Why do we ask you to bring someone with you to your hearing test?
You may have noticed that we ask you to bring a friend or family member to your hearing test. Find out why below, why It's Important.
What to expect at a hearing test
Bring someone with you
Part of your hearing test involves checking how well you recognise a familiar voice. So we recommend bringing a friend or relative along with you, if possible.
Discuss your hearing concerns
The hearing care expert will talk through any hearing concerns, your medical history and lifestyle factors that may impact your hearing.
Physical ear examination
You'll have a visual exam of your ears to understand if there are any medical explanations for your hearing loss.
Comprehensive hearing assessment
This includes a series of tests – such as tone, speech and word tests.
Same-day test results and recommended solutions
Depending on your results, we’ll give you tailored advice and talk you through the possible next steps.
Someone close to you might know the situations you struggle in
When you have a hearing loss, it can sometimes be difficult to know its extent. After all, if you can’t hear something, you might not realise that you’re missing it. And since hearing loss can be gradual, many people don’t realise that they slowly adjust their behaviour to compensate, either by reading lips, positioning themselves with their ‘good ear’ towards the sound they want to hear or avoiding certain situations, like busy places or social events.
Someone you know well might recognise your hearing loss before you do. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “It often takes 10 years for an individual to recognise that they have a hearing problem, but a shorter time for significant others.”
Any additional insight into your hearing can be invaluable for our hearing care experts when it comes to finding the right solution for you.
They’ll be part of the test
When you bring someone you know well to your appointment, we’ll also be able to carry out a ‘familiar voice test’. Your friend or relative will read out a number of words from a list and, without being able to look at them, you’ll have to repeat the words back.
While this sounds simple and easy, you might be surprised by the results. For example, DJ Mark Doyle was in denial for years about his hearing loss.
But the ‘familiar voice test’ really helped highlight just how bad Mark’s hearing loss had become. He remembers: “My wife had to read out 20 words from a list, I wasn’t allowed to look at her and had to repeat them. Out of the 20 words, I got six correct. We repeated the test. This time I was able to try hearing aids and I got 19 of them right.”
And the same test helped Derren Wing realise that he had a problem, “The Hidden Hearing audiologist actually put a pair of hearing aids on me. It was amazing. He put the radio on. He had my fiancée Sarah ask me questions, and she walked to nearly the front of the clinic and I was still answering them. And that was when I really noticed that I definitely had a problem.”
Your hearing is our expertise
Your hearing is as unique as your fingerprint. That's why we'll personalise your hearing solution to suit you.
Experts in hearing care
We specialise exclusively in hearing care. Our experts are qualified professionals and undergo continuous training to remain at the very forefront of hearing care.
State-of-the-art solutions
The cutting-edge technology inside our hearing aids can suppress unwanted background noise so you can enjoy conversations with ease, even in bustling environments.
Personalised Care
Some of our hearing aids have over 13 million different configurations. We’ll work together with you to find one that’s right for your hearing and lifestyle.
Extensive support & aftercare
We’re not a ‘fit-and-forget’ hearing care provider. Annual check-ups, servicing and ongoing support is all included in the price of our hearing aids.
Your hearing doesn’t just affect you
Many of our customers call their hearing aids ‘life-changing’. But it’s not just your life that stands to change with hearing aids, but the lives of those closest to you. Below are testimonials from family members who have experience what happens when one of their loved ones get a hearing aid.
How can a hearing aid help you?
Hearing aids can help you hear better and engage more with your day-to-day life. Ready more about our hearing aids.
Hearing aids can help you to:
Hear clearly in most situations
Participate actively in conversation
Hear phone conversations easily
Avoid having to ask people to repeat themselves
Listen to the TV at the same volume as those around you
Sources
- World Report on Hearing, World Health Organization, Geneva, 2021.