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Free Hearing Assessment
At Still and Bedford, hearing tests are completely free. Our trained hearing care professionals are here to help you. Book your free hearing test today.
Complimentary hearing aid reviews for our patients.
Interest-free payment plans available for hearing aids.
Unlimited free aftercare with every hearing aid purchase.
Free hearing test for adults.
Experienced audiologists and hearing care experts.
No obligation to buy following your hearing test.
Am I Eligible for a Free Hearing Test?
All adults are eligible for a free hearing test at Still & Bedford. Simply book an appointment. Our friendly audiologists are here to ensure you feel comfortable and relaxed throughout the process.
How Do I Know If I Need a Hearing Test?
Complimentary hearing aid reviews for our patients.
Interest-free payment plans available for hearing aids.
Unlimited free aftercare with every hearing aid purchase.
Free hearing tests for adults.
Experienced audiologists and hearing care experts.
No obligation to buy following your hearing test.
What Are The Hearing Test Procedures?
Your Lifestyle
We want to know what’s important in your life and how your hearing might be impacting this. So, we’ll discuss your work and home environment, your hobbies and your interests. This will give us the full picture when understanding your needs.
Medical History
We’ll ask about your medical history, finding out about any relative conditions or symptoms, ear infections or tinnitus etc. This this will help us to decipher whether you suffer from any medical conditions that could have an effect on your hearing.
Otoscopy
The next step is to use an otoscope to look into inside your ear canals. We’ll check that they’re in healthy condition, with no obvious obstructions, inflammations or earwax build-ups that might be contributing to hearing loss.
Tympanometry
A test for the eardrum and middle ear. A simple and quick tympanometry procedure will change the pressure in your ear canal and record the movement of your eardrum. It can detect a variety of conditions, from glue ear to eustachian tube dysfunction.
Pure Tone Audiometry
An important part is the pure tone audiometry test. This is what determines if you have hearing loss and measures its severity. Wearing headphones, we’ll play you a series of tones at different frequencies/levels and ask you to respond when you hear them. Wherever you stop being able to hear the tones will indicate your level of hearing.
Speech Test
Pre-recorded sounds are used to replicate conditions found in common everyday environments where background noise often causes problems for people with hearing loss. We also perform a ‘speech-in-quiet’ test, to measure speech recognition with no background noise.
How Long Does a Hearing Test Take?
60-75mins
All together the hearing assessment takes around 60-75 minutes. And once complete you’ll receive a full breakdown of your results. We’ll then discuss recommendations on what to do next and whether hearing aids or further treatment would be beneficial to you.
Book Your Free Hearing Assessment