Hearing Healthcare Center

1. QUESTIONS
We will ask about your current hearing health and desired listening situations, such as family gatherings, listening to music, watching TV, dinner parties, business meetings, church settings, etc. We will then ask about your general health and if you have been exposed to long periods of loud noise.

2. EVALUATION
Using a miniature video otoscope, we’ll assess the condition of your ears, providing a visual display of your ear canal on a TV screen. If your hearing issues stem from earwax buildup, we can often address this promptly during your visit, eliminating the need for rescheduling. Our hearing specialist will discuss options with you to clear your ears.

3. HEARING TEST
Headphones will be placed over your ears and sounds will be played into each ear one at a time across different frequency ranges. You will be asked to press a button on the remote in your hand each time you hear the tone. Your results will then be plotted on an audiogram which is a graph indicating your hearing threshold. (what sound levels you can and cannot hear in each ear)

4. CONSULTATION
We will clearly explain your audiogram results and explain your type of hearing loss. Then, we will guide you through your options to resolve your hearing struggles. It is our practice to advise you about options to improve your hearing health with and without the aid of amplification. We will take whatever time necessary for you to fully understand your hearing loss and your specific options. In most cases, we will explain hearing aid technology and even allow you to hear what life could sound like with your own set of hearing aids.