Understand your hearing
with the right assessment.
Learn what happens during a hearing assessment, which tests may be used and how the results help guide the next step in hearing care.
Hearing Assessment
Understanding What Your Hearing Tests Reveal
A hearing assessment is a structured set of tests used to measure how well you hear across different pitches and volumes and to help identify where in the hearing pathway a difficulty may lie.
Case History & Otoscopy
Your audiologist reviews symptoms, hearing concerns, medical history, noise exposure and family history, then checks the ear canal and eardrum.
Pure Tone Audiometry
Measures the quietest sounds you can hear across different pitches, usually in a sound-treated environment.
Tympanometry
Assesses middle-ear function and how the eardrum responds to changes in air pressure.
What Happens During a Hearing Assessment?
A step-by-step look at the assessment process.
A typical hearing assessment starts with your case history and a visual check of the ears, followed by tests selected for your age, symptoms and clinical needs. The aim is to understand not only whether hearing is reduced, but how different parts of the hearing system are functioning.
Tests that may be
used during assessment
How a Hearing Assessment Works
From first conversation to clear next steps.
Tell Us What You’re Experiencing
We discuss symptoms, communication difficulties, medical history, noise exposure and any family history of hearing loss.
Check the Ear
Otoscopy checks the ear canal and eardrum for wax, infection or structural concerns.
Measure Hearing
Tests such as pure tone audiometry, tympanometry and speech audiometry measure different aspects of hearing.
Interpret the Results
Your audiologist explains what the findings mean and whether monitoring, referral or rehabilitation may be appropriate.
Case History
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Otoscopy
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Hearing Tests
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Results
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Next Step
What Your Results Can Tell You
Hearing Thresholds
How softly you can hear sounds across different pitches.
Middle-Ear Function
Whether the eardrum and middle-ear system are working as expected.
Speech Understanding
How clearly you understand speech, not just tones.
Need for Further Testing
Whether additional testing, medical referral, monitoring or rehabilitation should be considered.
Ready to understand your hearing?
A professional hearing assessment can provide a clearer picture of what is happening and what the appropriate next step may be.