Hearing Testing and Diagnosis

Hearing test is a procedure followed in order to evaluate the sensitivity of a person sense of hearing. The hearing in noise test measures a person ability to hear speech in quiet and in noise.

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Pure Tone Audiometry (PTA)

Pure tone audiometry presents pure (one-frequency) tones to each ear and determines the threshold of hearing for that person.

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Impedance Audiometry (IMP) /Tympanometry

Tympanometry is a medical test that measures the function and movement of the eardrum and middle ear. The results of tympanometry are represented on a graph called a tympanogram.

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Behavioral observation audiometry

Behavioral observation audiometry is a test performed in children under 3 years of age, noncooperating children, children with disabilities, with a diagnosis of autism or CP. The test is performed in order to evaluate the response of auditory child when choosing a hearing aid or to assess the benefits of the hearing aid or the cochlear implant. As the name suggests is based on the study of behavioral and involuntary reflexes of the child.

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OAE (Otoacoustic emission Test)

Otoacoustic emissions (OAE) is a non-invasive, objective and easy method of assessing the activity of the cochlea. It involves recording responses in frequencies other than the frequency of the administered stimulus. This test is mostly used in newborn hearing screening.

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