Hearing Assessments
Taking that initial step to seeking help for your hearing can be nerve wracking. At Open Ears the environment is tranquil, and the Audiologists are friendly and approachable. As soon as you enter you will feel at ease in our state of the art ‘Hearing space’.
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What Happens During a Hearing Assessment?
Introduction
Your Audiologist will welcome you to share what leads you to seek help for your hearing. We believe that understanding your hearing needs and hopes is fundamental to helping you achieve the best possible hearing.
Assessment
Your highly skilled Audiologist will undertake a comprehensive examination of your ears, record relevant hearing and medical history, and complete a full diagnostic test. A personalised hearing profile will detail the presence, severity and type of hearing loss. If hearing aids are recommended, you will have the opportunity to listen through them and your Audiologist will assess how you respond to amplification.
Plan
Following the assessment you will acquire a thorough understanding of your hearing loss and appreciate why it has the observed effects on your everyday living. Having discussed your hopes and goals with your dedicated Audiologist, together you will formulate a hearing plan, looking at which hearing aid technology will best suit your needs, lifestyle and budget.
How we test your hearing
Your ears are split into three parts: outer, middle and inner. We will assess each section to establish the nature of your hearing loss. We use the latest technology to achieve accurate results.
Outer ear
We will examine the ear canal and eardrum using a device called an otoscope — a torch with magnification held at the entrance of the ear canal. It is a gentle, pain free procedure that allows us to identify any blockages such as ear wax, and to look for any infection or abnormalities. You will be able to see images of your ear on a screen.
Middle ear
We assess how well the tiny bones in your middle ear work. Sometimes you may be suffering from glue ear, which can prevent the bones from moving as freely as they should. The Eustachian tube can also cause problems with your hearing. We use gentle pressure to assess how well these middle ear systems carry sound to your inner ear.
Inner ear
Imagine a piano — we test how well you can hear beeps at different tones, plotting the results on a graph called an audiogram. The tiny hair cells in your inner ear can be damaged by wear and tear, loud noise, medication or viruses. We also use a speech test to shed more light on how well your brain processes sound in background noise.
Expert hearing care in a warm, friendly environment
Our family run hearing clinic in Mansfield was designed with you in mind. We have created a calm and peaceful environment, set in beautiful surroundings, to make your hearing assessment relaxing and worry free. Our friendly and approachable Audiologists have built an outstanding reputation in Mansfield and the surrounding areas for offering a warm, yet professional approach to hearing care.
We truly are experts in Audiology, with years of experience in all sectors including the NHS, Hearing Research and Private Hearing care. We know what works best and have invested in state-of-the-art equipment to ensure you receive the very best hearing assessment possible. We work with all leading brands of hearing aids and offer a no nonsense, easy to understand and jargon free approach about how to improve your hearing world.
What can we do for you?
The team at Open Ears aim to help manage your hearing issues with more than just hearing aids. Following your hearing assessment we:
- Help identify potential underlying causes for your hearing difficulties and help you make informed decisions about how to manage them.
- Provide you with personal support and advice on communication tactics.
- Discuss how family and friends can be involved in lessening the burden of hearing loss.
- Advise about reducing the risk of further hearing loss.
- Provide ongoing support and aftercare, whenever you need it!
We hope that you will come away equipped to enjoy a better quality of life and be able to better communicate with family, friends, and colleagues and participate more fully in the activities that you love.
Occasionally the results of the assessment will indicate the need for a medical referral. Your health is our priority and will be put before any hearing solution. You will receive a formal medical report for your GP, detailing the findings from your assessment.
Why Should You Choose Open Ears Hearing?
At Open Ears, our mission is to enable and empower people to communicate for themselves. Our lead hearing consultant Holly shares her inspirational story on why she became an audiologist.
We are fully independent hearing consultants, meaning we source the best and highest quality hearing aids and hearing technology for your needs.
Our testing facilities are exceptional. As well as providing world leading hearing aids, we offer diagnostic tests that are not available in your average high street Audiology clinic. This means we can help get to the root of your hearing problem and, if necessary, refer to Ear Nose and Throat consultants for specialist treatment.
Open Ears is a truly unique hearing practice that serves the community of Mansfield and beyond. We are proud of the outstanding reputation we have earned for providing friendly, professional, timely and continuous care to all our clients.
We believe hearing loss is a shared responsibility, and that involving partners in rehabilitation plays a key role to optimum hearing. That is why we welcome you to bring someone that understands your hearing needs to your appointment — a relative, friend or neighbour. We do, however, understand the need for discretion, so if you'd rather come alone that is also fine!
Our hearing aids start from £1595 for two
You will have the opportunity to try them on and enjoy a live listening experience.
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