What Happens During a Hearing Test
A hearing test in its most basic form is the response to hearing tones of various intensity. The charted result records an audiogram. It is conducted in a sound booth to ensure the results are not affected by extraneous background noises.
1. Firstly the audiologist will ask you some question about your hearing and take a full history before proceeding.
2. A full examination with a video otoscope your ear canal and ear drum and for any excess ear wax, ensuring the accuracy of the hearing test
3. Tympanometry will be performed next to ensure the middle ear has no issues that need to be seen by your doctor. The tympanograph takes around about 2 minutes but does reveal a lot of information about your middle ear. All you will notice is a sound in your ear.
4. After entering the sound booth we will place a set of headphones on the head and give you a button to press to respond to any sounds you hear.
5. Still in the sound booth a bone conductor will be placed behind your ear to record sounds that you hear.
6. After the above test we would perform a speech in noise test allowing us to see how well you hear within noisier environments
The process takes around 45 minutes and is discussed all the way through and explained clearly to better understand your over all hearing.
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