Once you’ve had a functional hearing evaluation at Hearing Health Clinic, you’re going to really understand what’s happening and why you’re having the difficulties that you’re having. A traditional standard hearing test doesn’t give me that kind of information, or any hearing healthcare provider that kind of information. That tells me how well your ears pick up loudness. It doesn’t tell me the clarity stuff and how you function out in day-to-day life. And so a lot of things aren’t really answered with a standard hearing test.

But with the functional hearing evaluation, you’re really going to understand how everything is functioning ear to brain, which is your entire auditory system. You’re also going to have a very clear picture of what it is that you need: the specific type of hearing aid, brand of hearing aid, and how that hearing aid should be fit. Not only that, you’re going to have an experience with those hearing aids in simulated noise, so that we get an idea of whether this is really the right path for you.

My patients leave a functional hearing evaluation confident in knowing the next steps.