Comprehensive Hearing Testing

Your hearing test will compromise the following:

Otoscopy (an examination of your outer ear and ear drum).
Tympanometry (a test to understand your middle ear health and how your ear drum moves. This test will tell us if you have a middle ear infection and what type of pressure you have)
Acoustic Reflex Threshold (ART) measure (a of your stapedial reflex and tensor tympani muscle)
Extended high frequency audiometry (including 250Hz to 20K Hz air conduction and bone conduction)
Speech recognition testing (do your audiometry results match what you hear and can recall)

A detailed report is sent to your referral and/or yourself if you self-referred. This report will form the baseline of your hearing health history if it is your first time getting your hearing checked. If you've had previous hearing tests, this is a good record to keep to track how your hearing is changing over time.

Science and our recommendations on when to get a comprehensive hearing check are:

If you work in a noisy industry (hair dresser, dentist, tradie, carpenter, boiler maker etc or with chemicals that can impact your hearing organ)
If you are not following the conversation
If you are asking for repeats
If the volume is creeping up on the TV and radio
If you are taking oto-toxic medication (chemotherapy, aminoglycosides)
If you have diabetes, cardio-vascular and / or kidney issues (these co-morbidities are linked to the blood flow of your hearing and balance organ. Learn more here).
If you are over 50 years, at least once a year (like getting your teeth checked, its a good habit to form to get your hearing checked)
If you feel your hearing has changed and you can't hear like you used to
If you have a sudden hearing loss (e.g., if you wake up one day and your hearing has suddenly dropped seek medical attention ASAP and an audiologist to obtain your hearing thresholds)

A comprehensive hearing test (not screening) is a good starting point to ensure you follow conversations, stay socially active and keep your brain and mental health in a good state. You can booking your comprehensive hearing test here.