A Conversation that Centers Around You

(Real World Listening Needs Assessment)

We’ll start by chatting about what you’ve noticed, what feels more challenging, and what matters most to you when it comes to hearing and communication. This helps us shape the evaluation around your needs— not just the numbers on a chart.

A Look Inside Your Ears

(Otoscopy)

Using a small lighted tool called an otoscope, we’ll gently check your ear canals and eardrums to make sure everything looks healthy and clear. This part is quick, easy, and completely painless.

A Gentle Pressure Test (Tympanometry)

You’ll feel a small change in pressure in your ear—kind of like taking off in an airplane. This helps us see how your middle ear is functioning, and it only takes a few seconds.

Listening for Beeps

(Pure Tone Audiometry)

This is the part most people think of as a “hearing test.” You’ll wear headphones and listen to tones at different volumes and pitches. When you hear one, you press a button or raise your hand. It’s how we figure out the softest sounds you can hear.

Understanding Words and Sentences

(Speech Audiometry)

You’ll listen to and repeat some words and sentences—sometimes in quiet, sometimes with background noise. This tells us how clearly you understand speech, which often says more about real-world hearing than tones alone.

After the Evaluation

Once we’re finished, we’ll go over your results and build out Your Hearing Profile right away—in plain language, at your pace.

If everything looks great, wonderful—we’ll discuss ways to keep it that way! If we notice changes, we’ll talk about what they might mean for you and explore next steps together. That might include strategies to make communication easier, regular check-ins, or technology like hearing aids—if and when it feels right for you.