Initial examination

The hearing care professional will start examine your ears with a special instrument called an otoscope. With this examination the hearing care professional can find out if there are any problems in the ear canal or with the eardrum.

After the physical examination, your hearing is tested. This takes place in a quiet room without background noise or in a special soundproof room.

Pure tone test

The first test is a pure tone test. This tests your ability to hear a number of different pure tones using a pair of soundproof headphones.

Bone conduction test

In some cases, the hearing care professional will carry out a bone conduction test to measure your ability to hear pure tones, by placing a small bone conductor behind your ear. The bone conduction test will reveal if there is a problem in the middle ear cavity.