Nolke Opticians and Hearing Care

Nolke Opticians is delighted to introduce Audiologist Mr Abe Yakob to our team. We can now bring Audiology services to our patients under the same roof and with the same care and attention that has allowed the practice to grow and develop since 2004.

Audiology fits perfectly in to our practice model and we plan to bring a unique new look to our services for 2020. Abe will work most Saturdays which should allow good access to patients. We have an excellent audiology screener onsite during the week which will allow staff in the practice to carry out a screening test. This will allow us to prepare interested patients for a full assessment with Abe on Saturdays.

Abe Yakob (Audiologist)

Abe attained a first class BSc in Audiology from the University of De Montfort Leicester and completed his advanced Masters in Audiology at the university of Manchester England. He is registered with the Irish Society of Hearing Aid Audiologist (ISHAA), the Health Care Professional Council (HCPC) and the Irish Academy of Audiology (IAOA). He is also a member of the British Academy of Audiology and Audiology online.

He has over 7 years experience working between the NHS/HSE and privately. Abe has worked for the HSE South East since early 2019 and is now senior Audiologist in the Audiology department in University Hospital Waterford.

Abe has extensive experience in working with people with hearing loss ranging from mild to profound categories. His work includes both paediatric and adult diagnostic audiology as well as audio-vestibular assessments (balance) and hearing aids dispensing. Hearing aids offered are from an extensive range of suppliers including: Phonak, Unitron, Widex, Starkey, Oticon, Siemens and GnResound.