Hearing evaluations begin with patients wearing headphones or insert phones. This allows your audiologist to test how softly you can hear sound.
Then she’ll place a small box behind your ear to examine the inner ear. This will also help her test speech comprehension to know how well you can understand words with your current hearing ability.
After that, your audiologist will put this information together to know how much and what kind of hearing loss you have. If you’re a hearing aid candidate, she’ll ask about your lifestyle and where it’s most important for you to hear well.
This information helps in making the best hearing aid recommendation for your personal needs.
Hearing Aids
Hearing devices are available in a wide variety of styles, technology and prices. Years ago, people complained about how big hearing aids were. But they’ve become much smaller.
The majority of all hearing devices today have digital technology. Most reduce background noise and let you hear more naturally.
Digital technology offers many features such as noise reduction, directional microphones and the ability to connect to telephones or the television wirelessly. These features help to enhance voices in difficult listening situations.
The most popular hearing device is the small receiver-in-the ear or open style of hearing aid. This type of hearing device lets you hear more naturally because your ear canal is left open.
This hearing aid is so small, it’s hard to see. So people look at you and not at your hearing aid.
You can also choose in-the-ear hearing aids. Some completely fill your ear while others may be mostly in your ear canal. Some are completely in your ear canal, requiring a small removal line to remove it.
Now you know what a hearing test is like and what types of hearing aids are available.
Total Hearing Solutions is a division of Northside ENT.
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