ran Bay Audiology in the South Island before entering senior management for the Bay Audiology group.

His patients benefit from his experience both in NZ and abroad, where he has developed in-depth knowledge in diagnosing and managing hearing loss, tinnitus treatment, and cochlear implantation. Simon lives on a lifestyle block just out of Arrowtown and enjoys keeping active year-round with summer and winter sports.

Nicholas works as a Senior Audiologist in the Gore, Winton and Invercargill clinics. He is a proud 6th generation Southlander, grew up on a farm at Edendale and has an Agricultural undergraduate degree from Lincoln University. Having been born with hearing loss he became interested in the field of Audiology and re-trained, gaining a Masters Degree from Auckland University in 2005. He has since worked in Independent private practice clinics in Dunedin, the North Island and more recently Moreton Bay (Queensland).

Nicholas and his wife live in Invercargill where he attends church, he has a keen interest in cars, and enjoys trail running with friends and other activities on offer and places to visit in our beautiful region.

Bettina started her career as a special education teacher tutoring children with hearing disabilities, so she saw first-hand the impact it had on their learning. It was then that she decided to switch careers and qualify with a Master in Clinical Audiology.

Before joining our Southland team in 2018, Bettina worked for a private audiology firm in the Philippines for almost 2 years, working with both children and adults. Bettina loves working in audiology as its such a rewarding profession, especially when she sees the smiles and the sparkling eyes of her clients when they can hear clearly again.

Regina divides her work-week between Te Whatu Ora, Invercargill Hospital, and Audiology South. On Wednesday and Friday, you’ll find her at our Invercargill clinic.

“I love the work-week split,” she says. “In the hospital setting I mainly see children; kids are just so cute! My challenge is to keep the child on task for testing while at the same time giving whānau accurate information and trying to minimise their anxiety.

“I also get involved with different hospital departments, such as ENT and oncology, which is fascinating, and exposes me to medical fields other than audiology.

“At Audiology South I tend to see adults. I’m passionate about helping people improve their quality of life and it’s satisfying when a person comes out of an appointment feeling better than they came in. It’s not just about their hearing, but feeling more confident in their social lives,” Regina says.

Originally from the Philippines, Lei also worked as a speech and language therapist for several years before finishing her Master’s degree in Clinical Audiology. She found a good correlation with these two professions in helping people with hearing difficulties.
Moving to New Zealand 5 years ago, she decided to focus on her audiology practice. She is pleased to be joining a clinic where her speech therapy experience is of value. She is enjoying the relaxed life of being an Invercargill resident and is always on the lookout for good food finds in the country. If not singing a tune on their karaoke, weekends are spent with her husband and son, going to the beach or park and enjoying family time.

Deborah has loads of experience at hand with years of work at Invercargill’s Public hospital Audiology Department. Deb brings a passion and drive to get the best result for each and every client she sees. With all of this experience, nothing is too tricky for Deb!

A registered nurse for over 25 years, Carole has a passion for people and has enjoyed working in a variety of community nursing roles to provide primary health services, preventative care, and health education. With three years of recent experience working in the Audiology field, Carole loves to see the improvements that better ear care and function provides and the difference this makes to clients and their families.