Hearing Aid Guide

Hearing Test 101

July 14th, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed

A hearing test is a method of evaluating the sensitivity and accuracy of one’s hearing. This is usually done by an audiologist using an audiometer. Audiometers are standard equipment for ENT clinics. They consist of embedded hardware with ear phones or ear plugs and are sometimes controlled by a computer to measure one’s hearing. Audiologists are the only professionals allowed to conduct such a test.Before the actual test proceeds, the audiologist will ask the person that will be undergoing the test about his or her history with hearing impairment. The questions would center on what type of typical noises the person is exposed to regularly, including how loud and how often they occur. The audiologist would aim to find possible causes of the damaged hearing. Questions about past illness should also be expected, as there are a lot of physical disorders that affect hearing loss. Some diseases or illnesses indirectly cause hearing impairment. The audiologist needs to know about these things to come up with a solution that is as accurate as possible.

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