Hearing Testing
What Happens During A Hearing Test?
What Happens During A Hearing Test? replace current text with this: When you arrive at our office, the first thing you will do is sit with one of our licensed hearing experts. You can expect to spend an hour or more on this visit, where we discuss your medical history, learn more about your hearing and find out if you have any particular concerns. We will then test your ears.
The types of tests that we will do are listed below.
Tympanometry (from Greek tympanon, "drum") is the measurement of the pressure difference between one ear and the other, or alternatively, of the sound pressure transmitted through a certain area at an instant in time. The device used for this purpose is called tympanometer.
Tympanometry is performed by measuring impedance before and after placing a small probe (eardrum probe) into the ear canal to reflect sound energy off the eardrum; it detects changes in pressure caused by mechanical vibrations of the eardrum. This test can help determine if there are any medical conditions like fluid collection in the middle ear.
A hearing screening will enable us to determine:
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Whether or not you have hearing loss
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The possible cause of hearing loss
The best treatment options
The degree and type of hearing loss and whether it’s in one or both ears