Your Amplifon
hearing test is a comprehensive,
personalised evaluation of your
hearing requirements.
There is nothing to worry about during
your consultation which is intended to be an
informative, helpful and stress-free meeting.
Due to the thoroughness of the test and the
complexity of your hearing system the assessment usually takes up
to one and a half hours and is conducted by one of our fully
qualified hearing aid
audiologists.
Welcome
Ear
examination
Hearing
test
Solution
Experience the
difference
Welcome
One of our colleagues
will first welcome you, offer you a cup of tea or coffee and settle
you into the sound-controlled hearing test room. Your hearing aid
audiologist will ask you questions about your health, hearing, and
lifestyle. This will not only determine if your hearing loss
is likely to be caused by age, illness, occupation or hobbies
but also indicate the situations that any hearing aids will need to
cope with, if you need them.
Ear
examination
Y
our hearing aid audiologist will look into your ear
with an instrument called an otoscope to see if there is any
damage or obstruction that may be affecting your hearing. If we
find anything that needs medical treatment, we will recommend that
you see an appropriate medical specialist and we will write a
letter of referral for you.
Hearing test
The hearing test is usually carried out
using an audiometer. You will sit in a sound-treated room and wear
headphones along with a small vibrating pad behind each ear to
measure the sound waves that pass directly to the inner ear.
Various tones are then played and you indicate when these can be
heard.
As the test progresses your hearing aid audiologist plots a
graph which shows the details of your hearing loss. This is called
an audiogram.
Solution
If you do not have a hearing loss, the hearing aid audiologist
will recommend that you come back for another test in approximately
two years' time.
If you do have a hearing loss, the hearing aid
audiologist will take time to discuss the best options and styles
of hearing aid to suit your needs and will recommend the most
suitable hearing aids for your hearing problem and your lifestyle.
If you choose to progress and prefer to have hearing aids that fit
in the ear (rather than behind the ear), the hearing aid
audiologist will take a mould of your ear and send it away so that
your hearing aid is a perfect fit.
Experience the difference
If your hearing test has shown that you have a hearing
loss the hearing aid audiologist will provide you with the
opportunity to experience a live hearing aid demonstration so
you can hear the difference it can make to your hearing and how it
feels to wear hearing aids.
Depending on the type of hearing aid your hearing
aid audiologist recommends, the demonstration may only give you a
general idea of how much hearing aids could help - for example,
most hearing aids are programmed individually so they would
improve your hearing much more than you could experience with a
sample aid during your hearing consultation.
If you choose to order your hearing aids, you will be given
an appointment date to come back and have your hearing aids fitted.
At this time he will also explain how to look after your hearing
aids and tel you all about our comprehensive free
Lifetime Aftercare programme.
Also see: How we
measure hearing loss
Living with your new
hearing aid
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