Hearing Tests
Comprehensive Hearing Assessments
A comprehensive hearing assessment, also known as an audiological evaluation, is the crucial first step to understanding your hearing capacity.
If you have a hearing loss, it will detail the extent being mild to severe, the type, and the specifics of your hearing loss. The assessment consists of various tests in addition to the actual audio to determine the unique aspects of your hearing loss, as well as the level at which you can detect and understand speech.
The main components of a comprehensive hearing assessment may encompass the following tests:
- Air Conduction Testing
- Bone Conduction Testing
- Speech Testing
- Tympanometry
The Significance of a Comprehensive Hearing Assessment
A comprehensive hearing assessment serves multiple critical purposes. It not only pinpoints the presence of hearing loss but also equips our audiologist with vital information to determine the most suitable course of action for treatment. In some cases, hearing loss can be treated medically or surgically, so it’s essential to rule out such possibilities before considering hearing aids or alternative treatments.
Should the evaluation reveal that hearing aids could be beneficial, these tests aid our audiologist in selecting the most appropriate devices tailored to your specific needs.