Comprehensive Guide to Your Hearing Test
Learn about the different types of hearing tests available to you and how they can help identify hearing loss.
Physical Exam and Video Otoscope
It enables us to examine external and internal ear with video technology. Before using a video otoscope, our professional audiologists conduct a physical examination of your ears.
Video Otoscopy enables us to observe the ear canal and eardrum. It proves to be highly beneficial to understand the conditions that affect the ear. Consequently, we become able to suggest a condition related treatment.
Bone Conduction
Does the phrase “Hearing test” intimidate you? No need to get worried. Bone conduction is a simple and painless hearing test. The process is very quickly completed. The result of this test will help your doctor to pinpoint the exact site of the problem.
This helps identify the best treatment plan for your hearing loss based on your specific needs.
Air Conduction
Air conduction testing is the procedure of determining auditory sensitivity. Air conduction is the initial measurement for subjective hearing loss.
During air conduction testing, the sound vibrations are transmitted to ear drum to identify the obstructions in the outer, middle, and inner ear. This type of audiometry effectively measures the level of hearing loss.
Speech Testing
Speech in Noise (Quick SIN)
Speech in Noise (Quick SIN) is a test designed to establish a person's speech to noise ratio hearing loss. That is what you want to hear vs any noise that is interfering with the sound.
What does a Hearing Test tell us?
Your comprehensive Hearing Test will help us detect any issues you may have with your hearing.
This can include anything from an obstruction due to earwax to permanent hearing damage. The tests we administer will produce an Audiogram, as shown here.
An Audiogram will tell us what degree of hearing loss you may have. It can accurately detect if you have even mild hearing loss and increase in severity up to profound hearing problems.
Your hearing test will be reviewed with you by one of our hearing health care providers and determine whether a hearing aid will help you hear more clearly.
