Consultation
In order to fully understand the difficulties you face and to establish possible solutions to suit your needs, it is important to carry out a thorough evaluation.
Initial evaluation
You should allow one hour for this first consultation, which is free of charge with no obligation to proceed further. During this assessment we will:
- Talk to you about your individual difficulties, particular areas where you are looking for improvement and other information that may help us find the best possible solution to your hearing problem.
- Examine your ear canals and ear drums using our Video-Otoscope.
- Test your hearing to establish the type and degree of loss.
We may use Video-Otoscopy, Tympanometry and Real Ear Measurement to determine the exact nature and degree of your hearing loss.
Once your assessment is complete, we will explain the results and discuss the possible solutions available to you. This will include whether or not hearing aids are necessary and their likely benefit to you, or if other courses of action are necessary; such as further investigations by your GP or perhaps removal of excess wax.
What next?
If our assessment shows that hearing aids are necessary, then the next step will be the fitting and trial period.