Process & Next Steps

The Hearing Evaluation

A hearing evaluation will help to determine your level of hearing loss, as well as its causes and types. An audiogram will measure your ability to detect sounds at various frequencies or pitches.

The Ear Impression

Your hearing aid must fit your ear exactly to work properly. Without a proper fit, you may experience problems with feedback or ear canal irritation. For custom hearing devices, your hearing care professional will take an impression of your ear canal to provide the exact shape for the hearing aid.

The Fitting

The process of gathering and measuring specific data about your hearing loss is called a "fitting." This procedure used to take a fair amount of time and often involved more than one visit. Now hearing aid fittings are a lot easier and much more accurate. Using a procedure called Real Ear Measurement, your hearing can be evaluated in a variety of simulated listening conditions in order to help determine which hearing aid will be right for you. Best of all, this measurement can be performed from start to finish in less than two minutes.

What You Can Do

Once your hearing device fits properly, your job is to wear it for a few days in your regular surroundings. Depending on how well you hear in these settings, your hearing care professional may make additional adjustments to your hearing instruments.