Better Hearing Starts with a Comprehensive Hearing Assessment
Although hearing loss is the third most common health issue in the US, behind arthritis and heart disease, screening for hearing loss tends to take a back seat to other forms of health screening.
When left undetected and untreated, hearing loss increases in severity, causing mental health issues like depression and anxiety as well as contributing to physical health challenges like balance disorders and cognitive decline. However, most people put off hearing tests for between 7 and 10 years after the appearance of early signs of hearing loss or until hearing challenges make it difficult to communicate with others.
If you’re ready to get ahead of hearing before it has a chance to take control of you, you might be asking, “Where can I go for a hearing test near me?”
Our audiologists at the Utah Hearing Institute clinics in Bountiful, Tooele, Park City and West Valley City have the experience, expertise and equipment to accurately identify the type and severity of your hearing loss through a comprehensive hearing assessment.
When left undetected and untreated, hearing loss increases in severity, causing mental health issues like depression and anxiety as well as contributing to physical health challenges like balance disorders and cognitive decline. However, most people put off hearing tests for between 7 and 10 years after the appearance of early signs of hearing loss or until hearing challenges make it difficult to communicate with others.
If you’re ready to get ahead of hearing before it has a chance to take control of you, you might be asking, “Where can I go for a hearing test near me?”
Our audiologists at the Utah Hearing Institute clinics in Bountiful, Tooele, Park City and West Valley City have the experience, expertise and equipment to accurately identify the type and severity of your hearing loss through a comprehensive hearing assessment.
When left undetected and untreated, hearing loss increases in severity, causing mental health issues like depression and anxiety as well as contributing to physical health challenges like balance disorders and cognitive decline. However, most people put off hearing tests for between 7 and 10 years after the appearance of early signs of hearing loss or until hearing challenges make it difficult to communicate with others.
If you’re ready to get ahead of hearing before it has a chance to take control of you, you might be asking, “Where can I go for a hearing test near me?”
Our audiologists at the Utah Hearing Institute clinics in Bountiful, Tooele, Park City and West Valley City have the experience, expertise and equipment to accurately identify the type and severity of your hearing loss through a comprehensive hearing assessment.
What You Can Expect During an Assessment
What to expect during a comprehensive hearing assessment at Utah Ear Institute
A Friendly Conversation
A Friendly Conversation
Our consultations start with a conversation about you. Not only do we get a chance to know you better and put you at ease, but we also learn a lot about the various genetic tendencies and medical conditions that lead to hearing challenges as well as occupational and lifestyle activities that put your hearing at greater risk.
As part of the best practices of audiology we follow, transparency is important, so your audiologist will give you a chance to ask questions or express concerns related to your hearing loss and/or the hearing care services we provide.
Our consultations start with a conversation about you. Not only do we get a chance to know you better and put you at ease, but we also learn a lot about the various genetic tendencies and medical conditions that lead to hearing challenges as well as occupational and lifestyle activities that put your hearing at greater risk.
As part of the best practices of audiology we follow, transparency is important, so your audiologist will give you a chance to ask questions or express concerns related to your hearing loss and/or the hearing care services we provide.
Physical Examination of Your Ears
Your licensed professional audiologist will continue your assessment with a physical examination of your ears by using an otoscope (a magnifying glass with a light on a tapered tip).
This part of the assessment allows us to evaluate skin conditions, earwax accumulation, inflammation, or the presence of other obstructions in your ear canal as well as examine the structural health of the eardrum.
Some cases of conductive hearing loss are resolved by the removal of obstructions, like earwax, a bug or some other foreign object, antibiotics or anti-inflammatory medications, or by removing a growth or tumor by using a simple surgical procedure.
Discussing Your Results
Discussing Your Results
Your audiologist will wrap up your comprehensive hearing assessment with an honest discussion about your test results and what they mean. We’ll discuss the different options necessary to maintain or improve your hearing, whether through the use of hearing protection for work or certain activities and hobbies, changes to medications or lifestyle habits, as well as the need for hearing aids or other interventions.
Regardless of the outcome of your results, your input during this process is an essential element in establishing a viable hearing care partnership that begins with honesty and trust.
Your audiologist will wrap up your comprehensive hearing assessment with an honest discussion about your test results and what they mean. We’ll discuss the different options necessary to maintain or improve your hearing, whether through the use of hearing protection for work or certain activities and hobbies, changes to medications or lifestyle habits, as well as the need for hearing aids or other interventions.
Regardless of the outcome of your results, your input during this process is an essential element in establishing a viable hearing care partnership that begins with honesty and trust.
Hearing Tests During Your Hearing Assessment
Hearing tests you can expect during your comprehensive hearing assessment
Tympanometry
Tympanometry measures the pressure in the middle ear by introducing a subtle pressure change into the ear canal.
This pressure measurement provides your audiologist with information about what’s going on inside your middle ear, such as fluid behind the eardrum or a ruptured eardrum.
Pure Tone Audiometry
Pure tone audiometry identifies type and severity of hearing loss. Patients respond to tones from 250–8000 Hz via headphones (air) or bone conduction. Threshold is the lowest level with 2/3 responses.
A 15+ decibel gap between air and bone results requires further testing.
Speech Audiometry
Speech reception threshold (SRT) testing has you repeat two-syllable spondee words at descending levels; your SRT is the lowest level with 2/3 correct.
Speech discrimination scores show how well you understand phonetically balanced words at a comfortable level, given as a percentage.
Otoacoustic Emissions
Used when air–bone conduction differs by 15+ dB, this test inserts a soft tip into the ear and sends clicks or buzzes to stimulate cochlear hair cells. Healthy cells emit an echo measured by equipment.
OAEs reveal cochlear damage, often from noise-induced loss caused by overworked cells.
Hearing Tests During Your Hearing Assessment
Hearing tests you can expect during your comprehensive hearing assessment
Tympanometry
Tympanometry measures the pressure in the middle ear by introducing a subtle pressure change into the ear canal.
This pressure measurement provides your audiologist with information about what’s going on inside your middle ear, such as fluid behind the eardrum or a ruptured eardrum.
Pure Tone Audiometry
Pure tone audiometry identifies type and severity of hearing loss. Patients respond to tones from 250–8000 Hz via headphones (air) or bone conduction. Threshold is the lowest level with 2/3 responses.
A 15+ decibel gap between air and bone results requires further testing.
Speech Audiometry
Speech reception threshold (SRT) testing has you repeat two-syllable spondee words at descending levels; your SRT is the lowest level with 2/3 correct.
Speech discrimination scores show how well you understand phonetically balanced words at a comfortable level, given as a percentage.
Otoacoustic Emissions
Used when air–bone conduction differs by 15+ dB, this test inserts a soft tip into the ear and sends clicks or buzzes to stimulate cochlear hair cells. Healthy cells emit an echo measured by equipment.
OAEs reveal cochlear damage, often from noise-induced loss caused by overworked cells.
Hearing Tests During Your Hearing Assessment
Hearing tests you can expect during your comprehensive hearing assessment
Tympanometry
Tympanometry measures the pressure in the middle ear by introducing a subtle pressure change into the ear canal.
This pressure measurement provides your audiologist with information about what’s going on inside your middle ear, such as fluid behind the eardrum or a ruptured eardrum.
Pure Tone Audiometry
Pure tone audiometry identifies type and severity of hearing loss. Patients respond to tones from 250–8000 Hz via headphones (air) or bone conduction. Threshold is the lowest level with 2/3 responses.
A 15+ decibel gap between air and bone results requires further testing.
Speech Audiometry
Speech reception threshold (SRT) testing has you repeat two-syllable spondee words at descending levels; your SRT is the lowest level with 2/3 correct.
Speech discrimination scores show how well you understand phonetically balanced words at a comfortable level, given as a percentage.
Otoacoustic Emissions
Used when air–bone conduction differs by 15+ dB, this test inserts a soft tip into the ear and sends clicks or buzzes to stimulate cochlear hair cells. Healthy cells emit an echo measured by equipment.
OAEs reveal cochlear damage, often from noise-induced loss caused by overworked cells.
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What causes hearing loss?
Are there different types of hearing loss?
Are there different levels of hearing loss?
Can I have a hearing loss in just one ear?
Can I prevent hearing loss?
Are hearing aids the only treatment option for hearing loss?
What are some common signs of hearing loss?
What causes hearing loss?
Are there different types of hearing loss?
Are there different levels of hearing loss?
Can I have a hearing loss in just one ear?
Can I prevent hearing loss?
Are hearing aids the only treatment option for hearing loss?
What are some common signs of hearing loss?
What causes hearing loss?
Are there different types of hearing loss?
Are there different levels of hearing loss?
Can I have a hearing loss in just one ear?
Can I prevent hearing loss?
Are hearing aids the only treatment option for hearing loss?
What Our Delighted Patients Say
Hear from our delighted patients about their experience at Utah Ear Institute
“Give them a try.”
Steve H.
“You won’t regret going.”
Alicia F.
“I can understand better.”
Kim H.
What Our Delighted Patients Say
Hear from our delighted patients about their experience at Utah Ear Institute
“Give them a try.”
Steve H.
“You won’t regret going.”
Alicia F.
“I can understand better.”
Kim H.
What Our Delighted Patients Say
Hear from our delighted patients about their experience at Utah Ear Institute
“Give them a try.”
Steve H.
“You won’t regret going.”
Alicia F.
“I can understand better.”
Kim H.
Schedule An Appointment
If you are concerned about your hearing, or a loved one’s hearing, or if you have any questions or need advice, then we’re here to help. Simply complete the form and you’ll receive a helpful call to offer advice, support and guidance that you may require.
Schedule An Appointment
If you are concerned about your hearing, or a loved one’s hearing, or if you have any questions or need advice, then we’re here to help. Simply complete the form and you’ll receive a helpful call to offer advice, support and guidance that you may require.
Schedule An Appointment
If you are concerned about your hearing, or a loved one’s hearing, or if you have any questions or need advice, then we’re here to help. Simply complete the form and you’ll receive a helpful call to offer advice, support and guidance that you may require.
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