Understand your hearing, step by step.
From early signs to audiograms and tympanometry: a simple guide to knowing when to book a check.
When should you check your hearing?
Speech in noise
Words become unclear in restaurants and groups.
Higher volume
The TV or phone needs a higher volume.
Frequent repetition
You often ask people to repeat themselves.
Ringing in the ear
Ringing or a blocked sensation deserves assessment.
Sound travels from the ear to the brain.
Outer ear
Middle ear
Cochlea
Brain
A difficulty can arise at different points along this pathway. A professional assessment helps identify the cause and next step.
Your audiogram maps your hearing.
Audiometry measures the quietest sound you can hear at different frequencies. The graph shows where hearing is stronger and where further explanation or testing may help. Results are interpreted alongside your history and symptoms.
Learn about hearing testsLow- and high-pitched sounds.
dB HL ThresholdThe quietest level you hear during testing.
A further check for the middle ear.
Tympanometry checks eardrum movement and middle-ear pressure. It complements audiometry but does not directly measure how well you hear. Your specialist explains what the result means for you.
Explore tympanometry
Let’s begin with your hearing.
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