Hearing Tests Make Sure You Get The Right Hearing Aid

If you think that you are losing your hearing, there are things that you can do to remedy the situation. One of those things is to get a hearing aid. There are a variety of hearing aids and they can help remedy a wide variety of problems. The first step to getting a hearing aid is to get your hearing tested. A hearing test isn't a simple process. There are actually several parts of the test. You want it to be comprehensive so that you can get the best diagnosis and the best hearing aid possible. 

Physical Exam

The first thing the person doing the test is going to do is give your ears a good physical examination. They are going to look at your ears and look for things that might be blocking them or might be damaged. For example, they can see if your ear drum is broken, which can affect your hearing. The audiologist will also be able to see if your ear drum has a lot of fluid behind it. That fluid can block your hearing and make everything sound muffled. If that is your problem, a good decongestant can help with that. After the physical exam, there are other things that the audiologist will look for. 

Tone Test

Another test the audiologist will conduct is a tone test. With this test, you will go into a soundproof, anechoic room. Anechoic means that the sound inside that room is completely absorbed and doesn't bounce around. If you say something in that room, it will sound dead and dull because of that property. The audiologist will give you a pair of headphones to wear. Then they will leave the room so that they can do the test. They have a machine that will sound various tones, in all kinds of pitches. The audiologist will ask you to signal them as to which ear you hear the sound in. Missing hearing sounds will point out to the audiologist where your hearing deficits lie and may point out other testing that you have to do so that you can get the right hearing aid.

A hearing aid can be a marvelous tool to help you get around in your day-to-day life. You want to make sure that you have the right tests so that you can get the right hearing aid. The wrong one won't really correct your hearing and may frustrate you even more.  


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