Comprehensive Guide to Your Hearing Test

Learn about the different types of hearing tests available to you and how they can help identify hearing loss.

Physical Exam and Video Otoscope

It enables us to examine external and internal ear with video technology. Before using a video otoscope, our professional audiologists conduct a physical examination of your ears.


Video Otoscopy enables us to observe the ear canal and eardrum. It proves to be highly beneficial to understand the conditions that affect the ear. Consequently, we become able to suggest a condition related treatment.


Physical Exam and Video Otoscope

Air Conduction

Air conduction testing is the procedure of determining auditory sensitivity. Air conduction is the initial measurement for subjective hearing loss.



During air conduction testing, the sound vibrations are transmitted to ear drum to identify the obstructions in the outer, middle, and inner ear. This type of audiometry effectively measures the level of hearing loss.

Air Conduct Test

Bone Conduction

Does the phrase “Hearing test” intimidate you? No need to get worried. Bone conduction is a simple and painless hearing test. The process is very quickly completed. The result of this test will help your doctor to pinpoint the exact site of the problem.


This helps identify the best treatment plan for your hearing loss based on your specific needs.

Bone Conduct Test

Speech Testing

Speech Recognition Threshold (SRT)

A Speech Recognition Threshold (SRT) test measures your ability to recognize words at various sound levels. The word volume adjusts based on your response, ensuring accurate hearing thresholds.

Most Uncomfortable listening level

The Most Uncomfortable Listening Level test begins at your most comfortable sound level. It then gradually increases to a very uncomfortable volume, identifying your loudness tolerance range.

The Word Recognition Test

The Word Recognition test consists of fifty-one syllable words (like Hand or Cat) said to you at your most comfortable listening level.

Most Comfortable listening level

The Most Comfortable Listening Level testing measures what sound level is the one you prefer for enjoying music or watching television.

Speech Testing Test

Speech Recognition Threshold (SRT)

A Speech Recognition Threshold (SRT) test measures your ability to recognize words at different levels of sound. The volume of the words will lower, or increase based on your response. 

Most Comfortable listening level

The Most Comfortable Listening Level testing measures what sound level is the one you prefer for enjoying music or watching television.

Speech Testing Test

Most Uncomfortable listening level

The Most Uncomfortable Listening Level test starts at your most comfortable level of sound and increases until it reaches an uncomfortably loud level of sound.

The Word Recognition Test

The Word Recognition test consists of fifty-one syllable words (such as Hand or Cat) said to you at your most comfortable listening level. You will repeat each word you hear.

Speech in Noise (Quick SIN)

Speech in Noise (Quick SIN) is a test designed to establish a person's speech to noise ratio hearing loss. That is what you want to hear vs any noise that is interfering with the sound.

DID YOU KNOW?

Platte Valley Hearing Center can offer you ALL of the above testing for your Hearing Health.

This is what you can expect from our

hearing tests:

1) Physical Exam and Video Otoscope
2) Tympanometry

3) Air Conduction test

4) Bone Conduction test

5) Speech testing:

    a. Speech Recognition Threshold (SRT)

    b. Most comfortable listening level

    c. Most uncomfortable listening level

    d. Word Recognition

    e. Speech in Noise (Quick SIN)

DID YOU KNOW?

Platte Valley Hearing Center can offer you ALL of the above testing for your Hearing Health.

This is what you can expect from our

hearing tests:

1) Physical Exam and Video Otoscope
2) Tympanometry

3) Air Conduction test

4) Bone Conduction test

5) Speech testing:

  • Speech Recognition Threshold (SRT)
  • Most comfortable listening level
  • Most uncomfortable listening level
  • Word Recognition
  • Speech in Noise (Quick SIN)

What does a Hearing Test tell us?

Your comprehensive Hearing Test will help us detect any issues you may have with your hearing.


This can include anything from an obstruction due to earwax to permanent hearing damage. The tests we administer will produce an Audiogram, as shown here.


An Audiogram will tell us what degree of hearing loss you may have. It can accurately detect if you have even mild hearing loss and increase in severity up to profound hearing problems.


Your hearing test will be reviewed with you by one of our hearing health care providers and determine whether a hearing aid will help you hear more clearly.

Degrees of Hearing Loss

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