What is a Hearing Evaluation Like?
You’ll put headphones or insert phones on and we’ll test how softly you can hear sound. Then, we’ll test your hearing by placing a small box behind your ear to test your inner ear. We’ll also test speech comprehension so we know how well you can understand words.
After that, we’ll put all of this information together to know how much hearing loss you have as well as what type of hearing loss it is. If you are a hearing aid candidate, we’ll discuss your lifestyle and where it’s most important for you to hear well. This information helps us make the best hearing aid recommendation for your personal needs.
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.
You can choose from several styles of hearing devices. Hearing aids used to be large but demand has made them smaller. The most popular hearing device is the small receiver-in-the ear or “open” style of hearing aid.
This style 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. Other aids may be mostly in your ear canal while some are completely in the ear canal and require a small removal line to remove it.
Now you know what a hearing test is like and the many features and styles in hearing aids you have to choose from today.
