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What to expect during a hearing test.
- A hearing test begins with a thorough visual inspection of your ear canals, best done with a video otoscope so you can see too. It is used to identify the extent of any physical abnormalities,obstructions and or ear wax, in addition to assessing the general health of your ears.
- An air conduction test is a procedure presenting a series of tones / frequencies you listen for through a set of headphones and respond to by pushing a button. Every persons' sensitivity level to individual tones / frequencies is recorded.
- A Bone Conduction test is a series of tones you listen for through a bone oscillating headphone placed behind the ear or on your forehead while responding to more beeps / tones by pushing a button. This test helps determine whether your hearing loss should be referred to an ENT (Ear, Nose & Throat Dr. ) for treatment possibly by medication, surgery or if hearing aids / amplification would be beneficial.
- A Speech Discrimination test / Speech Recognition Test is where you listen to and repeat a list of words through a set of headphones. These tests are used to evaluate your ability to understand speech at comfortable levels and at soft levels.
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About your hearing test results
Plan on spending 15 minutes for a screening and 45 minutes for a full hearing test. When you pass a hearing screening, you're considered to have hearing within normal range 20 db or less. Failing your screening warrants a comprehensive hearing test to rule out medical issues and hearing aid candidacy.
Hearing Test results should appear on a graph called an "Audiogram". It is critically important in quantifying your hearing test results and evaluating the best course of treatment for you. If hearing aids are appropriate, it also serves as the basis for selecting the proper instrument/s for your loss and how your hearing aid/s will be fitted to provide optimum results.